HP 0706124 REV B manual This will allow air to escape from the supply tube

7.Referring to the Color Map card, place an ink reservoir into its numbered position (1 through 12) in the ink tray.

Be sure to insert the profiler into its port in the ink tray. Work with the ink reservoir, tube, and printhead that corre- spond to one position at a time. This will help prevent cross- connecting components.

8.Referring to the Color Map card, affix the labels showing the ink color and ink type onto the connectors of the ink supply tube (see Fig. 3-3 on page 3-5).

9.Open one of the carriage covers to expose the printhead slots.

Release the cover by pressing its latch at the front of the carriage.

10.Insert the needle end of the drain tube into the nozzle end of the supply tube that is located in the printhead slot in the carriage assembly (see Fig. 3-9).

This will allow air to escape from the supply tube.

Fig. 3-9. Connecting the drain bottle tube to the supply tube

11.Connect the ink supply tube into its corresponding fitting on the ink reservoir.

The ink will begin to flow from the reservoir toward the ink bottle. The ink will displace the air in the tube, filling it with ink. To ensure that the drain tube needle does not slip out of the ink tube, hold the drain tube needle in place dur- ing the fill process.

3-14 Installing Ink for the First Time in a New Printer