Caution | Always fill an empty ink tube with ink before con- |
| necting it to a printhead. Attempting to print with an |
| empty ink tube connected to a printhead will result |
| in enough air to be introduced to cause the print- |
| head to fail. This condition may be recoverable by |
| purging the cartridge of air (see “Purging the Print- |
| heads” on page |
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12.Connect the other end of the tube to the drain bottle, and place the bottle on the printer platen or floor.
As ink begins to move through the ink tube from the ink reservoir, the air in the tube is displaced with ink. The greater the distance between the drain bottle and the ink reservoir, the faster the ink will flow.
Tip | If the ink does not begin flowing, try disconnecting |
| and reconnecting the ink tube to the ink reservoir, |
| and reposition the drain tube needle within the ink |
| tube nozzle. |
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13.When ink has reached the end of the ink tube and begins dripping into the drain bottle, remove the supply tube from the drain bottle.
The ink tube automatically seals in the ink.
14.Label the new ink tube with the ink color on the connector to the ink reservoir, and with the tube number (1 through 12) on the connector at both ends.
Proper labeling will help ensure that the tubes are always connected to the right ink reservoirs and printheads. This will help reduce the possibility of reconnecting tubes to the wrong printheads.
15.Connect the new ink tube to the printhead.
16.Swing the printhead assembly down into the printing posi- tion, and push the printhead assembly down into position until it engages the lock levers with a click.
17.Close the printer top cover.
18.On the control panel Front Page screen, press the (Proceed) key to park the printhead carriage into the service station.
Replacing Ink System Components |