1. First turn off the power supply of the printer, and then open the ink cartridge protection cover and protection bin in the printer.
2. Select the ink cartridge to add ink, as shown below. The ink in the third cartridge is low.
3. Turn off the ink supply switch. The key step is to ensure that the ink supply switch is turned off when adding ink.
4. Add ink to the removed ink cartridge.
5. Finally, put the ink cartridge back into the Epson printer to complete the operation.
Matters needing attention in adding ink to printer
1. Before filling, check whether the ink cartridge is damaged.
Although the ink cartridge is rarely damaged during use, users should not ignore it. The specific inspection method is: when the replenishment kit is at the bottom, it is found that there is a large resistance or ink leakage, indicating that the ink cartridge may be damaged. Do not replenish the damaged ink cartridge.
2. Before refill kit, thoroughly clean the original ink of the ink cartridge.
Before filling ink, the original ink of the ink cartridge should be thoroughly cleaned, otherwise two different inks will react chemically after being mixed together, resulting in nozzle blockage and other failures. Many users think that cleaning ink cartridges is just using the printer's own cleaning ink cartridge program, but this operation is not only time-consuming but also not clean enough.
The correct method is: when filling for the first time, unplug the pistons of the three ink injection holes, then inject pure water into the ink cartridge with a syringe, taking care not to let the water overflow as much as possible, then grab the whole ink cartridge with your hands and gently shake the ink injection holes up several times to fully dissolve the remaining ink.
If the shaking force is too strong and the liquid inside overflows, it should be dried with a paper towel or cloth in time to avoid hardware failure caused by infiltration into the circuit board. Then use a syringe to clean the mixed liquid in the ink cartridge, and repeat the operation several times until the extracted liquid is very light in color. At this time, use the printer's own ink cartridge cleaning program for cleaning.
3. Don't be greedy when using the refill kit, but be moderate.
Many friends think it is very complicated to fill the ink cartridge, and because the ink cartridge is usually filled twice and needs to be replaced, I hope to fill it more. But in fact, if it is too full, it will be counterproductive, leading to ink leakage when the ink cartridge is used, and it will also wet the internal components of the printer, which will easily lead to short circuit and damage the printer.
4. It cannot be used immediately after filling.
Most models of ink cartridges are equipped with sponges. Because the sponge absorbs ink slowly, it can't achieve completely uniform absorption immediately. Therefore, if you use it on the computer immediately after filling, there is still a distance between the sponge and the nozzle, and there is residual air in it, which will make the ink unable to reach the nozzle smoothly, which is characterized by broken printing or lack of color in a certain color.
So after filling, you can put a paper towel under the ink outlet and let the ink cartridge stand on the paper towel for about 5 minutes. Under the capillary action of the paper towel, the ink outlet hole of the ink cartridge can be filled with ink and can be printed normally.
5. It needs to be cleaned regularly, and it is expensive and expensive to use.
For ink cartridges with print heads, as long as the nozzles on the ink cartridges are not damaged or blocked, the ink cartridges can be refilled repeatedly. However, in long-term use, the spilled ink will be mixed with the fibers of the paper and attached around the nozzle, so it is necessary to clean the print head on the printer until the printing is clear.
For an ink cartridge with a print head, it can be filled about 10 times under normal circumstances; For an ink cartridge without a print head, it can be refilled. But how many times an ink cartridge can hold ink depends on the durability of its sponge. The whole cost will be high.