Epson Perfection 1270 User manual

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Installation Instructions: Epson 1270/1280/1290/2000p CFS (Prefilled, R)
Preparation:
Below are the instructions for installing a prefilled CFS for an Epson 1270 / 1280 / 1290 /
2000P printer On the prefilled unit, the cartridges come full If you ordered a system
that is not prefilled please use the vacuum fill kit to fill your cartridges before continuing
If the tubes are empty on your prefilled unit do not worry, the empty tubes will fill with
ink as you begin to use the system Do not try to force or put any ink in the tubes Please
read each step fully before beginning the procedure
Materials:
•Continuous Flow Cartridge set with Tubes attached
•MIS 1280 SLC Bridge Bracket (1) for 1270/1280/1290/2000P
•MIS Tube Guide (1)
•MIS Accessory Group MIS-AG1270A
•Small amount of Silicone lubricant
•MIS Caps w/Fittings (6)
•Ruler or tape measure

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•Black Felt Marker
•Small thin screwdriver, not phillips
•Scissors
•Alcohol or Alcohol swabs
•Pen or Pencil
Get everything together in one place so you can do this all at the same time It will take
about 15 minutes of your time It is not difficult if you have the right tools Of course the
second time you do it, it will be a lot easier
Validate Your Printer Performance and Set Up USB Cable:
1 Before you begin installing the CFS, make sure your printer is working perfectly If
you don’t do this and you have problems later on, you will never know if it is the CFS
or your printer So, DO NOT SKIP THIS STEP
Use your Epson cartridges, and check your nozzle pattern, if it looks good, then
print 5 copies of the PURGE6 TIF image (found on the disk provided or our web
site ) The prints must not have any banding or skipping on them Make sure you
print using 360 DPI, PLAIN PAPER settings If either the purge6 prints or your
nozzle pattern tests have problems, then run cleaning cycles in groups of 3 Print a
copy of purge6 after 3 cleanings Always check your nozzles before and after each
cleaning If you cannot get a perfect print or nozzle pattern, then DO NOT
PROCEED WITH THE INSTALLATION OF YOUR CFS
Remove Cartridge Hold Down Clamps:
2 Remove the cartridge clamps next Remove both the black clamp and the color
clamp With the power on and with the printer idle, push the Orange button under
the printer lid The cartridges will slide to the left, to the cartridge removal
position Remove both of the cartridges Then, use your flat screwdriver to remove
the clamps that were holding the cartridges in place Put the screwdriver blade in
between the blue and black plastic parts where the clamps are hinged, and twist
The clamps will pop right off With the cartridges in the left position, pull the
power cord for the printer out of the wall, disconnecting the printer power
“ t this point, disconnect the printer power by pulling the plug out of the wall”
Install the CFS Cartridges:
3 With the power disconnected, remove the old cartridges and insert the new CFS
color cartridges There should be 4 felt pads on each cartridge You may have to
guide these felt pads into the cartridge holder, it is a tight fit Push the cartridge
all the way down, so the poppet valves are actuated and the contacts touch the

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chip Make sure it is seated at the bottom of the cartridge holder If it is not
seated all the way down, the chip may make partial contact causing it to become
unusable Do the same with the black cartridge Both should now be firmly in place
You don’t want them to be lifted by accident or by the tubes pulling on them
Next, install the nylon tie wrap and hold down strap as shown below It is important
to get it in the exact position as shown in the photo, so it will be in the depressed
area of the chassis See photo This is your insurance that the cartridges will not
pop up and cause damage to the electronic chips on the front of the cartridges If
you have “red light” problems after installing your CFS, it is due to the chips on the
carts being damaged Careful here, they are delicate electrically Do not use pliers
or any tools to tighten the tie wrap, just your hand strength If it is pulled too
tight, it will cause the black cartridge to lift up
Tie Wrap Installation
Install Tube Bracket:
4 Clean the housing surface where the bracket will attach with alcohol Clean the top
edge of housing Wipe dry with a paper towel or clean cloth The tube clip on the
bracket should be on the right side Remove the paper backing from the foam tape
and place the bracket 6 1/2” from the right inside edge of the printer housing, as
shown below

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Attach the small tube bracket on the top of the printer to the right edge
Install Tubing in Bracket and djust the Slack:
5 Put a little alcohol on the tubes at the position that will interface with the bracket
For the 1270/1280/1290 printers, do not rotate the tubing Slide the tubing into
the tube clip attached to the underside of the bridge bracket This is the bracket
you installed in step #4 With the cartridges still in the left hand position, make
sure there is a little slack in the tubing, not a lot, but just enough If you can’t get
the tubing into the bracket, use a little more alcohol on the tubing
Move the cartridges, by hand, from far left to far right Make sure there is
sufficient slack in the tubing so that the cartridges can reach the far right and far
left with out putting excess tension in the tubes If you have too much slack in the
tubes, then the tubing will touch the bottom of the printer Adjust the tube
position in the bracket so the tubes don’t touch the bottom of the printer, and so
the carts can reach far left and right with out the tubes stopping the motion This
is important
With the new bridge bracket, the bottom of the printer chassis and the underside
of the tubes must be coated with silicone lubricant We have included a cotton pad
containing the silicone lubricant Wipe the silicone on the inside metal base or
chassis (in the center) and on the bottom of the ink tubes When the tubes touch
the metal part of the printer, they will slide and not stick This is important

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6 Clean the right section of the printer housing with alcohol, then install the second
bracket on the right hand edge of the housing so the tubing is in a straight line Put
the tubing into this small bracket Now you are ready to insert the tubes into the
bottles The position of the bracket opening can be either up or down It does not
matter
7 Next, you must install the Tube Guide onto the cartridge carriage The Tube Guide
is installed on the side of the carriage that has the black cartridge Clean the area
where the tube guide is to be installed with a small amount of alcohol The bracket
is installed in such a way that the edge of the bracket is 1/8 of an inch from the
black cartridge on the left side and front The Tube Guide position should be as
shown in the picture below
After installation, check to be sure that the Tube Guide does not hit the left hand
side of the printer housing when the carriage is all of the way to the left side of
the printer Since this dimension is very close it is best to check this by sliding a
business card between the Tube Guide and the printer housing with the carriage
moved all of the way to the left If the business card slides freely between the
tube guide and the printer housing, it is installed correctly
Set up the Bottles and Connect the Tubes:
The Spongeless CFS System that you have been shipped contains a set of our new bottle
caps with fittings It also has white plugs on the tube ends that were not there before
The installation of the tubes is as follows
8 Once the tubes have the slack adjusted properly and they are securely inserted
into the Bridge Bracket clip, let the remaining tube length feed thru the beige clip
on the right hand edge of the printer Close the clamp on the tubing This will leave
the remaining tube length at the right side of the printer ready to be trimmed for
connection to the bottle tops

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9 Un-web the tubes from the right end beginning at the white plugged ends up to the
right hand side of the beige tube clip on the housing, so that each tube can be
independently connected to its bottle The tubes are easily un-webbed by just
pulling them apart, no tools are required Don't go too far
10 Remove the old bottle caps and install the new ones included with your SLC CFS
cart Mark each tube so that it will just reach the fitting on the new bottle caps A
little slack is okay, but not a lot There should be no up and down loops in the slack
tubing Make sure bottles are positioned in the proper location
The order of the inkbottles from front to back is:
Cyan - Light Cyan - Magenta - Light Magenta - Yellow - Black
11 Cut the tubing square on your mark and connect the tubing to the fitting on the
bottle caps A small amount of alcohol will help the tubing slide over this fitting
easily
Do not put the wrong color tube on the wrong inkbottle cap.
Follow the tube back to the cartridge where the cartridge label identifies the ink
in the chamber Make sure the letters on the cartridge label match the last letters
of the part number on the inkbottle
Save the plugs in a safe place, as you may need them later if you should ever
disassemble the CFS unit
Repeat this process for each of the colors
Ready to Turn Power On:
12 Move the cartridges, by hand to the far right side of the printer until they stop
Plug the printer power plug back into the wall If the power light on the front panel
is not on, press it in to turn on the power The printer should make some quiet
noises and the cartridges may move left to right There should NOT be a red light
on the front panel THIS IS IMPORTANT If there is a red light, this means the
chips on the front of the cartridges are not making contact with the printer See
the troubleshooting section of our website if this happens Look for the CFS
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE on the CFS web page link found on our home page

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Now the tubes are all attached and inserted into the bottles Make sure the tubes are
not restricting the motion of the cartridges Add more slack if they are When the
printer stops making noise, you are ready to start printing
Let Ink Begin to Fill Tubes:
13 Run 3 cleaning cycles Print a couple of copies of purger6 tif, found on the diskette
The inks should begin to climb up the tubes They will not all rise at the same rate
If you have banding or incomplete printing, run 3 more cleaning cycles and nozzle
checks As soon as you have a good nozzle check, you are ready to start using the
system As you print, the inks will continue their climb until they reach the
cartridge Don’t worry if the inks seem to be moving slowly, they will all get to the
cartridge eventually It is not necessary to wait until the inks have filled the tubes
You can begin printing as soon as you have a good nozzle check
Understanding the uto Reset Chips:
14 Your CFS cartridges have Auto Reset chips on them Each time the printer power is
turned on the chips will reset themselves to full If you need to reset the ink
levels, simply turn off the printer power, wait 10 seconds, and turn the power back
on This resets the chips The actual ink level inside the cartridges is kept full by
the CFS unit The ink level displayed on your screen by the Epson monitoring
system is not the true ink level inside the cartridges It is what the monitoring
system and chips are indicating
Troubleshooting:
Our website, www inksupply com, has and excellent section on CFS troubleshooting If you
are having problems with your CFS, then this is the place to go for assistance Carefully
read the symptoms of the various problems and determine which solution you need You
can email or call us for tech support if needed
Don’t let your CFS go for several days without printing They tend to develop problems if
left idle Try to make a print each day, or at least once per week This is especially true if
you live in a hot dry climate If you are not there to make a print, use our Autoprint
program contained on the MIS diskette See the Readme file for installation instructions
If you have missing nozzles, they must be recovered within 24 hours If you wait to take
corrective action you are putting your printer at risk Use Epson cartridges to recover
nozzles if our troubleshooting tips do not solve the problem
Most Common Problem:
The chips on the cartridge must remain in contact with the 7 small fingers in the printer
that touch the chip If just one of them looses contact, a red light will come on preventing
further printing When you are pushing the cartridge down into the cartridge holder, it

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must go down ALL THE WAY Contact with The chip is only made in the last 1/32 of an
inch If the cartridge moves up just slightly, contact with the chip is lost and a red light
comes on Or if the tubes have too much tension when the cartridges move to the far left,
it will pull the cartridge (black) up, causing a red light If you do not think the cartridges
are secure, then add shims, tape or what ever you can devise to keep them in place
Release some of the tension on the tubes by moving the tube in the bracket to the left
Don’t put too much slack in the tubing or it will interfere with the cartridges moving back
and forth This adjustment is critical and best done by disengaging the white lever under
the cartridge holder with the power off Then slide the cartridges back and forth by hand
while adjusting tubing tension Be sure to put the carts all the way to the right before
turning the power back on
If you have a premature red light on, when it is not supposed to be on this is a serious
problem Try turning the printer power off for 10 seconds, and then turn it back on again
If this does not work, new chips may be needed for the CFS carts Call us for technical
support
Ink Foam ccumulation:
Some where between 6 months and 18 months of operation, you will have to do some
preventive maintenance on your CFS Ink foam gets trapped in the sponge inside the
cartridge This ink foam will accumulate and reach an intolerable level after many, many
prints We don’t know the exact number, but it usually occurs somewhere between 6
months and 18 months It depends how heavily you use your printer The symptoms of “Ink
Foam Build Up” are missing nozzles or the disappearance of an entire color Normally a few
cleaning cycles will bring your printer back to normal, but when excessive ink foam has
accumulated, cleaning cycles will not bring it back Correcting the problem is not difficult
It amounts to flushing out the foam by drawing fresh ink out of the bottom of the
cartridge The details of the procedure are described on the CFS troubleshooting page on
the website Keep your original Epson cartridges as they are needed for this procedure
They can be used several times for revalidation of printer performance