Rihac IP4200 User manual

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Instruction Manual
For Canon Printers
IP4200, IP5200
MP800 & MP830
MP500, MP530
157 Union Road, Ascot Vale, Victoria 3032 | Phone: [phone]

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Installation Manual
IP4200, IP5200, MP800, MP830 – 100ml Series
Version 6-2009
Installation Manual ..................................................................................................................................................................................3
1) Printer pre-check. ...........................................................................................................................................................................5
2) Preparing your new CISS for installation.......................................................................................................................................7
3) Attaching Cartridge Chips – un chipped CISS unit only................................................................................................................8
4) Preparing your ink reservoirs .......................................................................................................................................................10
5) Inserting the silicone nozzle seals. ...............................................................................................................................................11
6) Inserting the cartridges.................................................................................................................................................................12
7) Tube set up (IP Series Only) ........................................................................................................................................................13
8) Tube set up (MP800 and MP830 only) ........................................................................................................................................15
9) Tube set up (MP500 ONLY)........................................................................................................................................................17
10) Tube set up (MP530 only)............................................................................................................................................................19
11) Final touches (all models) ............................................................................................................................................................22
12) Refilling your CISS......................................................................................................................................................................23
13) Priming.........................................................................................................................................................................................24
14) Cartridge chip disable - Low ink..................................................................................................................................................26
15) Trouble Shooting..........................................................................................................................................................................28
17) Canon Error Messages..................................................................................................................................................................31
18) Warranty.......................................................................................................................................................................................34
19) Warning........................................................................................................................................................................................34

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Instruction Manual
Canon Printers
IP4200, IP5200, MP800, MP830 – 100ml Series
Congratulations on your purchase of a rihac tm Continuous Ink Supply System (CISS).
Before using the system please read this manual carefully. It will help you install the
system correctly and ensure trouble free printing.
Great care is taken to prepare your CISS for trouble free installation. Your CISS has
been primed (Australian customers only) and should be ready for immediate
installation into your printer.
Please be aware that some of the pictures in this manual may not represent the
printer you are working with. Throughout the installation process please feel free to
contact us or refer to our website, www.rihac.com.au for any troubleshooting and
frequently asked questions. If you are installing this unit into an MP500 or MP530 you
will require an additional instruction sheet with specific details for those printers
1) Printer pre-check.
Before opening your CISS, please perform the following print tests to ensure your
printer heads are in good condition.
a) Perform a printer head clean.
For Windows XP users, this is done by accessing your printer properties
through the start menu on the bottom left of your screen and choosing the
control panel. Select the printers and faxes option and locate your printer.
Right click your mouse button on the printer icon and choose Properties from
the menu, then select the Maintenance tab. Click on the cleaning icon which
will be similar to the one pictured below. Choose to perform a head clean on All
Colours and then execute the clean.

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b) After performing a head clean you must then perform Print Check Pattern.
The computer will automatically ask you this, however if it does not, simply
choose to perform a ‘Nozzle Check’ on the printer maintenance screen.
Your printer will print either of the following;
Aor B
If your printer has produced a perfect result (A), please attach a copy of the
nozzle check to your purchase receipt as this will validate your warranty. You
can now start to install your CISS.
If your printer has printed with missing lines or uneven colouring (B) please
repeat steps 1.a and b. If your second print is similar to the first, you more then
likely have damaged printer heads and you will need them replaced before
successfully installing a CISS.

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2) Preparing your new CISS for installation
Please ensure the following are present with your CISS.
(1) Air filters x5
(2) Silicone nozzle seal x 5
(3) Cable ties (spare)
(4) Double sided tape tabs (spare)
(5) Syringe and filling needle
(6) Spare elbow joints and connections
(7) Single spacer clips (for use on MP500/530 only)
b) Remove your CISS from the box and check the there are no leakages or
cracks and that the silicone tubing is not damaged.
c) Inspect the silicone tubing for air pockets.
d) Close the tube clamp located on the side of the CISS by rolling the roller down.
This will squeeze the silicone tubing which will prevent ink flow.
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If you have an excessive amount
(5cm or more) of air in the tubing,
you will need to prime the unit.
Please refer to page 24 of this
installation manual.
This will prevent any problems with
your print quality further down the
track.
If you do not close this valve,
ink will flow back into the
reservoir from your
cartridges.
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Engage the tube
clamp by rolling
the roller down

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3) Attaching Cartridge Chips – un chipped CISS unit only
If you have purchased a pre chipped system please proceed to section 4) on page 10
Your original cartridge chips must be transferred onto the CISS cartridges. Please
follow the following steps carefully
a) Turn on your printer and open the cover. The cartridge holder will move to the
cartridge change position. Remove power cable from the back of your printer.
Remove the cartridges from the printer.
b) Using a Stanley knife or sharp blade remove the two plastic lugs which hold the
chip in place. The chips are colour specific so ensure you do not mix them
up as they will not work if they are attached incorrectly
c) Gently lift the chip from the cartridge. Never pry off the chip particularly from
the top of the chip as you may damage the sensitive electronics on the rear of
the chip.
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d) Examine the rear of the chip to ensure the LED has not been damaged or cut
off.
undamaged cartridge chip damaged cartridge chip
e) Place the chip onto the corresponding coloured CISS cartridge, ensuring that
the small plastic lugs are inserting into the chip holes. Use a soldering iron
gently melt the plastic lugs to hold the chip in place.
f) Repeat stepsb) & e) for each of the cartridges on your CISS
Alternatively you can fit the cartridge chips using thin double sided tape although
the preferred method is with a soldering iron.
If attaching the chip with double sided tape, please cut the tape and attach it to the
rear of the chip as pictured below. DO NOT COVER ATTACHMENT HOLES OR
LED.
rear of cartridge chip pictured
LED
LED
Attachment holes
Thin double sided
tape
Missing
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4) Preparing your ink reservoirs
a) Carefully remove the small travel plugs on the CISS, leaving the filler plug in
place.
b) Using the syringe, remove any excess ink from the inner air balance chamber.
The chamber does not have to be completely empty for the CISS to function
correctly. Removing excess ink simply helps reduces the air pressure drawing
back from the cartridges and can assist in preventing air to develop in the ink
feeder tubes. The excess ink can be discarded or replaced into the reservoir
via the filler plug. Please refer to refilling instruction page 22 .
Never have the filler plug removed at the same time as the travel plug. The air
balance chamber has a hole in the base linking it to the main ink reservoir.
Having both plugs removed at the same time will re-fill the air balance chamber
with ink.
Travel
Plu
g
Filler
Plug
Air
Balance
Chamber
Air
Balance
Chamber
(shown in blue)

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THE FOLLOWING STEPS ARE VERY IMPORTANT FOR ALL CANON PRINTERS.
5) Inserting the silicone nozzle seals.
a) Remove the printer head from your printer by lifting the print head lock arm.
The print head will then lift out
b) Remove the 5 silicone seals from your kit. During manufacture 2 seals may
stick together giving the appearance of a single seal.
c) Ensure each seal is clean by placing each seal onto the small pieces of double
sided tape provided. Please ensure both sides of the seal are cleaned. Use the
tweezers provided to remove each seal from the tape ensuring no dust, dirt or
oils are passed onto it from your hands.
d) Carefully place each silicone nozzle seal into position around each of the
printer heads as shown.

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e) Incorrectly placed silicone seals can cause poor printing quality. Please
ensure that the silicone seals do not move from position when inserting the
cartridges. These seals must not cover the silver printer head.
f) Reinsert the print head (with silicone seals now fitted) back into the printer
6) Inserting the cartridges
a) Remove the orange cartridge cover from each of your new cartridges. This is
done by slowly moving the clip in an anticlockwise direction. Beware that
during transit ink may build up in this cap and will release when the cover is
removed, so have a tissue or similar handy to absorb the excess ink.
b) If installing you CISS onto an MP530 printer please proceed to section 10)
on page 19 of this manual.
c) For all other printers, insert the new cartridges into your printer as a group.
Please ensure that the cartridges are placed in the correct coloured cartridge
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7) Tube set up (IP Series Only)
a) Remove the backing to the double sided tape and attach the metal tube
support arm approximately 6cm from the front as pictured below.
Please be careful not to twist the tubing before connecting it to the printer.
b) Adjustments to the tube length may be required. To check this, move the
cartridge holder left and right to each end of the printer. It should reach both
ends with ease. Check that the tubing is neither too long nor too short. The
tubing must not interfere with the printer data wire nor should it fall down into
the paper support or cause any interference to the head movement.
c) If required, adjust the tube length by gently pulling the silicone tubing in the
direction required. DON’T HAVE THE TUBING FITTED TOO TIGHTLY.
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d) Peel off the backing tape to the tube connection and place it as pictured below.
Once again please ensure not to twist or bend the tubing.
e) Place the spare travel or filler plug in the printer lid sensor button. This will keep
the switch permanently activated as your printer lid will no longer close enough
to activate this switch.
Please refer to section 11) Finishing Touches on 22 to complete the
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8) Tube set up (MP800 and MP830 only)
a) Using a Phillips head screwdriver, remove the plastic cartridge bay sealing
cover from the scanner lid. Store this cover away with your printer manuals
etc, in the event you need to re-attach it for printer warranty return issues.
b) Remove the backing to the double sided tape and attach the metal tube
support arm approximately 4cm from the front as pictured below.
c) Adjustments to the tube length may be required. To check this, move the
cartridge holder left and right to each end of the printer. It should reach both
ends with ease. Check that the tubing is neither too long nor too short. The
tubing must not interfere with the printer data wire nor should it fall down into
the paper support or cause any interference to the head movement.
d) If required, adjust the tube length by gently pulling the silicone tubing in the
direction required. DON’T HAVE THE TUBING FITTED TOO TIGHTLY.
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e) Run the tubing as per the following exiting through the front of the printer.
Please refer to section 11) Finishing Touches on 22 to complete the
installation process.

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9) Tube set up (MP500 ONLY)
a) Attach the two black clips as pictured below. The clips have a piece of double
sided tape attached, simply remove the backing and attach. This will prevent
the scanner lid from crushing the silicone tubing.
b) Run the tubing as per the following photographs
c) Adjustments to the tube length may be required. To check this, move the
cartridge holder left and right to each end of the printer. It should reach both
ends with ease. Check that the tubing is neither too long nor too short. The
tubing must not interfere with the printer data wire nor should it fall down into
the paper support or cause any interference to the head movement.
d) If required, adjust the tube length by gently pulling the silicone tubing in the
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e) Close the scanner lid and check that the ink flow will not be restricted by the lid.
Please note after the installation of the CISS the printer may not registered that
the lid is closed. If this occurs please place some tape across the trigger to
keep it activated.
Please refer to section 11) Finishing Touches on 22 to complete
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10) Tube set up (MP530 only)
a) Feed the cartridges into the printer through the scanner lid swing arm (as
depicted below) and click the cartridges in place as per the IP4200 Manual
section 6 ‘inserting the cartridges’.
b) Attach a raiser clip to the printer (using double sided tape) as show in the
following photographs. The metal tube arm is then attached to the clip also
using the double sided tape. The design of the MP530 does not allow you to fit
the metal tube arm to the printer body without using the raiser clip. The
positioning of the metal tubing holder is very important as if it is not in the
correct spot the lid of the scanner will not close.
The raiser clip is angled to
compensate for the downward
angle of the printer moulding
Ensure when attaching the raiser
clip that it is attached so that when
the metal tube arm is fitted it lays
flat and not on an angle.
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c) Attach tubing holder clip at the following point
d) Attach the large raiser clips to the left and right side of the printer case. This
allows the scanner lid to close without crushing the feeder tubes.
Left Side Right side
e) The scanner lid has moulded plastic parts which should fit into the recess of the
metal tubing rod. If it does not, move the metal tube arm to a position where
the plastic fits into the recess when the lid is closed.