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Premium
Continuous
Ink Supply
Systems.
Instruction Manual
For Canon Printers
IP4200, IP5200
MP800 & MP830
MP500, MP530
157 Union Road, Ascot Vale, Victoria 3032 | Phone: (+613) 9005 5555
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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
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Instruction Manual Canon Printers IP4200, IP5200, MP800, MP830 – 100ml Series tm Congratulations on your purchase of a rihac 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 p
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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; A or 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
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2) Preparing your new CISS for installation Please ensure the following are present with your CISS. (1) Air filters x5 6 1 (2) Silicone nozzle seal x 5 (3) Cable ties (spare) 3 2 5 (4) Double sided tape tabs (spare) 4 (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 da
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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 S
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d) Examine the rear of the chip to ensure the LED has not been damaged or cut off. LED Missing LED 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 Alte
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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. Travel Plug Filler Plug 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 e
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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 bo
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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 duri
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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. 6cm Please be careful not to twist the tubing before connecting it to the printer. X 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
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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 installation process 14
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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. 4cm c) Adjustments to the tube length may be required. To check t
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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. 16
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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 t
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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 the installation process 18
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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’. Swing arm 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 m
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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.
