Initial Ink Charge; Refurbishment For Doa - Epson Stylus C40UX Service Manual

Stylus C40UX/C40SX/C20UX/C20SX

5.1.10 Initial ink charge

After you replaced any of the following units, perform initial ink charge and return the
printer after making sure that ink is ejected correctly from the printhead.
After replacing the printer mechanism
After replacing or removing the printhead
Before you perform the initial ink charge operation, replace the
installed cartridges with new ones, because the ink amount used
for the initial ink charge operation is so large.
1. Choose the "Initial ink charge" in the Maintenance menu.
Figure 5-20. Choose the Initial Ink Charge menu
2. Click the "OK" button in the menu. The initial ink charge is performed.
NOTE: As described in the menu message, about 1/4 amount of the Black ink
cartridge and 1/9 amount of the Color ink cartridge are consumed in the
initial ink charge operation.
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5.1.11 Refurbishment for DOA

If you clean the cavity of the printhead and cap assembly, this function will be useful.
After carry out this function, replace the waste drain ink pad
with new one and reset the Waste drain ink pad counter.
Otherwise, the ink or S46 liquid may leak from the pad during
the transportation.
Prepare the following tool.
*Dummy ink cartridge, Injector, S46 liquid
Do not carry out this program repeatedly. This operation is
available only one time. Excessive operation causes overflow of
the ink and S46 liquid.
When you refurbish the repair product by using this program,
do it on your responsibility.
When you charge S46 liquid into the dummy ink cartridge with
the Injector, make sure fill out the dummy ink cartridge with S46
liquid. In case enough S46 liquid is not charged into the dummy
cartridge, the printhead will not cleaned and not filled with the
S46 liquid enough in this operation.
Keep the S46 liquid and the dummy ink cartridge clean.
1. Choose the "Refurbishment for DOA" in the Maintenance menu.
Figure 5-21. Choose the Refurbishment for DOA menu
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