How do you clean clogged print heads?  Often the use of a poor quality ink or improperly positioning a CIS will cause the prints to display a "banding" that is similar to a print head clog.  To
learn how to clear a print head clog will be the beginning to enjoying trouble free printing.  Once you know how to fix a clog, you will know how to prevent it when you understand why print
head clog.
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    Before Installing the cartridges:
    Identify the breather port and the refill port from the picture above.  If your cartridge looks different from the ones
    in the picture above, please email us for assistance.  

    The breather plugs should be removed before printing.  ( Plug this port if the cartridge is removed for storage. )  
    The other port should only be open when refilling the cartridge.  Caution:  If this port is not sealed, ink will drain
    out of the cartridge.  It will take hours for the ink to leak out,  just seal this port after refilling the cartridge and
    don't worry if ink will drain while refilling the cartridge.  After installing the cartridge, print the solid color purge
    pattern for print test.  
    Limit the cleaning cycle to 2 times if you must clean the print head.  Notice the photo above there is no air
    bubbles at the bottom half.  Some air bubbles on the top is fine.  This cartridge holds about 20 ml ink, 60%
    more than the original cartridge.  The software ink monitor should not be depended on to determine how much
    ink is left in the cartridge.  But if the cartridge is refilled each time the chip reset, the cartridge should always
    have some ink in i9px;">warning because rt.  Caution: It is important to fill the cartridge each time the ink monitor is showing the low ink
    that feeds ink into the print head.  It is difficult to remove the air bubbles unless you have experience working
    with these cartridges before.  

    Summary:
    Remove the breather plugs before printing.  The first print test should use the multi-color test pattern.
    Follow by the single color purge pattern for print test, limit the cleaning cycle to 2 times between print tests.
    Refill promptly when the low ink warning appears.  Do not run the cartridge dry.

    Chip reset:
    The auto reset chip will reset the chip after the low ink warning appears.  This reset will only take place after a
    print job is completed and the low ink warning is there.  The chip reset will be automatic if you ignore the low ink
    warning.  This means if you do not refill the cartridge, the chip will return to full but the cartridge could be half
    empty.  
    After refilling the cartridge, plug the refill port, close the cartridge cover and press the ink button to return the
    printer to service.  This is another way the chip will reset.  I call this manual reset because you have to press the
    ink button to trigger the chip reset.  Keep in mind the chip will not reset unless the low ink warning is present.

    Chip resetter:
    A chip resetter could be used to reset the chip anytime you want the chip reset to full.  This will allow the ink
    level return to full before a large print job.  If you are printing large prints or panoramic, it is always good to have
    the chip set to full before printing.


 
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    Remove breather plugs ( the ones close to the chip )