Digital BW, The Print

Bob's suggestion is correct -- you can bottom fill the cartridges on 
an 1160 quite easily. However, you do need to have a 30-60cc syringe 
and bottom-fill adapter for this method, rather than the vacuum pump 
used in your initial installation. 

These parts may have been included with your CIS -- if not, they are 
very inexpensive and you'll need them for long-term maintenance of 
your CIS systems anyway. Don't purchase new carts unless there is 
something defective with yours.

Go to the MIS Website (www.inksupply.com) and you'll find everything 
you need there -- instructions, troubleshooting info, CIS feed tubing 
sold by the foot, and the fill parts you need are in the catalog at: 

http://www.inksupply.com/index.cfm?source=html/accessory.html

If you have any questions or problems, give them a call. They are 
very helpful and understand the CIS mechanism very well, since they 
sell and service their own systems. Their inks are great, too!

With all due respect to Jon and team, from the general feedback it 
seems the IJM customer support isn't up to it's previous very high 
standards. I still use their inks on some of my wide-format printers, 
but for bulk inks, parts and software I've switched to other vendors. 
If you're not getting an answer and assistance from them, call MIS -- 
I'm sure they'd be happy to help you and win your business ;>)

Good luck and happy printing!

Richard

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "byushooter" 
<jellerbe@j...> wrote:
> This is a copy of an email I sent to IJM last Monday.  I still 
> haven't gotten a response from them and am wondering if anyone here 
> can help me?  Please?!
> 
> "I am installing two CIS units using Piezotone inks on Epson 
> 1160's.  I installed the first CIS without difficulty and other 
than 
> banding, it works correctly.  However, I attempted to install the 
> second CIS and am having difficulty.  The tubing from the CIS 
seemed 
> to be too short.  If the print head went all the way to the left, 
> the line was pulled taut.  I moved the velcro part over and it was 
> then too short to go all the way to the right.  In order to do 
> further adjustment, I removed the cartridges from the printer.  The 
> ink from two of the lines (the black cart and one of the color 
> lines) flowed back into the bottles and the lines are now filled 
> with air.  I have tried printing the flush image file twice but the 
> ink in those two lines has not moved.  And the ink that does make 
it 
> to the paper has a very heavy flow, puddling on the paper.
> 
> Is there a way to renew the vacuum and fill those two lines?  If 
> not, how do I fill them with ink?  What is causing the puddling?"
> 
> Thanks for any advice you can offer.