Digital BW, The Print

Ok so I've ordered a brand new epson 1160 that will arrive on my doorstep in
a few days, and im waiting for the CFS with MIS FS-N to arrive within a
week, what should I do with the original ink cartridges? should I open them
up and use them to see if the printheads are fine(and perhaps print some
colour) or should I forget about them completely and just wait patiently for
my CFS so that I dont have to clean the printheads?