Digital BW, The Print

Like Richard, I am lazy.  I've been refilling the spongeless carts while in 
my 1280 for some time now.  Yes, the plugs are a problem, but less so than when 
the carts are out of the printer, because the carts are held stationary and I 
can use two hands to work the plug out.  If MIS would only make them about 
1/8 inch longer!   I use a sharp curved dental pick to work them out.  I removed 
the cart covers and made a metal clip to hold the carts down.  This way the 
plugs are accessible and the ink level is visible.  I suppose tape could work 
for this.  I found I must make the printer do a cart replacement cleaning to 
reprime the cart vents.  I do this by pressing the yellow button to send the 
carriage to the left side of the printer, lifting the black cart until the red 
inkout light goes on, push the cart back, and press the yellow button again.  I 
use the SSC utility to reset the standard chips while in the printer.  This 
way the driver tells me when the ink is running low.

Tom Wells