FantasyBuy Continuous Ink System for: Epson Stylus Photo 1400 Printer (Related Cartridge # : T079120, T079220, T079320, T079420, T079520, T079620)

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Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B003PM6F0E
• Item model number: CIS Epson 1400
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #18,348 in Office Products (See Top 100 in Office Products)
  • #59 in Office Products > Educational Supplies > Math Materials > Rulers
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 4, 2010

Product Description

Product Features - No more Ink Cartridges purchase, No more Cartridges replacement. Refillable ink cartridges/ink reservoirs enable countless refills. - Quick and Easy installation. You will be printing in minutes. - No Leaking or Clogging - Pre-Assembled - Environmentally Friendly The CIS(Continuous Ink System) consists of a high-capacity ink reservoir (same as using between 8 ~ 10 ink cartridges per color) that is attached to a cartridge via secure tubing. The tubing acts as a vacuum to extract ink from the reservoir and keep the cartridge full of ink. Because of the large reservoir capacity, you can print for an extended period of time without running low right away. There is a red line on the reservoir to indicate when it is time to refill. Each CIS comes complete with easy-to-follow instructions, ink, and all accessories needed to successfully use the system. The included UCI cartridges have a permanent smart chip already installed, which will automatically reset itself when your printer power is turned off (for 5 seconds) and turned back on. No mess! No leaking!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Plusses and minuses, February 1, 2011

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Music lover (Deerfield, WI United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: FantasyBuy Continuous Ink System for: Epson Stylus Photo 1400 Printer (Related Cartridge # : T079120, T079220, T079320, T079420, T079520, T079620) (Office Product)

This product was very difficult to set up because the instruction booklet that comes with it not only was clearly not written by a person who speaks English as their first language, but the photos that demonstrate how to set this up are very small and dark. Really not much help. I had to end up jury-rigging a solution to make it work.

The problem was that the tubing was too long, and once you set it up the way the instructions told you to, the tubing was still dragging across the page as the carriage moved back and forth, which created streaks across your image if you were printing a photo, which is the vast majority of what I do. The fix involved coming up with a way to lift this tubing off the paper without causing it to be too short when the carriage moved all the way over to the left.

The fix involved placing the "T" tubing holder more to the left of where it's shown in the picture, and also elevating the T by stacking velcro squares under it.

But once I worked out the kinks in the set up, the system has worked perfectly and has been an excellent alternative to spending half your salary on OEM ink cartridges.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars BE CAREFUL!, January 25, 2012

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Dianne - See all my reviews

This review is from: FantasyBuy Continuous Ink System for: Epson Stylus Photo 1400 Printer (Related Cartridge # : T079120, T079220, T079320, T079420, T079520, T079620) (Office Product)

When you remove the "shipping plugs" from the ink tanks, expect a mini "explosion" if you aren't at sea level! Wear latex gloves and work on the kitchen counter to pull the plugs - it makes it easier to clean up the mess. I wasn't expecting it and got ink all over my desk, my printer, and my hands. Although the ink cleans up easily from most surfaces with water , not so from your hands! My hands will be stained for weeks :(

It is a bit fiddly to get the system started and get the tubing installed so it doesn't smudge the paper and I had to "prime" most of the ink cartridges to get it started [...] - also a job for the kitchen counter and gloved hands! - but once installed and primed it seems to work fine.

From the reviewer with colourful hands ....... ;)

1.0 out of 5 stars Beware - does not work with mac!, February 4, 2012

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Susanne Hassenstein - See all my reviews

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This review is from: FantasyBuy Continuous Ink System for: Epson Stylus Photo 1400 Printer (Related Cartridge # : T079120, T079220, T079320, T079420, T079520, T079620) (Office Product)

Bought this system for use with the Epson 1400 (as stated) and Mac. The documentation refers to PC printer software only and is for a different printer type. THERE IS NO PHONE CUSTOMER SUPPORT so I was stuck emailing the vendor via Amazon. Not only is this very tedious, but after 3 back and forth I'm without the printer working for over a week and the vendor is not able to help at all. (You wait for 2 days to get "are the cartridges all the way pushed down?"). The problem is that there is no chip resetter, so the printer shows "no ink". I purchased a different system for another Epson 1400 in my office a while back, so I'm familiar with the setup - this system was A LOT cheaper, but you get what you pay for. I'm returning it now. Very frustrating experience. I would not recommend this to anyone!