Digital BW, The Print

"John K Stacy" <John_K_Stacy@...> wrote:
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> I decided to convert my Epson 2000P to B&W so I ordered the black, UTFS-T015-K, MIS Ebony Black, and the UTFSN-T016, MIS 2000P UTFSN "multi-black/grey.  I installed them, printed 2-3 8x10's and the printer clogged, completely.

I wonder how long those carts had been on the self.

 
> I have gone thru a set of cleaning carts, 3-5 refills of cleaning carts, got to the point where the printer would not recognize the black carts, nor the cleaning carts (both ink lights on solid), so I purchased a set of color carts which loaded properly and was able to print a VERY bad nozzle check.
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> I have now emptied the color carts trying to unclog the heads (it still will not recognize the cleaning carts nor the black carts) and don't know where to turn next.  At this point, I have spent over $100 on various carts, and I'm not sure the printer is worth it.


The printer is a bit old, but the one I had for a while was much more reliable than the 1280.  It was made for pigments and was trouble free for me.  But, this was quite a while ago.  That inkset is an old one.

If you have a chip re-setter and can get the machine to recognize the cleaning carts, I'd probably put some Windex in the carts with the cleaning fluid and also on the parking pads.  Let the head sit in the Windex for at least a day.  Windex (or the ammonia in it) is probably your best chance of breaking up the clogs.  

A 2000p would probably work fine with Eboni-6 of Carbon-6, but you'd probably want to linearize the Epson driver output with Create ICC.  If that is beyond what you're interested in, buy a 1400.

Sorry for the bad experience.  Once you get going with a good system you'll be sold on digital B&W.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com