Digital BW, The Print

Hi,

 

If the lights are flashing it is the waste ink pads full warning lights 

 

Epson say: 

“The  paper/cancel and  ink lights are flashing alternately The printer's ink pads are nearing or at the end of their service life. Contact Epson to replace the ink pads. If the ink pads are nearing the end of their service life, printing can be resumed by pressing the  paper/cancel button”

 

If the lights are solid it is a firmware upgrade failure. 

 

Probably the best solution is get the software to reset the printer’s counters and to install an external tank for the waste ink.   Search the web for the reset software.  Probably not cost effective to have the ink pads replaced. 

 

Some people simply reset the counters without changing the pads or fitting an external tank, you will probably get away with it once but there is always a risk of spillage. 

 

Good Luck

 

From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] 
Sent: 19 October 2018 02:43
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Digital BW] Epson 1430 Issues

 

  

My Epson 1430 is on the fritz. This is my color machine - I use a 1400 for B+W, but I'm hoping my issue is something that is seen with black and white printers using the 1430. 

 

In the process of clearing some banding issues today (normal stuff), I wound up with the paper light and the ink light alarms on and flashing in synchrony. I searched the web for this condition and the closest I could find was these two lights alternating, which is an error code for a software upgrade failure. I did not do any software updating today. 

 

I tried the "leave it un-powered for a while" trick and that did not help. I've also noted that on a restart, the machine goes through its normal start up cycle and then ends up with the ink light on. Usually, this means that one of the non-epson cartridges is not reading properly. The fix for this is to press the ink button, wait till the printer head parks and then re-install whichever cartridge has an alarm light on. Normally, after this cycle the printer runs a cleaning cycle and returns to normal operation. 

 

Today, however, after start up, I get the ink error but after the above described correction, the machine goes to the flashing paper and ink lights and locks up. 

 

Any ideas as to what is happening and what the fix is?