Digital BW, The Print

I just had this problem with my 1160.  The rollers have ink on them which g=
ets placed on the paper in even increments. You wipe off the rollers (with a=
 q-tip) while pressing the paper feed button. But it is very frustrating bec=
ause once you start printing again the roller (or two) will again become ink=
y. This is caused by  a buildup of ink on the underside of the printhead and=
 after each pass to the "sponge" it returns to the middle to deposit ink on =
the rollers which in turn deposit it on the paper.

SO  what you have to do is hold the ink button down like you would if you a=
re changing carts. This will cause the printhead to go to the left and stop.=
 Then you unplug the printer (without turning it off) which will make the pr=
inthead movable by hand.  Then use 1 inch wide strips of paper towel (I use =
photex wipes that I use with my scanner) soaked in Alcohol, or Windex, or Fa=
ntastik, etc..  and place them in the black trough. Push the printhead over =
the paper towel, then you can lift the paper towel on both sides of the prin=
thead and rub it back and forth a few times. You may want to focus on the ar=
ea behind the actual nozzles as this is where I suspect the offending buildu=
p occur.  Try that a couple of times and you should be good. Make sure every=
thing is clean and don't rub too hard or use anything hard against the print=
head.
Clean up the inside as best as possible before plugging it back in. (Ink wi=
ll go everywhere but it doesnt really matter much)

Once you turn the printer back on you will need to clean the rollers off wi=
th paperfeed button trick again as ink is probably still on the underside. (=
(Hold a wipe or q-tip against the roller while pressing the paper feed butto=
n, make sure you don't have any nice paper loaded))

I think I learned about this from the piezography group.

-mh
toomanyartists.com


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "tomoc" <TomOC@s...> wrote:
> Justin-
> 
> Are you using thick paper? Have you adjusted the paper alignment to 
> allow for thicker paper? Is the paper flat? Does it have the support 
> tray all the way out?
> 
> Cleaning it is usually pretty easy...just run a used sheet through a 
> couple of times to soak it up (the towel trick is more for head 
> cleaning).
> 
> Sometimes the desktop printers will just drive you nuts with thick 
> paper.
> 
> Hint...you might need to run the alignment utility if you adjust the 
> paper thickness lever.
> 
> Hope this does it.
> 
> Tom O'Connell
> 
> TomOC@s...
> www.thomasoconnell.com
> 
> 
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "smithj72" <smithj72@y...> 
> wrote:
> > I have an Epson 1280 with which I use a MIS VM inkset.  Lately, it 
> > appears to have some ink on the underside of the head and as it 
> > passes over the paper, it creates ink smudges.  I remember 
> > reading something about cleaning the bottom of the head with a 
> > paper towel soaked with Windex, but I don't remember exactly 
> > how that is done and I can't seem to locate the old message.  
> > Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
> > Thanks in advance,
> > Justin Smith 
> > http://www.findJus tin.comˇ