Digital BW, The Print

I've paid 240Euros! The head is old - perfect checks but banding. 2 years of
hard printing. the inside was swishing with windex so some cleaning and
capping problems were sorted, but I spotted the head hadn't been changed
when it still banded. Just pulling a fast one.

Julian
----- Original Message -----
From: "jimhayes361" <jimhayes@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, July 19, 2002 4:15 PM
Subject: [Digital BW] Re: 1160 head problems


> Okay, so I'm assuming they did all the alignments then with the
> software, the head is just bad (my manual calls out for the software
> to be used whether the head is replaced or just cleaned by removing).
> Odd since these "software" alignments are done from actual printouts
> of the head and a human eye judging them for correctness.
>
> But even stranger is I'm assuming that you're paying for the head
> change, it's not a warranty repair. If so, as you say, you should
> indeed get what you pay for-you will have to pay the expected cost of
> new printhead.
> Jim H.
>
>
>
>
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Julian Thomas"
> <julianthomas@t...> wrote:
> > well this one I got off the Epson site. They know the software, but
> their
> > standard practice I've found out from a tech, is to first try
> 'saving' the
> > head - if they get good checks they don't replace. Lucky I've got my
> email
> > which told them to replace the heads.
> >
> > Julian
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "jimhayes361" <jimhayes@j...>
> > To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y...>
> > Sent: Friday, July 19, 2002 3:55 PM
> > Subject: [Digital BW] Re: 1160 head problems
> >
> >
> > > Here in the US I called three "service centers" within 20 miles of
> me
> > > and asked them detailed questions about how they replace an 1160
> head.
> > > I mentioned the two floppy disk software that Epson gives out to
> their
> > > official techs that runs only in Win98 over the LPT port that does
> > > three alignments or so- a "bidirectional" alignment, an "angular"
> > > alignment, and I think there may be one other...two made excuses
> > > saying they were either not familar with the software or it
> "really
> > > wasn't needed". The third service center it turned out was the
> only
> > > one officialy authorized by Epson to repair printheads, and knew
> right
> > > away what software I spoke of- and that they used it when
> > > reparing/replacing heads.
> > >
> > > Most of this I got from reading the shop manual for the 860
> printer.
> > > There is a good section of the manual devoted to use of this
> software,
> > > and the splash screen pic clearly shows it is to be used with 1160
> as
> > > well.
> > > Jim H.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Julian Thomas"
> > > <julianthomas@t...> wrote:
> > > > Hi all,
> > > > I'm arguing with the service centre who 'cleaned' my 1160 head
> > > instead of
> > > > replacing it (basically they don't like being caught out). Its
> > > getting
> > > > perfect nozzle checks but banding. They wanted to see proof of
> the
> > > problem.
> > > > So I printed a purge pattern through the piezo driver with OEM
> inks
> > > in place
> > > > and it shows banding on the last 25% of the test across all four
> > > colours
> > > > (where they fadeout - I guess B/W midtone area). Is this a
> genuine
> > > test or
> > > > am I missing something?
> > > >
> > > > Julian
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