Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., Richard Sintchak 
<richard@c...> wrote:
> Tuesday, October 22, 2002, 12:46:08 PM, K2 Chittin wrote:
> 
> KC> You can manually move the print head to the left as Jim stated 
above 
> KC> by:
> 
> KC> 1. Switch off the printer.
> 
> KC> 2. Push the carts/print head to the right of the parked 
position.
> 
> KC> 3. Roll the large white plastic cog on the left side of the 
printer 
> KC> clockwise.  It only needs about an 8th of a revolution but 
turning 
> KC> further causes no harm.  This will move the white plastic "peg" 
> KC> (can't think of another word for it) down, allowing you to 
freely 
> KC> move the print head to the left.  Make sure that the peg is 
fully 
> KC> withdrawn.
> 
> KC> 4. Do all your paper towel cleaning.
> 
> KC> 5. Move the print head back to the parked position and, while 
keeping 
> KC> it pushed a little further to the right than the normal parked 
> KC> position, turn the large plastic cog anti-clockwise to lock the 
white 
> KC> plastic peg as far as it will go without using undue force.
> 
> KC> 6. Push the print head back to the left a little so that it is 
flush 
> KC> against the white peg.
> 
> KC> It sounds a lot more complicated than it is.  So just give it a 
go.
> 
> KC> Good luck.
> 
> KC> K2
> 
> Actually just reaching in there with a pen or pencil or similar
> pointed object and flick the white peg down seems works fine too. 
I've
> done this numerous times with my 870 and done the switch out routine
> to use the remaining ink in the supposed empty cartridges. I just
> tried it with my two 1160's and it worked fine as well.
> 
> Best regards,
>  Richard  
> 
> mailto:richard@c...
> 
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Interesting because when I was talking to Bob Zeiss about DOA 1280 MIS 
chips, and he recommended a procedure not on the MIS site to install 
carts with MIS chips...this is the exact method used ( a simple peg 
push) to free the head. The printer had to be turned off and unplugged 
first. It does work on an 1280, I've been doing it for awhile. When 
you push the head back to the right, the peg doesn't pop back up 
though- you have to turn printer back on at this point.
Jim H.