Digital BW, The Print

AAAAARgh!

The printer acts the same with the Epson carts. Does this mean that I cannot  
fix it w/o sending the printer back to Epson?

Joel


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Brentley Beerline" <
brentley_beerline@y...> wrote:
> pull the MIS carts out but be careful as they may have issues.
> put in the epson carts and nozzle check and purge pattern print until
> you get a clean nozzle check and a decent print.
>  
> re install the MIS carts and nozzle check and purge pattern.
>  
> if this doesn't work your carts are hosed.
>  
> btb
>  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joel Beeson [mailto:bluzdoctor@y...] 
> Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2003 14:44
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Digital BW] I'm on a deadline...Epson 1280 doesn't
> print...help!
> 
> 
> Hello:
> 
> I just set up a new (it's been in a box since early last year) Epson
> Photo 1280 
> to print an exhibit of my student's work. I never installed the OEM
> Epson color 
> cartridges, but instead, installed a set of MIS VM hextone cartridges
> that were 
> just delivered yesterday.
> 
> I installed the Epson driver on my Apple G4 (OS X 10.2.8) and followed
> the 
> directions for installing the MIS cartridges (two cleaning cycles). I
> cannot get it 
> to print an image out of PhotoShop, nor even the Epson head nozzle test 
> pattern.
> 
> It sends the data to the 1280, the machine goes through the motions of 
> printing, but no ink is laid on the paper. I cleaned the head three
> times and 
> then quit trying.
> 
> I'm on a deadline for the exhibit, so any advice and help would be most 
> welcome.
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> 
> 
> 
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