Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul D. DeRocco"
<pderocco@i...> wrote:
> > I've pretty much had my 2100 on continously for the entire two
> > years
> > that I've owned it. I haven't had any problems which I believe are
> > related to leaving it on.
> 
> I haven't either (2200). Epson suggests that you turn it off when
> not in use, because allegedly the print head isn't capped unless
> you do so, which may lead to dry-out. I suspect this only happens
> in very dry climates, because it's never taken more than one or two
> cleaning cycles to get the printer going after a long idle period,
> and usually none at all. That's near the beach in L.A., which is
> moderately humid.

I was wondering about this issue myself.  I did a bit of research
before buying the printer which suggested that one should turn it off
when not using it in order to prevent blockages due to heads drying
out.  This I have done, although I still need to print with it
reasonably regularly to prevent a blockage.

More recently I have read that it is better to leave it turned on, as
this minimises the number of unnecessary head cleans that the printer
does each time it is turned on.  

I am not entirely convinced by this, but even so, I'd be interested in
a sampling of people's current enperiences.  Which do you do, and why?

F_P