Digital BW, The Print

> From: ferdinand_paris [mailto:ferdinand_paris@...]
>
> 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'm not sure turning it off and on wastes any ink, because I think the
printer also does a cleaning cycle if you leave it on and don't use it for
quite a while. However, I leave it on because I'm lazy.

I suggest you try leaving it on. Generally, if you get a clog after a period
of disuse, it won't be fatal, so if you find you get a lot of clogs this
way, you can then try the policy of switching it off.

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Ciao,               Paul D. DeRocco
Paul                mailto:pderocco@...