Digital BW, The Print

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DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "ferdinand_paris" 
<ferdinand_paris@y...> wrote:
> 
> --- 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

I do a half way house on this. If I'm going to print then I leave the 
printer on all day until the last print. This prevents unneccessary 
cleaning cycles when the printer is turned on. Then when I'm finished 
I turn the printer off, so printhead is capped. I also always do a 
nozzle check before turning off/on to check all is well. I have had 
my 2100 for a month now, use it regularly and so far have not had a 
single clog. I have'nt even had to initiate a cleaning cycle. Epson 
printers do need to be used regularly. Best to print something at 
least once a week. This works for me.

Peter.