Digital BW, The Print

Mike: Thanks for your input.

Yes, I am using the MIS VM inkset in the Epson 7000 and recently had 
the Epson repair tek out here and the unit was realigned and working 
fine when he left.

  I did the install fill according to your detailed instructions and 
the same jet remained missing. Then I printed out a purge sheet and 
after that about 5 other jets now have gaps in the pattern. They were 
not plugged before I printed the purge sheet. I wonder if it has to 
do with the tubing diameter. When the first system leaked air, Bob 
sent me a double tube set with two tubes coming out of each cartridge 
instead of one. The diameter of the new tubing is even less than the 
old CIS system I received. I wonder the heads are  unable to suck the 
ink up into the ink jet heads because of the small tubing. I even 
tried the old windex trick to no avail and applied it on the parking 
pads. Something is wrong as I now have for the first time several 
gaps in my head pattern indication air or much less likely particle 
blockage.

Thoughts or ideas ??

Stephen Harrison


>Stephen,
>
>First, are you using a CIS with your MIS VM inks? I think that is
>what Mark is talking about. If so, I will tell you how to fix the
>problem, it took months or experiementing and switching out parts
>with MIS, but we finally have it working with no problems.
>
>If you loaded carts and have air in the line, all the cleaning cycles
>in the world will not help as the 7000 lines are very long. You need
>to do an initial fill to purge the air. You do not have to remove the
>ink, but just do the init fill.
>
>Here is how it is done;
>
>Epson 7000 - INITIAL CHARGE PROCEDURE
>1 - Ensure printer is off.
>2 - Hold 3 buttons down and turn on machine. The three (3) buttons
>are:
>a) "Paper feed +" ( Paper feed plus)"
>b) "Paper feed -" ( Paper feed minus)
>c) "Cut/Eject" (Enter)
>
>3 - The LCD will display "Check : Test
>
>4 - Press the "Paper Source" button four (4) times to toggle through
>the
>cleaning menu until the LCD displays : "Check : Cleaning".
>
>5 - Press the "Enter" Button. The LCD will display "Cleaning :
>Std.KK0"
>
>6 - Press the "Paper Source" Button to toggle though the menu until
>the LCD
>displays "Cleaning : Init. Fill"
>
>7 - Press the "Enter" Button to beginning the charging routing.
>("Init.
>Fill" = Initial Fill)
>
>8 - When the charging routing is finished - you will need to turn the
>printer OFF to exit these menus. Turn it back ON to begin normal
>operation.
>
>Hope this helps, it has always worked for me when I got air in the
>lines. I have never used fantastic or windex on my 7000. I find the
>heads are usually cleared by sitting or the cleaning cycles.
>
>Let me know if this helps,
>
>Mike
>
>
>
>
>
>--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., Stephen Harrison <sh@s...>
>wrote:
>>  >I have an Epson 7000 and was installing the MIS VM Quad tone inks
>>  >and there seems to be air { it could be a clog as well although
>>  >probably is air)  in only one of my jets. I have waited 48 hours,
>>  >run many cleaing cycles and printed out many sheets  all to no
>>  >avail. The block remains. I have read where Fantastic can be
>>  >inserted on the pads where the heads rest for the Epson 3000. Does
>>  >anyone know if this is effective for the Epson 7000 as well?
>>
>>
>>  Stephen Harrison
>
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