Digital BW, The Print

Hi, perhaps you misread the Epson advice in the manual? Epson says 
always leave the cartridges INSTALLED for transporting.

Jon Shiu
Elk, California
Mendocino Coast in Black and White
http://www.jonshiu.com

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Un Globe 
Trotteur" <unglobetrotteur@...> wrote:
>
> Epson recommends to take the cartridges out when transporting the 
printer. Would it be ok if i spray some windex on the pad and take 
the cartridges out? Or is it better to leave the cartridges. I'm not 
sure i want to invest in buying some MIS empty cartridges at this 
point.
> Thanks.
> Po
> PS: should i pour some kind of cleaner where the cartridges sit?
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Paul Roark 
>   To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com 
>   Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 10:03 PM
>   Subject: RE: [Digital BW] Storage
> 
> 
>   Yes, that is what I'd do. You might also want to print purge 
patterns until
>   the paper shows that the ink is out of the system.
> 
>   Paul
> 
>   www.PaulRoark.com <http://www.paulroark.com/> 
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>   From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
>   [mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf 
Of pierrotsc
>   Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 4:42 PM
>   To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
>   Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Storage
> 
>   So i would need to buy some empty carts and fill it with MIS 
cleaning 
>   fluid. Then i would run a cleaning cycle to flush the ink?
>   Is that correct?
>   Thanks.
> 
>   >
>   > I use carts full of MIS cleaning fluid when I store a printer.
>   > 
>   > 
>   > 
>   > Paul
>   > 
>   > www.PaulRoark.com <http://www.paulroar 
<http://www.paulroark.com/> k.com/>
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>   > From: DigitalBlackandWhit
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>   eThePrint@yahoogroups.com
>   > [mailto:DigitalBlackandWhit
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>   eThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
>   > CDTobie@
>   > Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 7:30 AM
>   > To: DigitalBlackandWhit
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>   eThePrint@yahoogroups.com
>   > Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Storage
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>   > In a message dated 2/8/07 10:28:38 AM, unglobetrotteur@
>   > <mailto:unglobetrotteur%40hotmail.com> hotmail.com writes:
>   > 
>   > > We're moving and i need some advice to transport my R220. I 
have 
>   a CIS.
>   > How 
>   > > do i prevent the head to get clogged? I'm going to remove 
the CIS 
>   from the
>   > 
>   > > printer but the printer may stay unused for a few months. I 
want 
>   to be
>   > sure 
>   > > taht when i put everything back together, my nozzles are 
still 
>   cleared.
>   > What do 
>   > > i need to do to prevent ink from drying while there are not 
>   cartridges in 
>   > > the printer?
>   > > 
>   > 
>   > Put a standard set of carts in it, and run it a bit, so that 
there 
>   is ink in
>   > 
>   > the lines and heads.
>   > 
>   > C. David Tobie
>   > Product Technology Manager
>   > ColorVision Business Unit
>   > Datacolor Inc.
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>   > www.colorvision.com
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