Digital BW, The Print

Dear All,
I was plagued with this feed problem with my 2200 even while testing  
it for Epson,
and later with the 2400. Pressure on the paper until it grabbed,  
cardboard spacers behind
the printing paper, and a few other things didn't help. But one day  
my son, who is a
Mac techie (although not a print person), suggested cleaning the  
little rubber wheel
on the right side, with alchohol. (looking at the printer from the  
front, into the top paper feed cavity).
I actually prefer starting a process with water before moving to more  
powerful solvents, so
I wet a piece of old towel and wiped that rubber wheel, as thoroughly  
as possible -- you can rotate
it one direction with the power off. That was four or five months  
ago, and the 2400 hasn't missed
a paper feed since!  It seems that the papers, particularly the matte  
art papers deposit paper dust
on the roller so it can't feed. It was a simple solution which  
finally made me realize what that little
tool epson throws in with the printers is for --(that white plastic  
with a piece of foam attached at one end)
I never found instructions for it, but I think the damp rag is a  
better way to go.

I can't attest that all your feed problems can be solved so easily,  
but it's certainly worth a try.

Clay Price

George wrote:
 >>>This may not make you feel any better, but I've personally see  
six 2400 printers die
because they wouldn't feed properly, including one of my own, which I  
had to take to the
dump because of that problem. It may be more common than this, but  
I'd either send it
back to Epson or get a 3800 (which although it has similar problems,  
I've not known or
seen one die (I have 2) because of it. Mine got so it wouldn't load  
in any slot!!!>>>

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