Digital BW, The Print

> Thanks, Greg, good feedback.
> 
> Actually, I've been running several nozzle checks in a row and it
> seems to be clearing up. I'm reluctant to do too many head cleanings
> in a session, I've heard Epson printers are not happy with that...
> best to do only a maximum of three cleanings (each one is more severe)
> then print a full page of anything to reset the cleaning procedure.

I think Greg nailed it on both counts.  If the color comes back again look at the pads.  I 
inherited a terminally clogged 1800.  After getting the nozzles cleared with cleaning fluid 
the clogs came back (and ink remains with nozzle checks with cleaning fluid)  The 
solution was to remove the right side panel (looking at the front), there are two tubes that 
lead from the two parking pads.  You can disconnect them, soak the parking pads with 
cleaning fluid/windex then suck out the remains with a syringe.  That unit has been 
printing now for seven months or so without problem.

If the pads are relatively clear and don't clog the nozzles when parking it can still be the 
nozzles themselves.  I once ran cleaning fluid through a well used 220 before putting it 
into deep storage.  I ran a purge pattern with cleaning fluid.  It was over 20 sheets of 
plain copy paper with the paper setting on Matte before I got all the nozzles to give a 
completely clean pattern.