Digital BW, The Print

Hi folks,

Well, after printing a small proof sheet, my Epson 1400 started flashing
red the paper feed light and the ink light, alternately. The feed
backplate that angles to help feed the paper was in the angled position,
but no paper was feeding. Turning on and off the printer causes it to
very briefly try to turn the feed roller, then it immediately starts
flashing the lights. The power light is off. No utility will talk to it
in this state.

I've tried to hand turn the feed roller, and the angled back plate moves
when I turn it, as well as the white feet that hold the paper, but and
no matter what position I leave the roller in., the printer continues to
flash the lights. I've moved a bit, powered it off and on, and done this
perhaps 20 times now to see if I could synchronize the feed mechanism,
or perhaps convince it to unstick. But every time I turn it on, the feed
roller jerks very slightly, and then the lights start to blink.

This does not sound like waste tank problem; it sounds mechanical. I'm
moderately mechanically inclined, so if there is something I need to
free up the mechanism, I can probably do it. It is my only printer, and
I'm rather dead in the water without it.

Thanks in advance for whatever suggestions you could offer.

Andrew

Wow. This may be more than I can handle, but this is really excellent!
Thanks very much.

Andrew


On Mon, September 8, 2014 6:27 am, homershannon@...
[DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint] wrote:

> What you need is an Epson 1400 workshop manual...
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> I just happen to have one and it is posted at
> Epson 1400 work shop manual.pdf http://1drv.ms/1s2cMwu
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Thanks again for the workshop manual. I took apart as much as I dared,
but everything worked smoothly when turned by hand, and there was no
paper bits. So, my conclusion is that perhaps something on a logic board
or a sensor is confused/broken. I bought a new printer (the 1430). It's
wireless, so even if it is almost the same, it is a step up in
convenience for me.

By the way, I have some older refillable cartridges, and, while I
deplete my supply of Claria ink, I'd like to know whether these
refillable carts for the 1400 will work in the 1430? I've heard
conflicting reports, while some folks say they work fine, and others say
they need a new chip. Of course, I'll try it myself, but refilling all
the carts just to find out they don't work is a waste of ink, as I don't
know how to get the genie back into the bottle!

Andrew



On 9/8/14, 6:27 AM, homershannon@...
[DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint] wrote:

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> What you need is an Epson 1400 workshop manual...
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> 
> I just happen to have one and it is posted at 
> Epson 1400 work shop manual.pdf <http://1drv.ms/1s2cMwu>
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Hi Paul

Thanks for the feed. The cartridges are 'for USA Only", does that mean that a printer from Epson,Canada is not covered?

Thanks

Le 2014-09-24 à 09:29, "paulmwhiting@... [DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint]" <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com> a écrit :

> I've had very good luck with some refillable carts from Jon Cone:
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> http://shopping.netsuite.com/s.nl/c.362672/sc.11/category.34585/.f
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> Everything else in my refill setup is from MIS except for these Cone carts. They are recognized in both the 1400 and 1430 and what I really like is they are manually resettable. You have to use his chip resetter though. Jon told me that he has a supplier in China that makes these carts to his specs, such that they have these features.
> 
> HTH,
> 
> Paul
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> 

Jacques Caron
Photographe
jacques.caron@...

The need for a chip resetter is confusing. The descriptions of the carts
on that site state:

"Refillable Cartridges use spongeless design with "ARC" auto reset chips
that can be reset by turning printer off, or reset automatically when
cartridge reaches about 90% empty."

Ok, got that. But the resetter pdf instructions (from
http://shopping.netsuite.com/c.362672/site/techdocs/ACC-RESETTER-7P_2013.pdf)
say:

"Desktop refillable cartridges can be refilled and reused many times.
The ARC chips are designed to reset automatically when a cartridge reads
empty, is removed from the printer, refilled with ink and reinstalled."

So far so good. But it goes on to say:

"In order to refill several carts at once and manually reset the chip
ink levels, a chip resetter must be used."

Ok, they've lost me. Why can't I refill a bunch of them and as I take
them out, they automatically reset? What is this really saying?

It's just $20, but still, if the carts themselves auto reset, then why
is there a need for a resetter?


Andrew




On 9/24/14, 6:29 AM, paulmwhiting@...
[DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint] wrote:

>  
> I've had very good luck with some refillable carts from Jon Cone:
> 
> http://shopping.netsuite.com/s.nl/c.362672/sc.11/category.34585/.f
> 
> Everything else in my refill setup is from MIS except for these Cone
> carts. They are recognized in both the 1400 and 1430 and what I really
> like is they are manually resettable. You have to use his chip resetter
> though. Jon told me that he has a supplier in China that makes these
> carts to his specs, such that they have these features.

The need for a chip resetter is confusing. The descriptions of the carts
on the Cone site state:

"Refillable Cartridges use spongeless design with "ARC" auto reset chips
that can be reset by turning printer off, or reset automatically when
cartridge reaches about 90% empty."

Ok, got that. But the resetter pdf instructions (from
http://shopping.netsuite.com/c.362672/site/techdocs/ACC-RESETTER-7P_2013.pdf)
say:

"Desktop refillable cartridges can be refilled and reused many times.
The ARC chips are designed to reset automatically when a cartridge reads
empty, is removed from the printer, refilled with ink and reinstalled."

So far so good. But it goes on to say:

"In order to refill several carts at once and manually reset the chip
ink levels, a chip resetter must be used."

Ok, they've lost me. Why can't I refill a bunch of them and as I take
them out, they automatically reset? What is this really saying?

It's just $20, but still, if the carts themselves auto reset, then why
is there a need for a resetter?


Andrew




On 9/24/14, 6:29 AM, paulmwhiting@...
[DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint] wrote:

>  
> I've had very good luck with some refillable carts from Jon Cone:
> 
> http://shopping.netsuite.com/s.nl/c.362672/sc.11/category.34585/.f
> 
> Everything else in my refill setup is from MIS except for these Cone
> carts. They are recognized in both the 1400 and 1430 and what I really
> like is they are manually resettable. You have to use his chip resetter
> though. Jon told me that he has a supplier in China that makes these
> carts to his specs, such that they have these features.

Hi

I'm using exactly the same procedure; it's a bit confusing at first when you see a perfectly full cartridge channel flashing on the printer but just re-inserting them is clearing the flashing lights.

I don't know what would be an ideal situation, but it's pretty straightforward once you know that the printer is acting a bit weird with refillable cartridges.


Le 2014-10-03 à 09:04, "homershannon@... [DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint]" <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com> a écrit :

> Andrew:
> 
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> I use the MIS chips in both my 1400 and 1430 and don't have a chip resetter. I always assume that the Epson ink status reports that I get are inaccurate, and as far as I know, they always are. I just run the printers until a cartridge really runs out, at which point the printer stops and patiently waits. I then fill up the offending cartridge and check the others at the same time. Then with a push of the "drop" button, the printer does a head cleaning and resumes the print - and flashes up the ink status screen again, usually showing me to be out of three or four inks when I know they are all full. 
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> I confess this it not an ideal way to manage my ink levels, but since the printer recovers from an ink-out situation very well, it works. If I have some really critical printing to do, I'll just check the levels before I start. The extra head cleaning wastes a little ink but assures better prints anyway. 
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Jacques Caron
Photographe
jacques.caron@videotron.qc.ca

The chips only reset themselves if they are taken out and put back into  
the printer when they are indicating empty or nearly empty. If you take  
out an ink cartridge that is half full, fill it up, and then put it back  
into the printer, it will still register half full. That is why you need  
to manually reset it.

Steve

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> So far so good. But it goes on to say:
>
> "In order to refill several carts at once and manually reset the chip
> ink levels, a chip resetter must be used."
>
> Ok, they've lost me. Why can't I refill a bunch of them and as I take
> them out, they automatically reset? What is this really saying?
>
> It's just $20, but still, if the carts themselves auto reset, then why
> is there a need for a resetter?
>
>
> Andrew
>
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Aha! An excellent answer. Thanks very much.

Andrew


On 10/3/14, 12:51 PM, 'Steve Taylor' taylorfamily3688@...
[DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint] wrote:

>  
> 
> The chips only reset themselves if they are taken out and put back into
> the printer when they are indicating empty or nearly empty. If you take
> out an ink cartridge that is half full, fill it up, and then put it back
> into the printer, it will still register half full. That is why you need
> to manually reset it.
> 
> Steve
> 
>>
>> So far so good. But it goes on to say:
>>
>> "In order to refill several carts at once and manually reset the chip
>> ink levels, a chip resetter must be used."
>>
>> Ok, they've lost me. Why can't I refill a bunch of them and as I take
>> them out, they automatically reset? What is this really saying?
>>
>> It's just $20, but still, if the carts themselves auto reset, then why
>> is there a need for a resetter?
>>
>>
>> Andrew
>>
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