Digital BW, The Print

Howdy All,

has anyone in san francisco found a good place to take a comatose
Epson printer for repair? 

my 2000P did not like me taking a three week honeymoon break. all
lights are flashing. manual says if turning it off and on again don't
work, contact cavalry..!

I found references to ink waste pads and resetting tricks, but I can't
find a reset button combo that works for me.

Epson says their closest authorized service centers are outside the city.

warranty is long over... so I don't think I need an authorized service
person.

any thoughts?

thanks,
Tom De Carlo

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Tom " 
<pouty_bob@y...> wrote:
> Howdy All,
> 
> has anyone in san francisco found a good place to take a 
comatose
> Epson printer for repair? 
> 
> my 2000P did not like me taking a three week honeymoon 
break. all
> lights are flashing. manual says if turning it off and on again 
don't
> work, contact cavalry..!
> 
> I found references to ink waste pads and resetting tricks, but I 
can't
> find a reset button combo that works for me.
> 
> Epson says their closest authorized service centers are 
outside the city.
> 
> warranty is long over... so I don't think I need an authorized 
service
> person.
> 
> any thoughts?
> 
> thanks,
> Tom De Carlo

Tom...

For $10 you can get a service manuel.  Go to the MIS site, go to 
the front [main] page look for "new", go down 11 items and you'll 
see the download information.   I have bought two service 
manuels from this site and am pleased.  Just checked and they 
have a 2000 Epson Manuel.   The manuels have the reset 
procedure for the individual printers.  I don't  have a 2000 so I 
can't help.  If you have a paypal account, you get the down load 
withing seconds.  Might save you lots of money.  It also has the 
procedure to change ink pads.  You could probably get by for a 
couple of months on just a reset if thats the problem.

Ron

>[snip] has anyone in san francisco found a good place to take a comatose
>Epson printer for repair?
>[snip]
>Epson says their closest authorized service centers are outside the city.
>[snip]
>Tom De Carlo

I've been saving a reference to one in Emeryville I have not yet used 
myself. Glad to post/forward it.

--
Sam

Thanks Ron!

I was gonna visit MIS for more ink soon, but didn't think to check
them out first... 

I did get the service manual from the site they list, and even though
I was sure I tried the combination they give, my printer woke right up!!!

the manual does say the ink waste pads should average about five years
of use at a particular rate or about 10000 prints... could all the
cleanings I do to use handfilled inks cause the limit to be reached
3.5 years early? 

Tom

> 
> Tom...
> 
> For $10 you can get a service manuel.  Go to the MIS site, go to 
> the front [main] page look for "new", go down 11 items and you'll 
> see the download information.   I have bought two service 
> manuels from this site and am pleased.  Just checked and they 
> have a 2000 Epson Manuel.   The manuels have the reset 
> procedure for the individual printers.  I don't  have a 2000 so I 
> can't help.  If you have a paypal account, you get the down load 
> withing seconds.  Might save you lots of money.  It also has the 
> procedure to change ink pads.  You could probably get by for a 
> couple of months on just a reset if thats the problem.
> 
> Ron

Thanks Sam,

I have that Emeryville address too... even called them to say I was on
my way... then I saw Ron's post about the link from MIS's site.

$8.95 is way better than an $80 minimum for something this simple!

Tom



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Sam A.
McCandless" <samcc@v...> wrote:
> >[snip] has anyone in san francisco found a good place to take a
comatose
> >Epson printer for repair?
> >[snip]
> >Epson says their closest authorized service centers are outside the
city.

> >[snip]
> >Tom De Carlo
> 
> I've been saving a reference to one in Emeryville I have not yet used 
> myself. Glad to post/forward it.
> 
> --
> Sam

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Tom " 
<pouty_bob@y...> wrote:
> Thanks Ron!
> 
> I was gonna visit MIS for more ink soon, but didn't think to 
check
> them out first... 
> 
> I did get the service manual from the site they list, and even 
though
> I was sure I tried the combination they give, my printer woke 
right up!!!
> 
> the manual does say the ink waste pads should average about 
five years
> of use at a particular rate or about 10000 prints... could all the
> cleanings I do to use handfilled inks cause the limit to be 
reached
> 3.5 years early? 
> 
> Tom
> 
> 
> 
> > 
> > Tom...
> > 
> > For $10 you can get a service manuel.  Go to the MIS site, go 
to 
> > the front [main] page look for "new", go down 11 items and 
you'll 
> > see the download information.   I have bought two service 
> > manuels from this site and am pleased.  Just checked and 
they 
> > have a 2000 Epson Manuel.   The manuels have the reset 
> > procedure for the individual printers.  I don't  have a 2000 so I 
> > can't help.  If you have a paypal account, you get the down 
load 
> > withing seconds.  Might save you lots of money.  It also has 
the 
> > procedure to change ink pads.  You could probably get by for 
a 
> > couple of months on just a reset if thats the problem.
> > 
> > Ron

There is also a procedure for finding out what the time left on 
your machine is [the pad change], on my machines  , you turn it 
off and then hold down a couple of the buttons in front and it 
gives you a print out.  The procedure is in the manuel.  Bob at 
MIS said that he was going to start carring the pads as an item, 
he's been asked for them before.  Just setting it on an old towel 
works also.  Glad the info helped.

Ron