Digital BW, The Print

Hi, as with each switch-off/-on the cartridge chips on the cfs are
reset to "full" the printer will do a complete purging cycle which
probably wasted a lot of ink. 

So is it ok therefore to leave the printer on permanently? Power
consumption seems low to me compared to lets say my PC (which I never
leave on 24h a day), but how about the printer electronices, are they
made for it?

Thanks, 

Bernhard

I've pretty much had my 2100 on continously for the entire two years 
that I've owned it. I haven't had any problems which I believe are 
related to leaving it on.

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Daniel Staver
http://daniel.staver.no

> Hi, as with each switch-off/-on the cartridge chips on the cfs are
> reset to "full" the printer will do a complete purging cycle which
> probably wasted a lot of ink. 
> 
> So is it ok therefore to leave the printer on permanently? Power
> consumption seems low to me compared to lets say my PC (which I never
> leave on 24h a day), but how about the printer electronices, are they
> made for it?

> From: Daniel Staver [mailto:daniel@...]
>
> I've pretty much had my 2100 on continously for the entire two years
> that I've owned it. I haven't had any problems which I believe are
> related to leaving it on.

I haven't either (2200). Epson suggests that you turn it off when not in
use, because allegedly the print head isn't capped unless you do so, which
may lead to dry-out. I suspect this only happens in very dry climates,
because it's never taken more than one or two cleaning cycles to get the
printer going after a long idle period, and usually none at all. That's near
the beach in L.A., which is moderately humid.

--

Ciao,               Paul D. DeRocco
Paul                mailto:pderocco@...

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul D. DeRocco"
<pderocco@i...> wrote:
> > I've pretty much had my 2100 on continously for the entire two
> > years
> > that I've owned it. I haven't had any problems which I believe are
> > related to leaving it on.
> 
> I haven't either (2200). Epson suggests that you turn it off when
> not in use, because allegedly the print head isn't capped unless
> you do so, which may lead to dry-out. I suspect this only happens
> in very dry climates, because it's never taken more than one or two
> cleaning cycles to get the printer going after a long idle period,
> and usually none at all. That's near the beach in L.A., which is
> moderately humid.

I was wondering about this issue myself.  I did a bit of research
before buying the printer which suggested that one should turn it off
when not using it in order to prevent blockages due to heads drying
out.  This I have done, although I still need to print with it
reasonably regularly to prevent a blockage.

More recently I have read that it is better to leave it turned on, as
this minimises the number of unnecessary head cleans that the printer
does each time it is turned on.  

I am not entirely convinced by this, but even so, I'd be interested in
a sampling of people's current enperiences.  Which do you do, and why?

F_P

> From: ferdinand_paris [mailto:ferdinand_paris@...]
>
> I was wondering about this issue myself.  I did a bit of research
> before buying the printer which suggested that one should turn it off
> when not using it in order to prevent blockages due to heads drying
> out.  This I have done, although I still need to print with it
> reasonably regularly to prevent a blockage.
>
> More recently I have read that it is better to leave it turned on, as
> this minimises the number of unnecessary head cleans that the printer
> does each time it is turned on.

I'm not sure turning it off and on wastes any ink, because I think the
printer also does a cleaning cycle if you leave it on and don't use it for
quite a while. However, I leave it on because I'm lazy.

I suggest you try leaving it on. Generally, if you get a clog after a period
of disuse, it won't be fatal, so if you find you get a lot of clogs this
way, you can then try the policy of switching it off.

--

Ciao,               Paul D. DeRocco
Paul                mailto:pderocco@...

--- In 
DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "ferdinand_paris" 
<ferdinand_paris@y...> wrote:
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul D. 
DeRocco"
> <pderocco@i...> wrote:
> > > I've pretty much had my 2100 on continously for the entire two
> > > years
> > > that I've owned it. I haven't had any problems which I believe 
are
> > > related to leaving it on.
> > 
> > I haven't either (2200). Epson suggests that you turn it off when
> > not in use, because allegedly the print head isn't capped unless
> > you do so, which may lead to dry-out. I suspect this only happens
> > in very dry climates, because it's never taken more than one or 
two
> > cleaning cycles to get the printer going after a long idle period,
> > and usually none at all. That's near the beach in L.A., which is
> > moderately humid.
> 
> I was wondering about this issue myself.  I did a bit of research
> before buying the printer which suggested that one should turn it 
off
> when not using it in order to prevent blockages due to heads drying
> out.  This I have done, although I still need to print with it
> reasonably regularly to prevent a blockage.
> 
> More recently I have read that it is better to leave it turned on, 
as
> this minimises the number of unnecessary head cleans that the 
printer
> does each time it is turned on.  
> 
> I am not entirely convinced by this, but even so, I'd be interested 
in
> a sampling of people's current enperiences.  Which do you do, and 
why?
> 
> F_P

I do a half way house on this. If I'm going to print then I leave the 
printer on all day until the last print. This prevents unneccessary 
cleaning cycles when the printer is turned on. Then when I'm finished 
I turn the printer off, so printhead is capped. I also always do a 
nozzle check before turning off/on to check all is well. I have had 
my 2100 for a month now, use it regularly and so far have not had a 
single clog. I have'nt even had to initiate a cleaning cycle. Epson 
printers do need to be used regularly. Best to print something at 
least once a week. This works for me.

Peter.

I've had a 2200 for just over a year now and after the first couple of
months it has almost never been off.  Keeping it on definitely reduces
cleaning cycles.  I use carts.  It has sat unused for as long as three
weeks and had perfect nozzle checks (UC+Eboni).  Great printer.

Regards,
Clayton


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