Digital BW, The Print

AS to KK2 Cleaning, I could not find the procedure stated in the manual and instead used 
the sheet that someone posted for KK2 on a 7000 on the Yahoo site. This procedure 
worked just like the sheet they gave me until it comes to the part that says "now to the 
KK2 Cleaning Cycle". At that point my printer differed from this sheet. When I selected 
SELECT TYPE where the menu should have spelled out "Check Cleaning". Instead the only 
options available when I scrolled through the options were, Check Nozzle , and Clean 
Head. Clean Head was really the only choice. I chose that and then the screen stated 
"remove ink", which I did not do because then that made no sense and the level of ink 
display would have been all wrong when I went back to use the machine. So each time I 
just clicked enter.The screen said "blowing heads" while it went through a long involved 
cleaning cycle which I assume was the KK2 cycle. But never on the printer screen did I see 
the words KK2 or KK1 or whatever as an option. However, none of these 4 cleanings did 
anything to change the nozzle patterns.

Did I really do a KK2 cleaning or should I order my new heads tomorrow?
Any suggestions. I've got to get to work printing again.

John Dean

What printer do you have?  I have an Epson 9000/9500 and various 
manuals.  You are in the wrong menu choice. That is all.

If yours is similar to mine I will post the correct method.

Mark

john dean wrote:

>
>
> AS to KK2 Cleaning, I could not find the procedure stated in the 
> manual and instead used
> the sheet that someone posted for KK2 on a 7000 on the Yahoo site. 
> This procedure
> worked just like the sheet they gave me until it comes to the part 
> that says "now to the
> KK2 Cleaning Cycle". At that point my printer differed from this 
> sheet. When I selected
> SELECT TYPE where the menu should have spelled out "Check Cleaning". 
> Instead the only
> options available when I scrolled through the options were, Check 
> Nozzle , and Clean
> Head. Clean Head was really the only choice. I chose that and then the 
> screen stated
> "remove ink", which I did not do because then that made no sense and 
> the level of ink
> display would have been all wrong when I went back to use the machine. 
> So each time I
> just clicked enter.The screen said "blowing heads" while it went 
> through a long involved
> cleaning cycle which I assume was the KK2 cycle. But never on the 
> printer screen did I see
> the words KK2 or KK1 or whatever as an option. However, none of these 
> 4 cleanings did
> anything to change the nozzle patterns.
>
> Did I really do a KK2 cleaning or should I order my new heads tomorrow?
> Any suggestions. I've got to get to work printing again.
>
> John Dean
>
>
>
>
-- 
Mark MacKenzie, M.A.C.
Art Conservator
Past Ink Publishing
1628 Sommerfeld Ave.
Saskatoon, Sask.
S7H 2S6

email: mmackenzie@...
         mmackenzie@...
home/bus 306-382-9392
cel  306-260-8066

Thanks Mark,

I am using the Epson Stylus Pro 7000.

I think you are right. The instructions that were given to me never get me to KK2 
procedure but rather something called head clean blowing heads, whatever that is. 

Yes, please send me whatever you have my manual covers everything but this apparently.
I really need to try this today before I order new heads.

john dean







--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Mark MacKenzie 
<mmackenzie@d...> wrote:

> 
> What printer do you have?  I have an Epson 9000/9500 and various 
> manuals.  You are in the wrong menu choice. That is all.
> 
> If yours is similar to mine I will post the correct method.
> 
> Mark
> 
> john dean wrote:
> 
> >
> >
> > AS to KK2 Cleaning, I could not find the procedure stated in the 
> > manual and instead used
> > the sheet that someone posted for KK2 on a 7000 on the Yahoo site. 
> > This procedure
> > worked just like the sheet they gave me until it comes to the part 
> > that says "now to the
> > KK2 Cleaning Cycle". At that point my printer differed from this 
> > sheet. When I selected
> > SELECT TYPE where the menu should have spelled out "Check Cleaning". 
> > Instead the only
> > options available when I scrolled through the options were, Check 
> > Nozzle , and Clean
> > Head. Clean Head was really the only choice. I chose that and then the 
> > screen stated
> > "remove ink", which I did not do because then that made no sense and 
> > the level of ink
> > display would have been all wrong when I went back to use the machine. 
> > So each time I
> > just clicked enter.The screen said "blowing heads" while it went 
> > through a long involved
> > cleaning cycle which I assume was the KK2 cycle. But never on the 
> > printer screen did I see
> > the words KK2 or KK1 or whatever as an option. However, none of these 
> > 4 cleanings did
> > anything to change the nozzle patterns.
> >
> > Did I really do a KK2 cleaning or should I order my new heads tomorrow?
> > Any suggestions. I've got to get to work printing again.
> >
> > John Dean
> >
> >
> >
> >
> -- 
> Mark MacKenzie, M.A.C.
> Art Conservator
> Past Ink Publishing
> 1628 Sommerfeld Ave.
> Saskatoon, Sask.
> S7H 2S6
> 
> email: mmackenzie@d...
>          mmackenzie@p...
> home/bus 306-382-9392
> cel  306-260-8066