Digital BW, The Print

OK, I've got flashing panel lights, all of 'em at once.  Turning off 
the printer for a while and disconnecting the computer don't 
seem to make any difference.

I had just run a series of head cleanings, with cleaning carts 
inserted, preliminary to inserting MIS FS carts.  When the flush 
image printed blank, I put in the MIS carts and right away the 
lights lit up.  At this point, the 3000 doesn't respond to the reset 
button or the hex dump command and doesn't seem to care if 
the carts are in or out.

Anybody run into this before?  I am hoping for a secret reset 
button somewhere and trying not to think of the possibility that it 
needs a new logic board.

Jan Becket

Don't panic, this is signal that flush reseivoir could be full - 
mostly not true. Try switch off and on with [Pause]+[LF]+[Micro 
Adjust Down] buttons pressed.

Martin

>OK, I've got flashing panel lights, all of 'em at once.  Turning off
>the printer for a while and disconnecting the computer don't
>seem to make any difference.
>
>I had just run a series of head cleanings, with cleaning carts
>inserted, preliminary to inserting MIS FS carts.  When the flush
>image printed blank, I put in the MIS carts and right away the
>lights lit up.  At this point, the 3000 doesn't respond to the reset
>button or the hex dump command and doesn't seem to care if
>the carts are in or out.
>
>Anybody run into this before?  I am hoping for a secret reset
>button somewhere and trying not to think of the possibility that it
>needs a new logic board.
>
>Jan Becket
>
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Martin,

Whew — thanks very much!  What a neat trick.

The printer hasn't worked for two months, but at least the lights 
aren't flashing any more.  The easy fix has made me hope that 
you or someone else knows of another fix that will take care of 
the real problem.

In high quality/1440 mode with Piezo driver and inks (or with the 
Epson driver) I had been getting fine bands of black across each 
print, sometimes beginning an inch or so from the print's left 
margin and extending to the right edge of the paper.  Sometimes 
the bands occur in 720 mode, less closely spaced, and 
sometimes not.

I had taken the printer to the local Epson repair place, where I 
was told that the print head needs to be changed ($337.37).  
Apparently banding that changes when one changes print 
modes is not a good sign, according to Epson.  

As a last resort I retrieved the printer and was switching from 
Cone to MIS inks, hoping that the Cone inks were bad.  No such 
luck.  Now that the printer works again, sort of, I see that MIS inks 
also cause identical banding.

I spoke with the Epson guy over the phone and he wasn't aware 
of the buttons to push to get rid of the flashes, by the way.  He did 
flush the heads and lines really well, though, and the flush 
image I printed was totally clear.  I can't imagine there is a clog, 
although at this point I am hoping for one.  

Jan Becket


> Don't panic, this is signal that flush reseivoir could be full - 
> mostly not true. Try switch off and on with [Pause]+[LF]+[Micro 
> Adjust Down] buttons pressed.
> 
> Martin
> 
> >OK, I've got flashing panel lights, all of 'em at once. 
Turning 
off
> >the printer for a while and disconnecting the computer don't
> >seem to make any difference.
> >
> >I had just run a series of head cleanings, with cleaning carts
> >inserted, preliminary to inserting MIS FS carts.  When the 
flush
> >image printed blank, I put in the MIS carts and right away the
> >lights lit up.  At this point, the 3000 doesn't respond to the 
reset
> >button or the hex dump command and doesn't seem to care if
> >the carts are in or out.
> >
> >Anybody run into this before?  I am hoping for a secret reset
> >button somewhere and trying not to think of the possibility that 
it

> >needs a new logic board.
> >
> >Jan Becket
> >

Jan Becket wrote:


As a last resort I retrieved the printer and was switching from 

Cone to MIS inks, hoping that the Cone inks were bad.  No such 

luck.  Now that the printer works again, sort of, I see that MIS inks 

also cause identical banding.


I spoke with the Epson guy over the phone and he wasn't aware 

of the buttons to push to get rid of the flashes, by the way.  He did 

flush the heads and lines really well, though, and the flush 

image I printed was totally clear.  I can't imagine there is a clog, 

although at this point I am hoping for one.  


Jan Becket

 >>

Hi Jan:

I assume you did this, but did you run the alignment utility and how did it 
look after foing a few head cleanings?  Also, the head height might need 
adjusting, but I'm not sure to which height since I don't have a 3000.

-Andy Darlow

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., shashinka@a... wrote:
> Jan Becket wrote:
> 
> 
> As a last resort I retrieved the printer and was switching from 
> 
> Cone to MIS inks, hoping that the Cone inks were bad.  No 
such 
> 
> luck.  Now that the printer works again, sort of, I see that MIS 
inks 
> 
> also cause identical banding.
> 
> 
> I spoke with the Epson guy over the phone and he wasn't 
aware 
> 
> of the buttons to push to get rid of the flashes, by the way.  He 
did 
> 
> flush the heads and lines really well, though, and the flush 
> 
> image I printed was totally clear.  I can't imagine there is a
clog, 
> 
> although at this point I am hoping for one.  
> 
> 
> Jan Becket
> 
>  >>
> 
> Hi Jan:
> 
> I assume you did this, but did you run the alignment utility and 
how did it 
> look after foing a few head cleanings?  Also, the head height 
might need 
> adjusting, but I'm not sure to which height since I don't have a 
3000.
> 
> -Andy Darlow

Thanks for the suggestions, Andy.  I did run the alighment utility 
and curiously, the heads are aligned.  Also, the head cleaning 
utility printed a perfect test pattern. (The banding occurs mostly at 
1440 dpi.)  Head height doesn't seem to make much difference.  

The Epson repair place had the printer for about a month and 
flushed out the system of course.  When I got the printer back a 
few days ago and discovered the same black banding with the 
Cone ink set, I flushed twice with the cleaning carts and put in 
the MIS FS ink set, without any effect. 

I've resigned myself to a new black print head, which is only 
$240, not the $334 I was first quoted.  It's *almost* enough to 
send me back to the darkroom — but not quite.

Jan Becket

I doubt if the INKS cause the banding broblem. I've been using MIS and
Generations since they came out and see no unusual signs of banding and
certainly no signs of unusual clogging. I think banding is a printer
problem, and some printers are much more prone to it than others.

Jerry



janevro wrote:

> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., shashinka@a... wrote:
> > Jan Becket wrote:
> >
> >
> > As a last resort I retrieved the printer and was switching from
> >
> > Cone to MIS inks, hoping that the Cone inks were bad.  No
> such
> >
> > luck.  Now that the printer works again, sort of, I see that MIS
> inks
> >
> > also cause identical banding.
> >
> >
> > I spoke with the Epson guy over the phone and he wasn't
> aware
> >
> > of the buttons to push to get rid of the flashes, by the way.  He
> did
> >
> > flush the heads and lines really well, though, and the flush
> >
> > image I printed was totally clear.  I can't imagine there is a
> clog,
> >
> > although at this point I am hoping for one.
> >
> >
> > Jan Becket
> >
> >  >>
> >
> > Hi Jan:
> >
> > I assume you did this, but did you run the alignment utility and
> how did it
> > look after foing a few head cleanings?  Also, the head height
> might need
> > adjusting, but I'm not sure to which height since I don't have a
> 3000.
> >
> > -Andy Darlow
> 
> Thanks for the suggestions, Andy.  I did run the alighment utility
> and curiously, the heads are aligned.  Also, the head cleaning
> utility printed a perfect test pattern. (The banding occurs mostly at
> 1440 dpi.)  Head height doesn't seem to make much difference.
> 
> The Epson repair place had the printer for about a month and
> flushed out the system of course.  When I got the printer back a
> few days ago and discovered the same black banding with the
> Cone ink set, I flushed twice with the cleaning carts and put in
> the MIS FS ink set, without any effect.
> 
> I've resigned myself to a new black print head, which is only
> $240, not the $334 I was first quoted.  It's *almost* enough to
> send me back to the darkroom \ufffd but not quite.
> 
> Jan Becket
> 
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