Digital BW, The Print

hi, i'm new to this group and wondering if anyone can help me out, i 
have an epson 4000 that has'nt been used in about a year,tried nozzle 
check ,got some ink but very little,tried again couple days later and 
get nothing.any ideas? thanks,bruce rowell

Hi Again Bruce;

I am a humble lurker mostly, but welcome to the group.

Yes, there's a guy named Arthur Entlich (you guessed it, on yet  
another forum) who will send you a very useful epson cleaning manual   
just for the asking. Email him at:

e-printerhelp@...

Ask him for a copy of his inkjet printer cleaning manual. It mostly  
applies to smaller models than yours, but you should get some good  
hints.

Leslie Otterbein

On 15-Oct-07, at 7:32 AM, bruce rowell wrote:

> hi, i'm new to this group and wondering if anyone can help me out, i
> have an epson 4000 that has'nt been used in about a year,tried nozzle
> check ,got some ink but very little,tried again couple days later and
> get nothing.any ideas? thanks,bruce rowell
>
>

In a message dated 10/15/2007 10:30:26 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
lotterbein@... writes:

> hi,  i'm new to this group and wondering if anyone can help me out, i
> have  an epson 4000 that has'nt been used in about a year,tried nozzle
> check  ,got some ink but very little,tried again couple days later and
> get  nothing.any ideas? thanks,bruce rowell
>



From what you describe, your best bet is to run an AUTO nozzle check which  
will trigger cleaning cycles as each line of nozzle checks is printed. It uses  
up ink, but there's really no better alternative.  
This route is more efficient than artificially clearing nozzles with puddle  
and Windex methods. You need to "blow the tubes out" a little. Check your ink  
lines for air pockets by lifting the white plastic 'fence' covering the tubes 
 leading to the head. It could be ink starvation in some of the lines with 
air  bubbles instead of a continuous line of ink. Post your results.
 
HTH
 
Richard Massie



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leslie,you're the best! thanks so much,bruce

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Leslie Otterbein<mailto:lotterbein@...> 
  To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com<mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com> 
  Sent: Monday, October 15, 2007 10:30 PM
  Subject: Re: [Digital BW] new to group


  Hi Again Bruce;

  I am a humble lurker mostly, but welcome to the group.

  Yes, there's a guy named Arthur Entlich (you guessed it, on yet 
  another forum) who will send you a very useful epson cleaning manual 
  just for the asking. Email him at:

  e-printerhelp@...<mailto:e-printerhelp@...>

  Ask him for a copy of his inkjet printer cleaning manual. It mostly 
  applies to smaller models than yours, but you should get some good 
  hints.

  Leslie Otterbein

  On 15-Oct-07, at 7:32 AM, bruce rowell wrote:

  > hi, i'm new to this group and wondering if anyone can help me out, i
  > have an epson 4000 that has'nt been used in about a year,tried nozzle
  > check ,got some ink but very little,tried again couple days later and
  > get nothing.any ideas? thanks,bruce rowell
  >
  >



   

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