Digital BW, The Print

hi everyone,

although qtr and piezography k7 inks do not yet support the new epson 4880 printer, 
here's how to make it work (using an intel mac, qtr 2.5.1, and cs3):

- install qtr for the epson 4800. after installation, select quad4800 as the printer in 
photoshop, and the qtr dialogue will then control the 4880 through the ethernet printer 
connction.
- manually install the 4800 k7 curves in the quad4800 curves folder.
- remove one of the epson 4880 cartridges and locate the additional hole above the ink 
port on the face of the cartridge that does not exist on the k7 cartridges that were made 
for the 4800.
- using the tip of an exacto knife, grind the missing hole into the k7 cartridges at the 
same location as the hole in the 4880 cartridge.
- replace the k7 4800 chips with the appropriate 4880 chips from the epson cartridges.
- using a chip resetter, reset all of the 4880 chips that have now been inserted onto the k7 
cartridges. if 110 ml chips have been inserted onto 220 ml k7 cartridges, they can 
probably be reset again when the printer indicates that a "110 ml cartridge" is empty.
- install the modified k7 cartridges into the 4880. they will be recognized as new original 
epson cartridges.
- run 2 - 3 power cleaning cycles to purge the espon colour inks. most of the channels in 
my 4880 were completely purged in 2 cycles. the yellow channel required an additional 
power cleaning cycle.
- run a nozzle check and cleaning cycle if necessary.
- print and enjoy.

regards,

sonya

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "sonya_modotti" <sonya_modotti@...> wrote:
> although qtr and piezography k7 inks do not yet support the new epson 4880 printer, 
> here's how to make it work (using an intel mac, qtr 2.5.1, and cs3):
...
> - replace the k7 4800 chips with the appropriate 4880 chips from the epson cartridges.
> - using a chip resetter, reset all of the 4880 chips that have now been inserted onto the k7 
> cartridges.

So the chip resetters usable with the 4800 will also work with the 4880 chips?  Can you (or someone) verify this 
from personal experience?  [I just want to be sure before I plunk down a lot of money for the printer.]

If this is so, and minor modifications to 4800 refillable cartridges will allow them to fit the 4800, then the door is 
open to using 3rd party inks with the 4880.

Myron

Sonya - 

I just bought a 4880 and I've been using K7 inks for a while so I
found your post very interesting, but it poses a few questions that
aren't clear in your message.

When you are finished do you have seven stock 4880 cartridges and one
modified 4800 cartridge, or seven stock 4800 cartridges with one
modified 4800 cartridge? 

What does this modification do that makes the k7 inks work?  


Thanks

Mike


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "sonya_modotti"
<sonya_modotti@...> wrote:
>
> hi everyone,
> 
> although qtr and piezography k7 inks do not yet support the new
epson 4880 printer, 
> here's how to make it work (using an intel mac, qtr 2.5.1, and cs3):
> 
> - install qtr for the epson 4800. after installation, select
quad4800 as the printer in 
> photoshop, and the qtr dialogue will then control the 4880 through
the ethernet printer 
> connction.
> - manually install the 4800 k7 curves in the quad4800 curves folder.
> - remove one of the epson 4880 cartridges and locate the additional
hole above the ink 
> port on the face of the cartridge that does not exist on the k7
cartridges that were made 
> for the 4800.
> - using the tip of an exacto knife, grind the missing hole into the
k7 cartridges at the 
> same location as the hole in the 4880 cartridge.
> - replace the k7 4800 chips with the appropriate 4880 chips from the
epson cartridges.
> - using a chip resetter, reset all of the 4880 chips that have now
been inserted onto the k7 
> cartridges. if 110 ml chips have been inserted onto 220 ml k7
cartridges, they can 
> probably be reset again when the printer indicates that a "110 ml
cartridge" is empty.
> - install the modified k7 cartridges into the 4880. they will be
recognized as new original 
> epson cartridges.
> - run 2 - 3 power cleaning cycles to purge the espon colour inks.
most of the channels in 
> my 4880 were completely purged in 2 cycles. the yellow channel
required an additional 

> power cleaning cycle.
> - run a nozzle check and cleaning cycle if necessary.
> - print and enjoy.
> 
> regards,
> 
> sonya
>