Digital BW, The Print

I am looking for a printer-based menu access to reset the maintenance tank on the Epson 
3800.  I used to be able to do it on the Epson 4000 by powering up the printer while pressing 
the left, up, and bottom arrow keys. Is there something similar on the Epson 3800?

Thanks!
Yves
http://rubinphoto.com

Perhaps it needs replacing?  It costs $20 and is easy to replace.  Jim

----- Original Message ----
From: Yves Rubin <yrubinphoto@...>
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 6:55:26 PM
Subject: [Digital BW] Resetting maintenance tank on 3800

I am looking for a printer-based menu access to reset the maintenance tank on the Epson 
3800. I used to be able to do it on the Epson 4000 by powering up the printer while pressing 
the left, up, and bottom arrow keys. Is there something similar on the Epson 3800?

Thanks!
Yves
http://rubinphoto. com




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Jim, the point is that there is still more than 1/2 the amount of absorbent material that is 
white, so a lot more waste ink could fit in. It is also very easy to replace the absorbing 
material with e.g. folded paper towels (some use female sanitary napkins). I have done this 
several times on the Epson 4000 where the ink waste is much higher than on the 3800.

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, James Strain <platinumjstrain@...> 
wrote:
>
> Perhaps it needs replacing?  It costs $20 and is easy to replace.  Jim

> It is also very easy to replace the absorbing 
> material with e.g. folded paper towels (some use female sanitary
napkins). I have done this 
> several times on the Epson 4000 where the ink waste is much higher
than on the 3800.
> 


I prefer kitchen sponges in my 9500. They can be rinsed out if you so
chose instead of taking up space in a land fill. Yes it is a messy job
for the expense of new sponges (all of about $2.00) but it is possible
better for the environment as the waste will be "treated" before
returning to the Earth.

Hi Yves,

The 4000, 7600 & 9600 printers were the last ones where you could reset the counters for 
the various items like the maintenance tank from the front panel. 

-dave-




--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Yves Rubin" <yrubinphoto@...> 
wrote:
>
> I am looking for a printer-based menu access to reset the maintenance tank on the 
Epson 
> 3800.  I used to be able to do it on the Epson 4000 by powering up the printer while 
pressing 

> the left, up, and bottom arrow keys. Is there something similar on the Epson 3800?
> 
> Thanks!
> Yves
> http://rubinphoto.com
>