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Automate nozzle checks?

Automate nozzle checks?

2008-11-24 by Michael

Has anyone heard of a way to automate nozzle checks on the 2200? With 
winter coming on in the north (MN)the humidity is falling and even with 
a continuously running humidifier, it's hard to keep the humidity high 
enough to prevent clogs, without having too much condensation forming 
on the windows. If there were a little program that would run a nozzle 
check every couple of days it would solve the problem. Sometimes I 
don't use my printer for a couple of weeks and that's too long in the 
winter. It would be great to put a bunch of cheap copy paper in and let 
it print a check all on its own. Years ago I recall coming across a 
program that would take note of what you click with the cursor and then 
duplicate that on a schedule.

-MK

Re: Automate nozzle checks?

2008-11-25 by pr_roark

MIS recommends an "Auto Print" program for this purpose.  See 
http://inksupply.com/cobra.cfm#ap 

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com 

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Michael" 
<michael3442@...> wrote:
>
> Has anyone heard of a way to automate nozzle checks on the 2200? 
With 
> winter coming on in the north (MN)the humidity is falling and even 
with 
> a continuously running humidifier, it's hard to keep the humidity 
high 
> enough to prevent clogs, without having too much condensation 
forming 
> on the windows. If there were a little program that would run a 
nozzle 
> check every couple of days it would solve the problem. Sometimes I 
> don't use my printer for a couple of weeks and that's too long in 
the 
> winter. It would be great to put a bunch of cheap copy paper in and 
let 
> it print a check all on its own. Years ago I recall coming across a 
> program that would take note of what you click with the cursor and 
then 
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> duplicate that on a schedule.
> 
> -MK
>

Re: Automate nozzle checks?

2008-11-25 by Michael

Thanks, Paul. I had searched all over the Inksupply site but couldn't 
find it (someone else had thought they saw it there). Thanks again.

Michael K

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "pr_roark" 
<pr_roark@...> wrote:
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> MIS recommends an "Auto Print" program for this purpose.  See 
> http://inksupply.com/cobra.cfm#ap 
> 
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com 
>

Re: Automate nozzle checks?

2008-11-25 by John

Paul have already provided the link to the page that you can download
it, in his reply to you (see below Pual's reply please!).

Anyway if this direct link can helps:

PC version: http://www.inksupply.com/html/zip/refresh.zip
Mac version: http://www.inksupply.com/html/macautoprt/daily_print.sit 

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Michael"
<michael3442@...> wrote:
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> Thanks, Paul. I had searched all over the Inksupply site but couldn't 
> find it (someone else had thought they saw it there). Thanks again.
> 
> Michael K
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "pr_roark" 
> <pr_roark@> wrote:
> >
> > MIS recommends an "Auto Print" program for this purpose.  See 
> > http://inksupply.com/cobra.cfm#ap 
> > 
> > Paul
> > www.PaulRoark.com

Re: Automate nozzle checks?

2008-11-26 by Michael Hung

I have a AutoNozzleCheck.zip in the Epson Wide format forum archive to 
do auto nozzle check for 4800.. 

It will not likely work for 2200.. But you can try something similar.. 
Set your 2200 to print to file and ask it to do a nozzle check to the 
saved file. Then use RawPrint.exe from that package.

Although I stopped using it myself.. I found turning off the printer 
more economical and make sure I do the nozzle cleaning at least a day 
before I need a print..

-M

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Michael" 
<michael3442@...> wrote:
>
> Has anyone heard of a way to automate nozzle checks on the 2200? 
With 
> winter coming on in the north (MN)the humidity is falling and even 
with 
> a continuously running humidifier, it's hard to keep the humidity 
high 
> enough to prevent clogs, without having too much condensation 
forming 
> on the windows. If there were a little program that would run a 
nozzle 
> check every couple of days it would solve the problem. Sometimes I 
> don't use my printer for a couple of weeks and that's too long in 
the 
> winter. It would be great to put a bunch of cheap copy paper in and 
let 
> it print a check all on its own. Years ago I recall coming across a 
> program that would take note of what you click with the cursor and 
then 
Show quoted textHide quoted text
> duplicate that on a schedule.
> 
> -MK
>

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