Epson D92 Chip Resetter Software
Hi guysI've got an epson sylus photo 830 that has ben doing great work for years. Its suddenly decided to flash the green power light and red ink/paper light alternatively. I didn't get any error message. I've tried downloading the SSC utility but this doesn't work but comes up with 'printer off or some other problem'. I've also an Epson diagnostic utility that says the printers busy?As far as i'm concerned its as dead as a dodo and if nobody out there can help its going to be retired at christmas!Thanks in anticipation. The following message will be posted to the Main Forum. You will be notified at if anyone replies.Re: Re: Epson stylus 740 all lights blinking by Anonymous ( 9:46 PM) reply+ / -OMG!!
Thank you, thank you, thank you, rmm149. I can't believe it.I tried so many suggestions on the net.even downloaded SSC Service Utility v4.30, which, apparently, doesn't work with Vista.I was trying to send a few photos off with Christmas cards to the old aunts: 4 of them over 95; they have no access to computers, and are more and more isolated because the 'younger ones' don't use snail-mail any more.
I'm giving you the details because we all have our personal stories and behind every computer/printer glitch is something/someone who is personally affected.How often we act and don't know the consequences- and so often they are good!All the best for 2011.JoanPS: This is December 2010.so I don't know if the person who posted the solution will get this. I just want to add: the small business that services printers in my town says that the old printers are so much better than the new ones. I am so glad I can keep this Epson 740 going. Happy New Year to all.- JoanG.
Teres: A Service Error where all LED's/Lights are blinking at the same time, is normally a Maintenance Request Error. The maintenance request error is actually a Waste Ink Ink Pad Error and normally your remedy is to replace the Waste Ink Pad/Pads with a new one/ones and then reset the Internal Waste Ink Pad Counter. If you just reset the counter and don't replace the pads, then your printers old pads will eventually overflow and normally start leaking ink out the bottom of your printer. Some people actually wash the ink out of the old pads, by holding them under running cold water, then dry them out and simply reinstall them back into their printer. The choice on what to actually do, is yours to make. I would at least recommend getting that Waste Ink Counter reset procedure and performing it first, to make sure your printer will then work.Good Luck!
Denny Conway.P.S. THIS ADDITIONAL INFO POSTED BY 'WES' MIGHT HELP: Wes 13:57:30 To see what's involved in servicing the waste ink pads try this or Tim H 2:46:24 Subject: Epson Reset Program Download Location. After a long search for a reset program for waste ink, without paying, i found it. Goto.please check that your printer is compatible goto:. This program has other features as well.HERE'S SOME INFORMATION POSTED FROM OTHER PEOPLE, THAT MAY HELP YOU TRY TO LOCATE A SERVICE MANUAL OR A RESET PROCEDURE, IF YOU NEED ONE: 'Master 03:22:56 Re: Epson stylus adjustment programs. You can find any service manual or service adjustment program for EPSON inkjet printers at www.otd.com.ua '. OR 'Eva 2/14/2003 23:31:11 Re: Epson Color Stylus Error Codes.
See - they have all service manuals and service programs. Due to them I fixed the same error on me C20! They are friendly!' Heres a link you can try for Waste Ink Pad Servicing on a C20-C60, that may be of some help: ' http//www.wesesweb.web1000.com/wip.html '. Kikelopez: I'm assuming that you actually are looking for the Waste Ink Reset Procedure', but you did not actually say what you needed.
Next time, more information would be helpful.The maintenance request error is actually a Waste Ink Ink Pad Error and normally your remedy is to replace the Waste Ink Pad/Pads with a new one/ones and then reset the Internal Waste Ink Pad Counter. If you just reset the counter and don't replace the pads, then your printers old pads will eventually overflow and normally start leaking ink out the bottom of your printer. Some people actually wash the ink out of the old pads, by holding them under running cold water, then dry them out and simply reinstall them back into their printer.
The choice on what to actually do, is yours to make. I would at least recommend getting that Waste Ink Counter reset procedure and performing it first, to make sure your printer will then work. Here's a link you can try for Waste Ink Pad Servicing on a C20-C60, that may be of some help: http//www.wesesweb.web1000.com/wip.html, but you would still need to go on-line and buy and download the actual Reset Procedure, to clear the actual Service Error Condition.THIS ADDITIONAL INFO POSTED BY 'WES', MIGHT ALSO BE OF SOME HELP: Wes 13:57:30 To see what's involved in servicing the waste ink pads try this OR Tim H 2:46:24 Subject: Epson Reset Program Download Location. After a long search for a reset program for waste ink, without paying, i found it. Please check that your printer is compatible goto:.
This program has other features as well. TECH NOTE: Unfortunatly, the SSC Service Utility does not work on all Epson Printers and not on all Operating Systems, so you will have to check it out first.You will have to check on your particular Epson Printer Model, but you may be able to actually get that adjustment program for free, from www.resetters.com.
I have never tried that source myself, but it was recommended by 'WES'.Just in case the other sources do not work: You may actually need to go on-line to try and locate a 'SERVICE MANUAL' or a 'RESET PROCEDURE', to buy and download for reference in disassembly, troubleshooting and servicing. I have not checked, but you can normally find Service Manuals and or Service Adjustment Programs/Resets for most Epson Printers, from 2manuals.com, at (most Service Manuals can usually be downloaded for around $10 /- ).Good Luck! Denny Conway. John: To my knowledge, there is no Reset Procedure for a FATAL ERROR CONDITION on an Epson Printer. A fatal error is usually caused by either a service related problem that requires some cleaning, servicing and possibly lubrication, or an actual Hardware/Parts Failure.
I'm sorry, but just as it sounds, that is the worse possible error on your printer. My guess is that your printer was probably already dirty and in need of some servicing and thats why the first problem occured Waste Ink Pad Error Condition. For some strange reason, one problem even a paper jam, or sometimes simply replacing ink cartridges, seems to be enough to trigger other conditions that were already pending or close to occuring anyway.
You may need to try and locate a Service Manual on-line, that you could download for in-depth troubleshooting, disassembly and servicing, if you want to try and locate your possible problem. How to hack windows 8 administrator password using cmd. There are approximatly 10 different things that can cause a FATAL ERROR on most Epson Printers and most of them involve HARDWARE PROBLEMS bad/defective/failing electrical parts in the 'carriage assembly' or 'paper feed assembly'. You would normally know if you have been having any paper feed problems jams, misfeeds, crooked feeding copies, etc. You would also normally know if your printer was having any unusual or strange GRINDING NOISES or RATCHETING NOISES, that may indicate a DIRTY or DRY CARRIAGE ASSEMBLY. If your not sure about possible carriage problems, or just to eliminate that area, you might want to clean and lubricate that assembly.
You need to eliminate possible problems and the carriage assembly is one of the biggest and most common problem areas, that cause that Fatal Error Condition. I will e-mail you some additional information on cleaning that carriage assembly, just in case you want to do it.Good Luck!
Denny Conway.P.S. I have not checked, but you can normally find Service Manuals for most printers, at www.2manuals.com (most Service Manuals can usually be downloaded for around $10 /- ), or from check prices of available Service Manuals.
Sir, i read your advise regarding epson fatal error and it seems i had the same problem i heard ratchering and grinding noises in my printer. I brought my printer n epson service center i guest three times with the same problem they can fix but after a few days it go back again with the same problem. Im tired fed up in this routine so i decide to fix it by myself i dis assemble my R230 epson printer i remove the carriage assembly and clean the head including the sensor near the head. After i cleaned the assembly i asseble and try to run, unfortunately it gives error the lights of ink and paper blinks at the same time. According to the manual there is a paper inside the printer and the carriage assembly does not move, but, there is no paper inside.
If i remove the paper and the error occured again i have to bring my printer to the service center. Can you help me how to solve this error, 2 lights blink at the same time. I have the resetter, but it does not work with this kind of error.Please advice me what the best i can do for my printer.Thank you very much, - Anonymous. The print head is clogged. Try running the print head utility a few times. Clean the print heads by performing a head cleaning followed by printing a nozzle check pattern.
A head cleaning and nozzle check pattern must be performed as a cycle. After printing a nozzle check pattern, examine the printed dot pattern. Each staggered horizontal and straight vertical line should be complete, with no gaps in the dot pattern.
If there are gaps in the dot pattern, continue with another cycle. Perform up to 3 cycles if necessary.If that does not help then you can buy the print head cleaning kit from this site and if you want to see what is involved in cleaning the print head using the kit this link will help If you would like to find out one reason why the print head clogged after changing the ink cartridge read this link if you want to really test the print output try printing the page from this linkI hope this helps.Wes. When you download and install the SSC utility you must right click on the icon in your taskbar and select 'Show Main Window' to select your printer in BOTH boxes - the main list AND 'Installed Printers' before the reset and other functions will work. After setting this you again right click on the icon and select 'Protection Counter' - 'Show Current Value' to see the current count and the maximum limit allowed. If it needs resetting the 2 numbers will be very closely or exactly the same. To reset go back into the 'Protection Counter' - 'Reset Protection Counter'. I went through the process of washing out my waste ink pads on my Epson Stylus 880.After reassembly I used the SSC program to reset the protection counter.
It responded as described by some of you fellows, indicating that it was reset.Then the on/off light continued to blink and also the paper light. Both ink lights were on and stationary.Now the printer does not respond, except that when I turn on the printer, the ink carriage moves very slowly to the opposite end, then returns to its stored position very quicklyLooking for help, I found this latter condition indicated a paper scrap stuck somewhere. I can't find what may be causing the problem-can't locate a paper scrap or other obstacle.What should my next step be?
Dismantle again? I felt lucky to get my Epson 880 back together.Could the problem be in my carriage assembly?I'm not in a position to take the printer to a repair shop. Wow, Inkinawink! That was impressive. However, I wish I could understand your suggestions, and put them into use.The CR, I take is the movable ink carriage. I don't know what or where the 'capping area' is or where or what the 'locking lever' is. But it seems that I need to find a way to get the CR to lock.I'm assuming that the 'CR encorder sensor board' is the key to the problem.
Can you tell me where to find it and what it looks like, and further, how to recognize the integrity of mounting position when I do locate it?A similar question applies to the 'CR Encorder FFC' connection to the 'Encorder Sensor Board'.I feel confident that I will recognize debris when I locate the parts you suggest are malfunctioning.I suppose a manual including pictures for my Epson 880 would be a help. But I don't have one.
When attempting to download one from advice from fixyourownprinter, I get a blank screen.You sound like you can help me, but I need more specific instructions. Can you do that, or lead me to a place that will.Thanks, Dave. Looks like it was taken directly out of the Epson Service Manual, except for the repetitive misspelling of 'encoder'. I certainly wasn't impressed. Looks like gibberish to a novice.
The encoder is a device that determines the position of the CR or the cartridge holder assembly. It does it through the use of a plastic encoder strip with lines on it that runs the length of the printer. The encoder board has some electronics on it and an optical sensor, composed of an LED and a photocell.
The LED shines through the encoder strip. The photocell counts the lines as they pass by and thus determines where the assembly is and instructs it when and where to print. The capping area is on top of the service station to the right of the printer. That is the cartridge park position where the heads are cleaned and 'capped' so the ink doesn't dry out and clog. Hey i tried to help.
I found the service manual, and the information within that might help solve the problem. That is what this forum is for right?
To help people with fixing their printers? Spelling mistakes in service manuals are hardly a concern, and certainly not mine. Interpretation of the instructions in the said service manual are not my responsibility either. I helped point the person in the right direction to repairing his printer, if someone else can take over from there, and help him/her further, then that is wonderful, and what this forum is here for. I am not here to IMPRESS anyone, just to help if i can, and I feel I did that.
And your welcome kosteldave, it was my pleasure:). When I respond to questions, I try do it from the point of view that the poster doesn't know the difference between an inkjet and a laser, which most don't.I realize tigerwan was trying to help, but service manuals are not written from practical field experience, they are purely theory. This makes them mostly useless. Considering the misspellings, it was probably written by an English speaking person in Japan.
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I've seen misspellings in HP manuals as well, photos printed backwards, and all kinds of other mistakes. This is why I don't use service manuals. Instead of helping, they usually make the repair take twice as long.
Thanks for your comments, Moe. I grasp your frustration with manuals. However, I have neither a manual or the practical knowledge it takes to make my 880 printer viable.If you could respond to my question about the location and access to my 880's encoder, I would appreciate it.Another Question, I bought this used Epson 880 because I was having trouble with my Epson stylus 740. Having used the 740, and liking it for several years, I wanted to continue with Epson machines. Another reason is that available ink is cheaper.I recently moved from a humid climate, where I never had problems with the ink pad drying out, to a very dry climate.
Now, If I don't use my 740 every day, my black ink stops flowing. The cleaning of the print head works most of the time, other times not. Then I go through the process of wetting the ink pad with windex, and that usually works. Right now however, with a recently installed new black cartridge, I am not able to get the ink flowing. My color cartridge seems to do ok. Do you know what may be going on that my black ink is so stubborn?And perhaps a dumb question: Why is it wrong to remove a cartrige from the CR and then place it back in? I would like to try cleaning under the cartridge.
If I do, must I replace the nearly full black cartridge with a new one?I really appreciate your help.A printer novice, Dave. Hello kosteldaveI'm familiar with the encoder set up on the C86, which from Moe's description suggests it's common to most (all?) Epsons. The encoder strip (which you have identified as the thin plastic ribbon with thousands of vertical lines on it) passes through a thin slot at the top rear of the ink carriage.
This slot locates the encoder strip in the correct position for the 'reader' to count the lines on the strip as the carriage zips back and forth. Thus the encoder electronics are by the slot on the carriage. I'm not familiar with the internals of the encoder unit, but you must slide out the strip before working on it. Remove the encoder strip by first releasing its tension spring at the left end. Then unhook it from the metal retaining tang at the right end. The left end is still retained by a slot and hook, which requires a 90 degree turn of the strip. Do this by first pulling the strip through the carriage slot to the left side.
Using tweezers, you can then manouvre the strip off the retainer hook at the left end. You'll probably have to remove or at least displace the carriage to get into the encoder itself. Releasing the carriage from the chassis guides might be complicated. On the C86, you must release two lugs/snap fasteners each side of the carriage body. When that's done, the carriage splits into two sections horizontally. This separation opens the guide system enough to lift the carriage off the chassis. Yours may differ in the detail.As to removing carts to work on the print head, I do it all the time.
Mainly to reset the chips after the SSC Utility finally zeros them. Anyway, the reason people say not to do it is you lose hydraulic lock between the ink in the cart and the ink feed system in the head. Personally, I've never found this a problem to overcome. After working on the head, replace the cart and run as many cleaning cycles as required to suck out the air in the lines.
It's a slow job, but a darned sight better than fitting new carts every time. The reason new carts work so well is the complete absence of any air within them. They are packed under vacuum, so peeling off the strip to vent them through the top ensures a bubble-free flow straight away. And it's a good money spinner for Epson. But if you take my advice you won't use Epson Durabrites anyway. They are the surefire way to blockages.JaX - WaveGuide.
I just reset the ink pad counter on my Epson RX425. When you've downloaded the SSC utility, look for the 'rx42.' printer option (it's buried in a string of printer types) when you are configuring it for the printer type. Once installed and configured, go to the SSC icon in the system tray (picture of a printer) and right click it.
One of the options is for Protection Counter. Chose the reset option (you need to enter 'yes' to say you've changed the ink pad) and then switch the printer off and back on again.Read the Help file in SSC first.I tried to get to the ink pad but couldn't get the printer case open.
Has anyone else been able to get at the ink pad?Derek - Anonymous. Hi, Hope someone can help. I have an Epson 1290 which has stopped working. When I switch it on it goes through the initial startup then the red light comes on and stays on ( not flashing) The green light is not on. I have read through this thread and tried the SSC program to try to reset the ink counter but it does not fix the problem.
I have also tried numerous combinations of holding different buttons when switching on with no success. Can someone tell me what the permanent red light means, and if it can be fixed please.Note- when I use the SSC utility and try 'show current value' under the protection counter menu I get the message 'some error occurred' I don't know if this is significant and is an indication that the utility has not installed correctly, but I have tried re-installing with no luck.Please could someone help!ThanksKeith. Was successfully using 'Ink Power' brand compatible cartridges for my Epson CX7000F printer without a problem. Ran out of black ink today and when I put in the compatible cartridge the printer does not recognize it and actually says all the cartridges need to be replaced. Message in screen on printer says ' Cyan Magenta Yellow Black Ink Cartridge Error. Cartridge Replacement Necessary.'
When I put in an original Epson cartridge (old and empty) it works but says empty and needs replaced. Tried unplugging and waiting 30 min.
Any reason why they were working for a while but not now? Any suggestions to get the printer to recognize the other brands chip?Thanks. I just purchased an R280 and had the same question. Try the following site: - this describes how to reroute the waste ink to an external container.
Also at the the bottom is a link to Epson for the reset utility. I tried it and it redirects to another site when the R280 model is requested. It appears to be the correct one (I have not tried it yet). It asks for email address, model and s/n - they will then send an activation code. I believe this also leads to a download site for the actual reset utility. The 'non-genuine' scare tactic is something that's specific to Epson's Status Monitor.You can disable that by going to:- Printers & Faxes- Locate and right click on the R260 printer line- Choose 'Printing Preferences'- Click on the 'Maintenance' tab- Look for and click on the 'Speed & Progress' button near the botton- Tick the 'Disable Status Monitor 3' item- Click OK/Done to get out of all the windows you've opened upYou should now find you don't get bugged by the status monitor although you'll need to monitor your ink levels via the printer now.
The SSC utility will not reset many of the printer produced in the last 18 months so printers like the:RX690, T11, DX4450, R1900, NX400, etc. Will NOT be reset using it.Because it's very difficult to find resetter information in one place, I decided to compile a list of the resetters, mod instructions (for fitting an external waste tank) and any other relevant information into a spreadsheet (it took months!)The result is this reference tool:It also has an introduction to waste ink issues with some clear explanations of what causes them and how to fix them.Hopefully you'll find it useful. But PLEASE NOTE. Most of the new printers are now only resettable using an adjustment utility from 2manuals. These cost quite a bit of money and are NOT free. Sorry, but Epson have tied things down a lot since adjustment utilities were free.Also worth noting that there are other resources and information on wasteink.co.uk and I tend to keep that site up to date with any news on guides, tips, etc.Hope that lot helps some of you trying to find information for your printer.Martin.
I have an Epson Stylus CX4600. I have reset the waste utility and the printer is working again thanks to many suggestions in the forum. Now I am trying to find how to clean the waste pad so that the ink does not leak under the printer. It has not leaked yet, but I understand that it will if the pad is not cleaned. All the websites I have tried for free downloads of service manuals are from old forums, and those sites no longer exist! Can anyone help me find how to clean the ink waste pad?
I have the latest ssc service utility and have tried doing a reset on my c65. After the reset i took the catridge out of the printer and loaded it with ink, put the catridge back and still not working.the ink light indicator is still lighting up after this procedure and wont print.I already have tried re-installing the printer drivers and still no luck.by the way this is the first time i tried refilling the catridges so the ink waste pad is still very clean.any help will be great.ganther. That's the thingI have a full black but no color and it's not letting the print I also downloaded and all the driver that allows for all me the black and no color to be used but haven't been able to get it to work on my operating system.I have Epson photo stylist 820 with the old driver that allows for only black or color to be usedAnd I also have been a software that keeps giving me the warning that I need colorHaven't been able to figure it outBut it's not a problem I'm looking into getting a ciss with ARc.
I know you're very correct it needs bothAnd yes that is very true common sense is very difficult to come across nowadays lolI was looking everywhere for something very old but they don't make them anymore lolI wasn't sure if I want to get the ciss for my printer but I'm going to go ahead and get it I was only thinking about that because what if something happens to the printer but it's compatible with a few different models so if something happens to this one that was given to me secondhand I'm just going to get another one that will be compatible with my ciss system. Let's clear up a few things.PART 1 OF 3In no particular order:1) Many older 'entry level' read: cheap printers used the 3 color system described in the thread. They made up a horrendous greanbrownpurple color & called it black. Most newer printers use a 4 or more color system.1a) Mfrs (stands for manufacturers or m^%$#@.&#R&.s) found it was more profitable to sell a 4 color printer cheaper, and make up the cost on the replacement ink - $$$$ again. Kodak was one of the first ones to kick butt on lower cost per page inkjets. Seems like one or two others have followed - a trend maybe??2) THE ONLY only printers that will let you print with ONLY the Black cartridge are/were the ones that use the combo cartridge/printhead or 'hybrid' systems typified by HP, Lexmark and Dell (Made by Lexmark, but juuuuust different enough to p- off the Pope).2a) There were some 3 color printers that allowed you to choose black or color by which cartridge you installed - Black or tri-color.THE REASON: If you allow any part of the working ink system to dry out or get contaminated, you're bummin'.
End of story.You.may. get lucky and be able to save a dried out printhead, but not one clogged by contamination from dust getting into the inlet tube (HELLLOOOO - the reason they tell you not to remove the empty til you have the new one!). Works the same as a kidney stone - pass it & you're fine; don't and it blocks the kidney's outlet tube and your in serious trouble, not to mention it hurts like -.2b) This is also the same reason all changeable tank printers (as opposed to printers who use the hybrid printhead & ink combo cartridges) won't let you print ANY color if any one of the 4 (or more) tanks is empty. This is also why your 'empty' ink tanks are usually not completely empty - a little reserve to keep the system wet and primed until you replace the cartridge.
PART 2 OF 33) Black only: May be controlled by the computer, but you still have to have ink in ALL of the remaining cartridges!! You still waste color ink in the cleaning process no matter which color(s) you tell it to print. I my experiance, Brothers are one of THE most ink hungry printers. We used to go through about a cartridge a month or so of one color or another even sitting idle!
BTW, Brother has had some units whose photo is as good as more expensive printers; key is which ones and the less expensive ones are not rated for heavy use.4)TIA - You have no idea how small the jet holes are! They are so fine, that even wiping them with the wrong thing (or even a q-tip on some) will clog as oppose to open them. I'm NOT saying you definitely trashed your printhead, just kinda an FYI - it is possible. Side note: The reason Epson printers (most notably the 1280) were so popular for dye sublimation printing (t-shirts, hats, coasters, tiles, coffee mugs, etc) is that they were for the most part, the only non-commercial printers whose printheads would hold up under highly abrasive sublimation inks!5) My experience with the absorber or waste ink pads has been that many will run after a counter reset until something el$se breaks. NOT ALL, so don't whine at me because it puked on your 15th century graddenza. I have also successfully washed several pads.
Your mileage may vary. PART 3 OF 36) THIS SECTION APPLIES TO ALL TYPES OF PRINTERS!!! I hear more people bag on their printer for paper jams!! My experience owning and repairing printers has shown that the paper and environmental factors are 95% of the cause jams in otherwise good printers.
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I found: Use at least 20# paper, don't buy more than you will use in a year, Store it right - FLAT - NOT on edge or end!!! Looks cool in the store that way, but that's for a short time Keep your paper warm and dry - store it in a dry part of the living area of your home - NOT in the laundry room, garage, atic, bathroom(!!) or unheated basement. Fan through a new ream at least once before loading the paper tray and keep what's left covered and clean. Jamming on the last page is almost normal and while not desirable, is something to deal with if the rest of the printer is OK. Keep the printer clean and inside the living area of the building. If you keep it out in the shop next to the brake lathe (messy, iron filings) or in the work area of a dog grooming studio, it ain't gonna be happy - and it's NOT the printer's fault!!
Going from -10f over the weekend to +68f by mid-Monday is hell on any electromechanical equipment and the paper too.Hope this clears up some stuff and levels the playing field a bit. Hi, i have been using epson stylus c42sx printer for the past six years now. For the past two years or so i am experiencing printing problems which could be solved using the head cleaning utility.
But recently a very interesting problem has crept up. The yellow and black are printing fairly well but cyan and magenta don't print. I first tried the head cleaning utility but only managed to use up half of the ink in the cartridges. I have tried every thing from changing the cartridge to cleaning the print heads and the conical needles using the cleaning solvent. More interestingly a newly installed cartridge showed even worse results with the the yellow colour disappearing too. On being replaced by an older one the yellow colour came back. I thought may be it was a bad cartridge and bought another one which showed promising results and i was almost sure that print head was clogged.
But the next time I again faced the same problem with another new cartridge I was baffled. As I said I cleaned the head assembly thoroughly and I could even see the cleaning solution coming out of all the nossle pores but still it bore no fruit. I have literally given up on it. In our region there are no genuine EPSON service centers, all there is are a few authorized ones which don't reply to my e-mails neither are the interested in EPSON, they seem more willing to offer their service to other brands. If only I could make those cyan and magenta colours print I would not have been running around for a service person who would do EPSON. All those whom I have contacted don't even have any idea how these printers work, but if it was HP or CANNON they would have done the servicing blind folded. I live in the eastern part of India and EPSON is not doing too well in the markets around this region.
So you can understand the deep shit I am in. Any suggestions would be very helpful or else I will have to give up and go for a low cost printer of some popular brands in our region.
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Please help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hello everyone.I too have a customer's Artisan 800. I have tried all the model entries in the service software but none of them work.
I have tried holding the buttons (all two of them) while starting up, and while idling. I have tried the CD button in combination with holding various portions of the touch display. I am at a loss. It would appear that special software is needed. A service charge plus the $15 these various people want would likely put the cost of doing this pretty close to replacing the unit. I have had no problems resetting Canons, HPs, Brothers and older Epsons. Apparently they think this is a state secret now and there is no method I can find to reset the count.
I have put some feelers out to other techs I know across Canada and will forward the information here if I find a solution. IMHO this problem makes newer Epson printing devices not worth purchasing unless they are disposable (under $100). For people in towns with no Epson service facility the price of shipping the unit would definitely make the repair not worth the cost. I will be recommending my customers avoid Epson. Again IMHO this is a setting that should be available in the customer's menu under maintenance with a warning on the screen that if it is used you may risk ink spillage inside the unit and on the desk.Hopefully I can find a solution and post it back here.MergSo far this is the best site I have found:They provide pictures and a link to the Epson resetter software. This is the official Epson solution as you can also get to the same location from the Epson.com site in their FAQ section. Unfortunately once you have jumped through all the hoops and downloaded the resetter, it wants to link to an Epson server and the server appears to be gone so the software gets an error and stops.This is ridiculous these companies building in obsolescence to their machines.
I had thought there were laws against this. This unit is in brand new condition, there's no reason why we should not be able to reset this counter. Thanks for your help.I emailed Epson and all they would do is tell me if it's still under warranty I could exchange the unit. They were zero help.I will still be recommending my customers, friends and family stay away from Epson. I still can't believe it's legal for them to basically junk a machine over a $5 absorber.We did find an Epson resetter.
It worked beautifully and it was free. I will get the person who downloaded it to give me the URL and I will post it here. I will leave it up to the individual as to weather or not to use it after they look at it.
The instructions are in Indonesian but the screen shots are in English. Mergatroid. On some Epson printers the software to reset the counter in the waste ink pad is easily available on the internet and through Epson This is not the case with the Epson Artisan 710 printer.
Epson will not release it for some reason. Who wants to pay to sent a printer back to Epson when all you need is software to reset the waste ink pad counter.Has anyone who is a programmer tried to modify the software that is available for the Epson Artisan 700 or 800/810 to work on the Epson Artisan 710? Any help would be appreciated.Please don't respond with hit the reset button.it doesn't work.ThanksP. I copied this paragraph from the Epson troubleshooting answer page:Is there anything I can do to continue using my printer?Epson recommends replacing the printer, but if you want to continue using it, Epson recommends having the printer serviced at an Epson Customer Care Center. You may also be able to have the ink pads replaced by an independent service provider and use the Ink Pad Reset Utility to reset the Ink Pad Counter to continue using the printer. Please note that replacement of ink pads is relatively expensive and may not be a good investment for lower cost printers because the printers’ other components also may be near the end of usable life. It seems to this 68 y.o.
That we are not going about the reset issue quite right. First of all epson is just approximately counting pages printed and then after a predetermined amount of guestamated ink usage, are shutting down the printer to prevent a counter top ink spillage issue, or so they say.
Have you ever wondered were some of these printers end up with this particular problem. They end up back at epson, where they take them apart, replace the ink pads, then reset the ink/page counter and quickly check all the other issues of the printer and fix if necessary.
Then they are sold as refurbished at about 1/3 of their original cost on the epson web site at the clearance site. I have used Epson printers almost exclusively for the last 30+ years. Lets put the issue of printer problems in perspective. If you think it is broken and needs to be fixed don't take it to epson as it will cost more to fix it than to buy a new one.
So here's what I do. Take it on as a learning issue. Slip on some gloves.
Disconnect the printer by the power cord while the printer head is in motion. This will unlock the printhead so that you can put it where you want to later. Remove the cartridges. Take printer apart (its not that difficult). Check internet for videos to tell you how. Remove ink pads and replace with simular size regular sponge if you like or do what I do instead.
Discard used ink pads from inside printer, take hose that pumps discarded ink onto ink pads and run that hose to the outside back corner of the printer through a hole that you carefully drill. Extend hose length if necessary and have it empty into a translucent plastic catchup bottle which is velcroed to side of printer. When printer is in use you will now appreciate how much ink you don't get to use with your given printer and you will no longer have any use for inkpads. Now if necessary use the epson utility to reset the ink counter, and then reassemble your printer. Use either refillable cartridges which have automatic resets for full, or use a CISS (continuous ink supply system) which do the same. I have never ever purchased regular OEM cartridges for my epson printers after I use the ones that come with the printer by doing what I have said previously.
Remember, if someone made it, you most likely can take it apart if you use care. Epson uses alot of clips, catches, pressure points, and very few screws to hold there printers together. So don't be afraid to pull a little on various exterior parts to see how they might release of come apart.
Good luck with your effort. HiI have an Epsom Stylus Photo RX425 printer which has come up with all the lights flashing and an 'E'. I have tried resetting the counters with the various programs which is says it has done.
I still have the same problem although my ink pads are soaked I have got a lot of it out over the last 3 days by putting kitchen roll on the pads which have come out soaked in ink. I opened the trap door at the back but there is nothing in the tube and nothing coming out of the tube.I borrowed my granddaughter's printer which is exactly the same as mine and after doing the nozzle test 4 times the same thing has happened to her's. Her's hasn't been used for over a year and her ink pads are bone dry. I have done the reset counters on it and the problem is still there.What else can I try, I don't want to buy a new one as i've just brought a bulk order of cartridges and i'm being brought a wireless one for Christmas.RegardsRioqueen. I have an Epson B1100 running with snow leopard on a mac.Yesterday I rec'd a msg saying my ink pad needed changing and already today I have one saying I need a service and the printer now has flashing alternate paper and ink lights.Is the ink pad the narrow foam pad that runs the width of the printer? If so it's completely black, but it does still print ok (or rather did).
Does it really need a service or can I unlock it with a code?If so, where can I buy a code for mac and will it work with a CIS?Thanks for any advice. I've got an Epson NX125 Printer/Scanner/Copier which registers a brand new black ink cartridge as empty and refuses to print anything, both the Power and Ink Leds are flashing, removing and replacing the ink cartridge fails to fix the problem, the printer is less than a year old and I'm considering junking it, I could use my HP P1005 printer, but it needs a cartridge refill which will set me back about Au$75.00, is there any way to fix my NX125 printer so that it registers the black ink cartridge as full so I can use it to print again?, all help much appreciated. I have a Epson Workforce 500 waste ink pad reset problem. I have went to Epson and got their reset code over 20 times. It says machine has been reset but the first time I try to print that darn waste ink reappears. I've called Epson and they say call a serviceman.
It worked about a year ago. I replaced the pads and reset it.
I asked Epson if they were messing with this service so we would have to buy a new product. They replied it would reset once.
Anyone know how I can do this. I am 73 yrs old so all the you tube instruction I can not understand.