Request for Question Clarification by
bikerman-ga
on
03 Nov 2002 17:02 PST
Hello!
I set out in search of how to remove the case from your printer,
but I found something that might fix your problem without having
to take your printer apart--which would be a plus to me if it
works. I'm posting this as a clarification because it doesn't
answer your question exactly, but hopefully it will solve your
problem.
First you need to know how to cause your printer to run through
its cleaning cycle. The cleaning cycle is designed to fix/prevent
exactly this problem, but it doesn't always work. Here is a quote
from a website describing how to cause the Stylus Pro to execute a
cleaning cycle:
"Why am I getting horizontal lines through my printed text or
graphics?
"This phenomena is called banding and may be caused by a clogged
nozzle. Print the selftest page by pressing the Load/Eject button
while applying power to the printer. Check to see if white lines
appear through your text. If the white lines are present, perform
two cleaning cycles as described under the front cover of the
printer; (COLOR Cleaning)-Press the PAUSE button, then ALT and
Economy Condensed, or (BLACK Cleaning)-Press the PAUSE button,
then ALT and Load/Eject. If the ink cartridge is new and the
cleaning cycles did not correct the problem, print the default
settings (Press Economy/Condensed and power the printer on) to
ensure that "Autoline Feed" is off. If the "Autoline Feed" is
off, and the test print still shows missing dots, have the printer
sent in for repair. If the ink cartridge is old, and the cleaning
cycles did not correct the problem, print the default settings to
ensure that "Autoline Feed" is off. If the "Autoline Feed" is off,
replace the ink cartridge. You may have to perform a few cleaning
cycles after installing the new ink cartridge. Banding may also
occur if the user turns the printer off by a power bar. If this
is the case, the user may need to run up to 10 cleaning cycles to
correct the problem. If the condition persists and it is visible
in the demo page, the printer needs to be serviced. The
Troubleshooting Guide located in Chapter Six of the User's Manual
provides additional information."
EPSON Stylus Pro
UK Technical Support
http://www.uktsupport.co.uk/epson/Inkjet/spro.htm
If that works, great! But if it doesn't, there's still hope.
Check out the following page which describes how to run alcohol
through the ink cartridge. A bunch of people have had great
success with this method. Note that you may have to run through
the cleaning cycle 20 or more times.
Weeno: How to Clean Clogged Inkjet Printheads
http://www.weeno.com/art/0899/140.html
There are also some helpful comments on that page. In particular,
you might want to read the one by Robert Dunn telling how to keep
from wasting so much ink during the process. Search the page for
the following string to quickly find his comment:
Robert Dunn on 08/15/1999 07:45 pm wrote:
Google Search Strategy:
"epson stylus pro" clogged nozzle
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=%22epson+stylus+pro%22+clogged+nozzle&btnG=Google+Search
"epson stylus pro" "take apart"
://www.google.com/search?q=%22epson+stylus+pro%22+%22take+apart%22&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&filter=0
If this works and you are satisfied, please let me know and I'll
post this as an answer.
Good luck,
bikerman-ga
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