In the last couple of months I have been getting worried after reading
quite a few stories from people with Epson printers that are failing.
Especially because I recently bought my olds an Epson printer for
Christmas so they can print out their photos.

Today my R200 has gone potty! I have only had this printer I believe
just over a year! (I guess that means its out of warranty?) It has
decided to suddenly not recognise any of the ink cartridges. I have
also discovered that at the right hand side some black ink has been
leaking down and onto a screw under where the stationary print head
usually rests to the left of the sponge pads.

So far I am trying to clean up the spilt ink using tissues. I have
also removed all the ink cartridges from the print head so more ink
can't leak down.

It seems this is a common problem as others have also had this issue:
http://www.fixyourownprinter.com/forums/printer/34303

And a search of comp.periphs.printers brings up many posts with people
have issues with Epson printers. And the number one issue seems to
always be the print heads getting clogged.

In the past I have never had any problems when I used cheaper HP and
Canon inkjets where I had the same printer for many years, and Epson
supposedly have more expensive and advanced print heads?

I guess that going for an Epson printer with it's high resolution
figures and fancy Durabrite Ink cartridges has it's drawbacks, and the
biggest one is the reliability of the print heads?

If anyone has any information by the way on how to clean the print
heads for my Epson R200, I'd be very grateful. I suspect that they
probably need cleaning and hopefully I should be able to do this
without any more problems.

Cheers for your help

John

Note for future: Always buy extended warranty with Epson printers!

You might want to try fixyourownprinter.com itself. I don't know about your
printer, but they sell cleaning kits for about $9.95 for many Epson
printers. They come with instructions, fluids etc. I just ordered one myself
for a CX4800.

Mike


"John" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> In the last couple of months I have been getting worried after reading
> quite a few stories from people with Epson printers that are failing.
> Especially because I recently bought my olds an Epson printer for
> Christmas so they can print out their photos.
>
> Today my R200 has gone potty! I have only had this printer I believe
> just over a year! (I guess that means its out of warranty?) It has
> decided to suddenly not recognise any of the ink cartridges. I have
> also discovered that at the right hand side some black ink has been
> leaking down and onto a screw under where the stationary print head
> usually rests to the left of the sponge pads.
>
> So far I am trying to clean up the spilt ink using tissues. I have
> also removed all the ink cartridges from the print head so more ink
> can't leak down.
>
> It seems this is a common problem as others have also had this issue:
> http://www.fixyourownprinter.com/forums/printer/34303
>
> And a search of comp.periphs.printers brings up many posts with people
> have issues with Epson printers. And the number one issue seems to
> always be the print heads getting clogged.
>
> In the past I have never had any problems when I used cheaper HP and
> Canon inkjets where I had the same printer for many years, and Epson
> supposedly have more expensive and advanced print heads?
>
> I guess that going for an Epson printer with it's high resolution
> figures and fancy Durabrite Ink cartridges has it's drawbacks, and the
> biggest one is the reliability of the print heads?
>
> If anyone has any information by the way on how to clean the print
> heads for my Epson R200, I'd be very grateful. I suspect that they
> probably need cleaning and hopefully I should be able to do this
> without any more problems.
>
> Cheers for your help
>
> John
>
> Note for future: Always buy extended warranty with Epson printers!
>
>

MY FRIEND HAS AN R300. HE USES EXCLUSIVELY EPSON OEM INK. HE HAS HAD
NO PROBLEMS OTHER THAN WITH THE CD FEED TRAY WHICH IS A KNOWN PROBLEM.
BUT HE HAS COMPARED HIS PHOTO PRINTS COMPARED WITH MY CANON IP4000 USING
CANON OEM INK AND FEELS THE CANON PRODUCES BETTER RESULTS.

GO BUY A CANON IP5200 AND USE CANON OEM INK WITH COSTCO/KIRKLAND FULL
SHEET GLOSSY PAPER. THE RESULTS ARE FANTASTIC AND NO PROBLEMS.

John wrote:

>In the last couple of months I have been getting worried after reading
>quite a few stories from people with Epson printers that are failing.
>Especially because I recently bought my olds an Epson printer for
>Christmas so they can print out their photos.
>
>Today my R200 has gone potty! I have only had this printer I believe
>just over a year! (I guess that means its out of warranty?) It has
>decided to suddenly not recognise any of the ink cartridges. I have
>also discovered that at the right hand side some black ink has been
>leaking down and onto a screw under where the stationary print head
>usually rests to the left of the sponge pads.
>
>So far I am trying to clean up the spilt ink using tissues. I have
>also removed all the ink cartridges from the print head so more ink
>can't leak down.
>
>It seems this is a common problem as others have also had this issue:
>http://www.fixyourownprinter.com/forums/printer/34303
>
>And a search of comp.periphs.printers brings up many posts with people
>have issues with Epson printers. And the number one issue seems to
>always be the print heads getting clogged.
>
>In the past I have never had any problems when I used cheaper HP and
>Canon inkjets where I had the same printer for many years, and Epson
>supposedly have more expensive and advanced print heads?
>
>I guess that going for an Epson printer with it's high resolution
>figures and fancy Durabrite Ink cartridges has it's drawbacks, and the
>biggest one is the reliability of the print heads?
>
>If anyone has any information by the way on how to clean the print
>heads for my Epson R200, I'd be very grateful. I suspect that they
>probably need cleaning and hopefully I should be able to do this
>without any more problems.
>
>Cheers for your help
>
>John
>
>Note for future: Always buy extended warranty with Epson printers!
>
>
>
>

measekite wrote:

> MY FRIEND HAS AN R300. HE USES EXCLUSIVELY EPSON OEM INK. HE HAS HAD
> NO PROBLEMS OTHER THAN WITH THE CD FEED TRAY WHICH IS A KNOWN PROBLEM.
> BUT HE HAS COMPARED HIS PHOTO PRINTS COMPARED WITH MY CANON IP4000 USING
> CANON OEM INK AND FEELS THE CANON PRODUCES BETTER RESULTS.
>
> GO BUY A CANON IP5200 AND USE CANON OEM INK WITH COSTCO/KIRKLAND FULL
> SHEET GLOSSY PAPER. THE RESULTS ARE FANTASTIC AND NO PROBLEMS.

You should only use Canon paper with Canon ink.

--
Ben Thomas, Melbourne, Australia

"Red Bull tastes like canned carbonated concentrated evil."

John,
Don't worry for the ink onto the pads and onto the blades to the left of the
pads. It's normal, because of cleaning cycles.
The problem of not recognised cartridges comes from the electrical
connection between the chips on the cartridges and the contacts on the
printer. Remove the cartridges and clean the chips, either with water or
alcohol. You have to rub the chips hard enough. Then put back the
cartrdiges.

--
Yianni
(E-Mail Removed) (remove number nine to reply)




> John" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> In the last couple of months I have been getting worried after reading
> quite a few stories from people with Epson printers that are failing.
> Especially because I recently bought my olds an Epson printer for
> Christmas so they can print out their photos.
>
> Today my R200 has gone potty! I have only had this printer I believe
> just over a year! (I guess that means its out of warranty?) It has
> decided to suddenly not recognise any of the ink cartridges. I have
> also discovered that at the right hand side some black ink has been
> leaking down and onto a screw under where the stationary print head
> usually rests to the left of the sponge pads.
>
> So far I am trying to clean up the spilt ink using tissues. I have
> also removed all the ink cartridges from the print head so more ink
> can't leak down.
>
> It seems this is a common problem as others have also had this issue:
> http://www.fixyourownprinter.com/forums/printer/34303
>
> And a search of comp.periphs.printers brings up many posts with people
> have issues with Epson printers. And the number one issue seems to
> always be the print heads getting clogged.
>
> In the past I have never had any problems when I used cheaper HP and
> Canon inkjets where I had the same printer for many years, and Epson
> supposedly have more expensive and advanced print heads?
> I guess that going for an Epson printer with it's high resolution
> figures and fancy Durabrite Ink cartridges has it's drawbacks, and the
> biggest one is the reliability of the print heads?
>
> If anyone has any information by the way on how to clean the print
> heads for my Epson R200, I'd be very grateful. I suspect that they
> probably need cleaning and hopefully I should be able to do this
> without any more problems.
>
> Cheers for your help
>
> John
>
> Note for future: Always buy extended warranty with Epson printers!
>
>

On Wed, 08 Feb 2006 21:39:32 GMT, measekite <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>MY FRIEND HAS AN R300. HE USES EXCLUSIVELY EPSON OEM INK. HE HAS HAD
>NO PROBLEMS OTHER THAN WITH THE CD FEED TRAY WHICH IS A KNOWN PROBLEM.
>BUT HE HAS COMPARED HIS PHOTO PRINTS COMPARED WITH MY CANON IP4000 USING
>CANON OEM INK AND FEELS THE CANON PRODUCES BETTER RESULTS.
>
>GO BUY A CANON IP5200 AND USE CANON OEM INK WITH COSTCO/KIRKLAND FULL
>SHEET GLOSSY PAPER. THE RESULTS ARE FANTASTIC AND NO PROBLEMS.

Do you known where the caps lock button is on your keyboard? Please
press it!

Do you not find the Epson Durabrite ink to be better? It is dry as
soon as it comes out the printer whereas I have found other printers
like HP and Canon often are still wet and need to dry. Also the Epson
ink I feel might have more longevity? I.E. photos and other printed
matter are less likely to fade over time?

What is the max colour printing resolution on these Canon printers you
are using compared to the Epson? And can you print onto blank DVDs
and CDs? This is also one of the reasons I bought the R200 and I have
not had any problems so far printing direct onto disc. No beer
coasters made!

John

John wrote:

>On Wed, 08 Feb 2006 21:39:32 GMT, measekite <(E-Mail Removed)>
>wrote:
>
>
>
>>MY FRIEND HAS AN R300. HE USES EXCLUSIVELY EPSON OEM INK. HE HAS HAD
>>NO PROBLEMS OTHER THAN WITH THE CD FEED TRAY WHICH IS A KNOWN PROBLEM.
>>BUT HE HAS COMPARED HIS PHOTO PRINTS COMPARED WITH MY CANON IP4000 USING
>>CANON OEM INK AND FEELS THE CANON PRODUCES BETTER RESULTS.
>>
>>GO BUY A CANON IP5200 AND USE CANON OEM INK WITH COSTCO/KIRKLAND FULL
>>SHEET GLOSSY PAPER. THE RESULTS ARE FANTASTIC AND NO PROBLEMS.
>>
>>
>
>Do you known where the caps lock button is on your keyboard? Please
>press it!
>
>
*yeah i do i just pressed it*

>Do you not find the Epson Durabrite ink to be better? It is dry as
>soon as it comes out the printer whereas I have found other printers
>like HP and Canon often are still wet and need to dry. Also the Epson
>ink I feel might have more longevity? I.E. photos and other printed
>matter are less likely to fade over time?
>
>What is the max colour printing resolution on these Canon printers you
>are using compared to the Epson? And can you print onto blank DVDs
>and CDs? This is also one of the reasons I bought the R200 and I have
>not had any problems so far printing direct onto disc. No beer
>coasters made!
>
>John
>
>
>
>

Ben Thomas wrote:

> measekite wrote:
>
>> MY FRIEND HAS AN R300. HE USES EXCLUSIVELY EPSON OEM INK. HE HAS
>> HAD NO PROBLEMS OTHER THAN WITH THE CD FEED TRAY WHICH IS A KNOWN
>> PROBLEM. BUT HE HAS COMPARED HIS PHOTO PRINTS COMPARED WITH MY CANON
>> IP4000 USING CANON OEM INK AND FEELS THE CANON PRODUCES BETTER RESULTS.
>>
>> GO BUY A CANON IP5200 AND USE CANON OEM INK WITH COSTCO/KIRKLAND FULL
>> SHEET GLOSSY PAPER. THE RESULTS ARE FANTASTIC AND NO PROBLEMS.
>
>
> You should only use Canon paper with Canon ink.

Right On

On Wed, 08 Feb 2006 22:54:44 +0000, John <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>On Wed, 08 Feb 2006 21:39:32 GMT, measekite <(E-Mail Removed)>
>wrote:
>
<upper crap>
>
>Do you known where the caps lock button is on your keyboard? Please
>press it!
>

Please, confine the troll to your killfile like everyone else does.
In any case, please do quote his drivel.

CONGRATS TO SKIP TO MILIOU FOR GETTING RID OF HOOTER.

NOW SHOOTER YOUR SELF IN DA FOOT.

milou wrote:

>On Wed, 08 Feb 2006 22:54:44 +0000, John <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>
>
>>On Wed, 08 Feb 2006 21:39:32 GMT, measekite <(E-Mail Removed)>
>>wrote:
>>
>>
>>
><upper crap>
>
>
>>Do you known where the caps lock button is on your keyboard? Please
>>press it!
>>
>>
>>
>
>Please, confine the troll to your killfile like everyone else does.
>In any case, please do quote his drivel.
>
>