Does anyone own a Epson 1400? If so any major problems? I need to
replace my Canon i960 that is banding and I can't do anything to fix it.

I do not own one, but here is what I can tell you. I get request from
people world wide about clogged head issues and other problems with
Epson printers.

Usually, about a year to a year and a half into introduction of a new
printer, I start getting an influx of requests for help with head clogs,
and how to resolve them. I don't want to give a wrong impression here,
so let me just say that well over 90% of them can be resolved with
appropriate maintenance done at home at almost no cost.

The 1400 has been out for a good while now, and besides being very
reasonably prices for acquisition and output of really fine images, with
good ink qualities (low fade, scratch resistant) it also has had a very
low complaint level on my end due to clogging issues relative to all
other Epson printers.

So, while I don't own one myself, that's my overview about it.

The one thing to consider with ANY inkjet printer is:

Cost of ink per yield (in other words how much does a cartridge cost,
how many colors, and how many prints does it yield from that ink)?

Is there quality 3rd party ink available that gives similar results and
qualities?

If you will be printing a lot, can it be fitted with a bulk inking system?

Art

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BF wrote:
> Does anyone own a Epson 1400? If so any major problems? I need to
> replace my Canon i960 that is banding and I can't do anything to fix it.

One other comment. I have a Canon cleaning manual as well, although it
is not as thorough as the Epson version. If you would like a copy it is
free and it may help you to fix your Canon printer.

Also, Canon printer heads are replaceable, although on some models the
price makes it poor economy, while good environmental policy.

If you'd like a copy of my Canon head cleaning manual, email me at:

e-printerhelp(at)mvps(dot)org

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Art

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BF wrote:
> Does anyone own a Epson 1400? If so any major problems? I need to
> replace my Canon i960 that is banding and I can't do anything to fix it.

On Nov 7, 10:16*pm, BF <B...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Does anyone own a Epson 1400? If so any major problems? I need to
> replace my Canon i960 that is banding and I can't do anything to fix it.

I am guessing that you've already tried cleaning the print heads using
the control software and manually? Out of interest, how long have you
had this printer for?

Gary
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StarboardGaz wrote:
> On Nov 7, 10:16 pm, BF <B...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Does anyone own a Epson 1400? If so any major problems? I need to
>> replace my Canon i960 that is banding and I can't do anything to fix it.
>
> I am guessing that you've already tried cleaning the print heads using
> the control software and manually? Out of interest, how long have you
> had this printer for?
>
> Gary
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> http://www.printerforums.net/

I've had this printer about four maybe even five years. I don't remember
for sure. It hasn't been used a lot, maybe 1000 4X6's and a few 8x10's
and 5x 7's. The print quality is still very good except for slight
banding. I cleaned the heads once before but this time I can't seem to
stop the banding. I had the heads out soaked in windex, blew the windex
through and sucked it back the other way.
Maybe this will mean something. When I do a head alignment cyan and
light magenta won't print all of the bars completely. ( Like the supply
of ink is being interrupted. ) Enough of the cyan bar prints to see that
the alignment has to be set as high as it will go and the cyan bar is
still not solid even with the highest setting (5). Unless you know Canon
it is hard to explain and even if you do I don't think I can really
explain what I mean.