Recent content by zvonkokracun

having behaved well, my epson ex run out of paper. i switched everything off loaded paper and assumed it would work again. somehow it does not accept any more orders. i remember years ago, there was a trick, how to clear the memory of the printer and get it going again. it will print a nozzle...

might take the plunge and fork out for the 2400. having not found much in terms of 3rd party inks, has anybody any experience with compatible inks... are they all pigment? thanks zvonkokracun

i think, mikling you are right. i will try trigger's cleaning method again, with the said materials. i am really grateful to you guys. i hope to be able to post the results a.s.a.p. ps just did another perfect print ( this is after 10 failed ones ) things are looking up. ZK

hi, yes there is, are, one or two lines on the nozzle check, either top or bottom, of nozzle check pattern. pattern always perfect, by the way. and yes the lines are not red, but magenta. thanks also for the e-printerhelp@mvps.org address. at this point hope is all i have got left. i'll find a...

i did it and it was surprisingly easy to move the printhead. there was lots and lots of ink. now it is much cleaner, but the lines are still there... just red lines ! even if i print with the black cartrige only !!? i guess that does not sound too good ? has it come to the end of it's life?

thank you both, it is a 1290, the lines are exactly 1 pt. thick (the same as you would get if you designed a 1 pt. border around a photograph) and i get about 25 horizontal ones on an A4 sheet. i will try and do the cleaning as prescribed. can i realy move the printhead manually without...

thanks to clever people on this forum i am now a wiser guy ! having only joined a few days ago i have what i think is a common problem. i have been printing a lot in the last few days 300 A5's + A4's and now i get red horizontal lines where there should be none. i did all the usual things...

most of my suppliers in the uk have discontinued stocking print-rite carts. from so many compatible carts to choose from, i find it hard to choose. help. ( i use a 1290 epson )

i have been printing since years with print-rite carts, but i am considering changing to a cis 1. what are the pitfalls, any advice anybody ? which are the best suppliers if there is a modell out there which is especially suited to cis ( i mean with the least problems..... and i guess there...

hi, i use print-rite cartridges for my epson EX and my 1290 since 7 years, 90% for photographs. they are dye and i use a tetenal uv spray to protect them against sunlight. you will have to look for a long time to find better ones.