Cool trick! How to do nozzle checks as a scheduled task

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Glad to see the info is still being used even if I posted it a long time ago!

If you are leaving for four months, I would recommend you get a small UPS to keep your computer/printer up and running should there be a power failure while you are away
 

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Hi,
I've been using your "tool" for some years with my Epson 1400 printer. It works great!
However, now I recently bought an Epson R2000 printer and I wanted to create the same batch file, but I cannot.
The reason is that when I set the printer to pause, the Epson sortware recognizes that and it won't send the print nozzle check command.
Do you know of a way how to solve this?
 

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Try disconnecting the printer from the computer, or turn it off (don't put it on pause). I don't have an R2000, but I installed a virtual R2000 and this works on it.
 

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Thanks Tudor, that did the trick!
Now I can use this trick again with my R2000.
 

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I was looking for a way to do scheduled nozzle checks on my printers..
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NET USE LPT3: \\LOCALHOST\IP4500
COPY /B IP4500.SPL LPT3
NET USE LPT3: /DELETE

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I joined up to post this message! :)

Thank you, crenedecotret, for this useful information.

My command file contains this, but does the same job:

NET USE LPT3: \\DESKTOP\CanonMX3printer
COPY /B "C:\S\Printer Tests\PrinterTest\00004.SPL" LPT3
NET USE LPT3: /DELETE

I run this when my PC starts.
 

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I joined up to post this message! :)

Thank you, crenedecotret, for this useful information.

My command file contains this, but does the same job:

NET USE LPT3: \\DESKTOP\CanonMX3printer
COPY /B "C:\S\Printer Tests\PrinterTest\00004.SPL" LPT3
NET USE LPT3: /DELETE

I run this when my PC starts.
Welcome to the forum, Roger! :frow

Thank you for your contribution, too!! :thumbsup
 

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Welcome to the forum, Roger! :frow

Thank you for your contribution, too!! :thumbsup

Hi stratman!

Based on the method of crenedecotret, I've also written a command file to turn off the printer before I shutdown the PC. :)

The Canon MX328 has a command to turn it off which can be sent using Canon's "My Printer" utility. So I copied the files on the print queue after I sent the "Off" command, and made a command file to copy the .SPL file to the printer so it turns off.

I've combined that with the nozzle check command so the last thing I do is a nozzle test print and then turn it off. :)
 

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I did not know printers had software commands to turn themselves off. Cool.
 

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I did not know printers had software commands to turn themselves off. Cool.
Me neither :) I was very pleased to see the command in the "My Printer" utility. Pity there's not a "Power On" command! :

MX328.jpg
 

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