Digital BW, The Print

That's what I though! But after refilling all the carts, I was discouraged to see the lights getting "on" for carts that Epson Utility did not recognized! I had to put and re-put carts, seeing the Epson printer do the initial star-up procedure only to find that another cart "lights-up" so I can't do a simple nozzle check!
Had to put the printer "off" then, using the two-buttons procedure, to print a nozzle check pattern... only to discover that there were one or two or three more cartridges not recognized by Epson. I finally got the printer to print...

Phew! Talk about a hard beginning!

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Paul Roark <roark.paul@...> wrote:
>
> What I do is check all the carts either before I start a major printing job
> or when any ink appears to be low as reported by the Epson monitor.  Once a
> pull on cart, the system will do a cleaning cycle.  So, I might as well
> check all and top off as needed.
> 
> Paul
> 
> On Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 9:36 AM, jcphoto52 <jacques.caron@...>wrote:
> 
> > **
> >
> >
> > Thanks Paul
> >
> > I checked the gaps and it seems that first I had a clog; then, after
> > cleaning and refilling, air was the culprit. I think that I'll follow your
> > advice and fill the cartridges and let them sit overnight.
> > Some users wrote that I should get a "chip resetter" anyways?!?
> >
> > All the taps have been removed. Actually, now, I'm printing like usual,
> > testing my new paper. But I'm afraid that I'll have to refill soon since
> > the Epson Dialog Box is telling me that "Ink is low". It's kind of messy
> > here!
> >
> > Thanks again
> >
> >
> > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Paul Roark wrote:
> > >
> > > Eb6 dilute inks seldom clog as such. It's usually air in the system. See
> > > if the gaps are always in the same place (probably clog) or change from
> > > test to test (air/foam). Doing too much "cleaning" will actually make
> > > things worse.
> > >
> > > One of the things that often works is to just let the system sit
> > overnight.
> > > The foam should rise in the carts, with the ink going down to the outlet.
> > >
> > > Of course, if the cart is defective and allowing air to get in around the
> > > seal at the outlet. Nothing may work.
> > >
> > > I'm not a fan of auto-reset. The chip information and actual ink level
> > > seem to get out of sync. However, the 1400 carts I have from MIS have
> > > worked fine. They may, of course, have gone to a new supplier.
> > >
> > > Needless to say, be sure the tap or plug that blocks the air inlets have
> > > been removed.
> > >
> > > Let me know how it goes.
> > >
> > > Paul
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 9:03 AM, jcphoto52 wrote:
> > >
> > > > **
> >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Hi all,
> > > > My days of printing BO are shrinking like crazy!
> > > >
> > > > I bought a new 1430 from Epson, two weeks ago and an EB6 kit from MIS.
> > I
> > > > kept the original inks and installed the MIS inks.
> > > >
> > > > Made some tests to see how I could print BO. I followed a lot of
> > advices
> > > > from the group and decided to order some Red River paper. In the
> > meantime,
> > > > I printed on Epson Velvet Fine Art for my tests. I was quite pleased
> > with
> > > > the results.
> > > >
> > > > Receiving my new paper, I followed one member's procedure, print a head
> > > > pattern first; though luck, two "colors" are blocked. Start a cleaning
> > > > session, and still, clogged. After three passes, ink level was too low
> > so I
> > > > refilled all the cartridges always following carefully MIS "How-to".
> > > >
> > > > Now I'm playing a toaster round with the printer; it's saying that
> > this is
> > > > not an original cartridge , so plug, unplug (went trough all of them!)
> > and
> > > > now, still a bit clogged, I see that it took a lot of ink and I will
> > have
> > > > to refill again!
> > > >
> > > > Is it supposed to work like this? I can see now that MIS's chips are
> > not
> > > > up-to-par with Epson and these "auto-resetting" chips are not working
> > very
> > > > well.
> > > >
> > > > From someone with a lot of darkened fingers! I would love to go with
> > all
> > > > the tests needed to be a proficient B&W printer but I'm a bit fed-up
> > with
> > > > this "ink system".
> > > > Sorry if it's a bit long.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
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