Homebrew PCBs

Ok so i fetched that printer today.
The colored carts were indicated as empty, so i took a few minutes to  
follow the instructions here:
<http://www.eddiem.com/photo/printer/chipreset/resetchip.html>
(the SSC utility can't reset on that model and i didn't want to wait for  
ordering a resetter)
It seems i must have succeeded because the printer now starts up normally  
without indicating lack of ink and accepts stuff to print.

However i do not correctly see the ink levels in the silly service utility  
that somehow assimilated my PC (that's what it feels like really because  
that window does _not_ have a button to close it, only minimize!).
Is this normal for a LPT connection? I'll try USB next...


It looks to me as if nothing at all is printing, not a surprise, since i  
bought this printer as dead/clogged up.
I'll have to clean it, and look if that vacuum hose has slipped off or is  
clogged. Also i'll need to put ink in.

The thing isn't as flimsy as i feared. I must say considering the fact  
that they must have fallen victim to acute shortage of screws the case  
appears pretty sturdy actually. Also the printer is _a lot_ quieter than  
the stylus 600...

What i noticed - the paper seems to go backward at times during printing,  
is that normal?

Anyway, just to let you know i now have a C84 and hope to try it very soon  
with mispro ink and PCBs.
Let's be honest, the printer is shit, otherwise there wouldn't be so many  
on ebay for nothing. But if i could get it to work for PCBs i would have a  
steady supply of new printers and replacement parts for 1eur each. Also,  
it is probably the most widely available model right now (even new it is  
affordable), so if we could come up with a way to use it everyone would be  
able to replicate the procedure.

ST