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| Thread ID: 102505 | 2009-08-21 07:22:00 | Epson Printer, end of life? | rny (6943) | Press F1 |
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| 803242 | 2009-08-21 07:22:00 | Hi folks, we have an Epson Multifunction CX3500. Its around 3.5 years old, yes, I know, its only a cheapie, but has never missed a beat. That is untill now. For the last week, we have been getting a message saying something like "Some of the parts of your printer are nearing the end of their serviceable life." Printing was still ok, then all of a sudden, its operating panel light up like a fairground and showed smugly, an I told you so "E", and refuses to do anything. Is the jolly thing worth doing anything with, or should we get the gorse out of our pocket and get a new one? One wonders if these type of machines have a built in use by, or a lmit on the number of pages printed before you have to spring fo a new one. It would be preferable for any replacement to use the same cartridges as we have a set of new ones, and the installed ones are almost full. Any suggestions appreciated. | rny (6943) | ||
| 803243 | 2009-08-21 07:54:00 | Could be the waste ink counter needs to be reset - while This article (www.fixyourownprinter.com) says about another model try the counter reset - see if it works. | wainuitech (129) | ||
| 803244 | 2009-08-21 08:06:00 | Could be the waste ink counter needs to be reset - while This article (www.fixyourownprinter.com) says about another model try the counter reset - see if it works. Thats the problem with these ink jets. You pay all this money for the cartridges, yet they spit out a lot of this ink, when it needs to clean the heads. Inkjet cartridge pricing have to be one of the biggest rorts. Epsons tend to have the heads on the printer, rather than part of the cartridge(like hp), so it is probably the heads wearing out. |
robbyp (2751) | ||
| 803245 | 2009-08-21 08:30:00 | Yeah, my HP just suffered the same fate. Am having to consider a new one or pay the local printing shop 10 cents per copy of whatever I want printed. Mmmmm........ that sounds like a good deal as I don't print much stuff anyway. Makes one think that home printers are just a rip off! LL :( |
lakewoodlady (103) | ||
| 803246 | 2009-08-21 08:48:00 | I find a cheap b/w laser printer is a better deal if you don't need colour ($150-160 for 2000 pages then $65 for a toner drum refill and another 3000 pages has to be better value than an inkjet, and it doesn't block up/dry out/need head-cleaning if you don't use it often). | feersumendjinn (64) | ||
| 803247 | 2009-08-21 09:28:00 | Could be the waste ink counter needs to be reset - while This article (www.fixyourownprinter.com) says about another model try the counter reset - see if it works. Thanks wainuitech, counter reset did the trick, couldnt download the tool from the link, but googled it, and it was really simple. Just need to get inside and clean the ink pads now. Thanks again. You guys rock.:thanks |
rny (6943) | ||
| 803248 | 2009-08-21 09:35:00 | Adding to my post above - a newer version (inkjetprinterhelp.us) of that reset tool from Epson - if the 3500 doesn't show, select the 3600. Run through the instructions on that page - this wont do any harm, it may or may not work. Edited: Cool :banana Good that it worked, I was out and didn't see your last post regarding it being fixed. Last comment you made -- Something to look at (www.wasteink.co.uk) :D |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 803249 | 2009-08-21 10:30:00 | Looks just the ticket, project for tomorrow. | rny (6943) | ||
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