Re: filmscanners: A Good Epson Customer Service Story

["Steve Greenbank" <steve@gccl.fsbusiness.co.uk>]

> My original Epson Stylus Photo ended up with a couple of clogged jets
> which I could not clear. Possibly my use of third-party ink was to blame;
> or possibly I let the printer sit too long (6 months?) without being used.
> It never occurred to me to complain to Epson; I just bought a new Stylus
> Photo.

A number of people have had this problem with Epsons. It's probably been
done on this list before, but:

Turn the printer off by the button on the front - they park they're heads.
(Quite why anyone just pulls the plug on a precision instrument is beyod
me).
Don't leave the printer on if your not going to use it. (Head parking again)
If your not using it for a length of time - there are quite a few
recommendations here, but I go for printing a test page or nozzle check (on
cheap or even waste paper) every couple of weeks.
If your out for months I heard something involving sealed plastic bags but
I'm not sure as I never had to the face the problem. I think I'd leave it
with a trust worthy friend to use or just turn on and print the test page.

Yet to have a problem (fingers crossed), but on the other hand if it fails
you'll have a good excuse (for your nearest and dearest) to buy the latest
version which are still getting faster and better at an amazing rate.

Steve