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From: Arthur Entlich on 7 Feb 2005 14:06
>> How do I get a copy of your Manual..



Just send me an email privately, requesting the Epson Cleaning manual,
at the same address you'll find on the header to my posts.

artistic(at)telus(dot)net

(at) = @
(dot) = .

IF YOU WISH TO RECEIVE A CURRENT COPY PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING:
(if instructions are not followed, I cannot guarantee you will receive
the manual)

I try to respond as quickly as possible, but I respond to each manually,
and it takes some time. Since this is a service I do at absolutely no
cost to anyone (but me), and I dedicate my own time to it (and many
other causes) I do not take kindly to people who email me every few
hours (yes, it happens) asking "where is my d*mn manual, already".

Whenever I publicize the cleaning manual, I get a deluge of requests,
and it takes time for me to reply. If you do not get a reply within 72
HOURS, please ask again, it may have been lost or I may have gotten
sidetracked.

Please make sure you have given me an address I can reply back to
without editing it to remove tricky additions like "NOSPAM", and since
the manual comes via email and is about 60KB in size, make sure your
spam filter or other traps are lifted for my address so it doesn't bounce.

After you receive the manual PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, do NOT send it back
to me as a quoted message to thank me. I do not mind getting feedback
(even thank yous) but I already know what the manual looks like and it
is long, and it fills up my mailbox if I get several quoted back to me
each day.

In order for me to best be able to serve you:

1) Do NOT make the request through this newsgroup. I will NOT reply to
them. If you reply to this message, make sure you use "reply all" and
REMOVE the newsgroup address, leaving just mine.

2) Please indicate which printer(s) you are needing the manual for, I
have some add-ons which I provide for certain printers.

3) If you use non-Epson inks, please let me know and let me know if you
use refilled cartridges. I have no affiliation with Epson and I
honestly don't care if you use non-OEM/Epson inks or not. I no longer
use Epson inks, so that would be pretty hypocritical. But this can help
me narrow down a problem.

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If you are just requesting the manual preventatively, that's all I
request of you. If you are having a specific printing problem, please
continue below:
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4) If you are having a specific problem, please try to describe it as
accurately as possible.

* if there is a stripe or band in the print, is it in the direction the
head moves in, or the direction the paper move in?

* is the strip white or a colored, if so is the color always the same or
does it change with image content?

* how thick is the stripe and how often does it occur (does it occur on
every page, intermittently, or only with certain types of paper and
setting?) (Does it occur regularly every 1/8th inch, every 1", etc.)

* does the stripe continue into margin areas?

* when did it start? On cartridge change? after the printer sat for a
week or more, after a paper jam?

* Is the printer making any strange noises or other strange actions,
like the head unit smacking into one end or noises when the head it is
over the cleaning station that are new or unusual?

5) If you have a problem, please do a nozzle check if you can, and
describe it

* are any color missing, or misplaced

* are any steps missing, weak, curved, spattered, or misplaced

6) If you are using a continuous inking system PLEASE tell me. I have
had several cases of people keeping this a secret from me for some
reason, and after many volleys back and forth trying to help them fix
their problem they then mention it. Well over 50% of the time, if you
have a CIS, something relating to it is at fault.


I am getting ready to do tests on the R800 inks and gloss optimizer. If
I find special circumstances with them, I will announce it. It will
take a week or two for results, as I need to dry out some blobs (very
scientific, eh?) of ink for testing. I want to thank Darlene for kindly
providing me (and paying shipping!) with some "empty" cartridge sets to
get ink to test.

Thank you.

Art


puss(a)purrpurr.com wrote:

> On Sun, 02 Jan 2005 16:39:05 GMT, Arthur Entlich <artistic(a)telus.net> wrote:
>
>
>>The reason why this works is indeed because it helps to remove old dried
>>ink that accumulates under the heads over time. My only concern would
>>be left over pieces of threads and link from the fabric. You need to
>>choose your fabric with some care.
>>
>>The process does indeed work well, and is quite similar to that which I
>>suggest in the manual I've developed.
>>
>>The manual covers lots of other issues that can come up with Epson
>>printers, and CISs, but you've got the basics down.
>>
>>Art
>
>
>
> Hi Art
>
> How do I get a copy of your Manual..
>
>

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