Comments on: Parts inside your printer are at the end of their service life http://hm2k.com/posts/parts-inside-your-printer-are-at-the-end-of-their-service-life The research of an internet entrepreneur and IT consultant Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:56:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Raheem http://hm2k.com/posts/parts-inside-your-printer-are-at-the-end-of-their-service-life/comment-page-2#comment-129075 Raheem Sat, 20 Dec 2008 15:53:45 +0000 http://hm2k.com/posts/parts-inside-your-printer-are-at-the-end-of-their-service-life#comment-129075 It works, thanks for your help. It works, thanks for your help.

]]> By: liam http://hm2k.com/posts/parts-inside-your-printer-are-at-the-end-of-their-service-life/comment-page-2#comment-123310 liam Thu, 27 Nov 2008 16:19:13 +0000 http://hm2k.com/posts/parts-inside-your-printer-are-at-the-end-of-their-service-life#comment-123310 hi iv got a epson stylus photo 900 iv cleaned the sponges out and let them dry and followed everything on the steps you said 2do, but the red lights still are flashing please could you help me? thanks. hi iv got a epson stylus photo 900 iv cleaned the sponges out and let them dry and followed everything on the steps you said 2do, but the red lights still are flashing please could you help me? thanks.

]]> By: David Kes http://hm2k.com/posts/parts-inside-your-printer-are-at-the-end-of-their-service-life/comment-page-2#comment-121111 David Kes Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:38:49 +0000 http://hm2k.com/posts/parts-inside-your-printer-are-at-the-end-of-their-service-life#comment-121111 I spent a lot of time with the Epson RX 425 which was a good machine but I could find no absolute resetting download so, I decided it was no longer worth the effort and have bought myself a new printer....epson BX300F from Staples at less than 50 but having the same guts as more expensive ones. Its working well and I can get the original inks from Asda for 21 which is a couple of pounds more than I can get replacement ones for on line. I hate the throw away mentality but in the end, life goes on and I was spending too much time grieving my old one..............anyone want it?? I spent a lot of time with the Epson RX 425 which was a good machine but I could find no absolute resetting download so, I decided it was no longer worth the effort and have bought myself a new printer….epson BX300F from Staples at less than 50 but having the same guts as more expensive ones.
Its working well and I can get the original inks from Asda for 21 which is a couple of pounds more than I can get replacement ones for on line.
I hate the throw away mentality but in the end, life goes on and I was spending too much time grieving my old one…………..anyone want it??

]]> By: Arjun http://hm2k.com/posts/parts-inside-your-printer-are-at-the-end-of-their-service-life/comment-page-2#comment-120334 Arjun Mon, 17 Nov 2008 03:35:52 +0000 http://hm2k.com/posts/parts-inside-your-printer-are-at-the-end-of-their-service-life#comment-120334 Hi, I appear to have got somewhere, although I still can't print. By trying each of the ports and switching the printer on and off, I was finally asked, by the SSC Utility, whether I had "Replaced waste ink pad?"; a "Yes" answer resulting in the confirmation the counter had been reset. After switching off the printer for a few secs, the flashing has stopped, but, still, nothing will print, although the program seems to reset whatever counter I choose. Could the problem be that the colour cartridge is "UNSUP" - unsupported? If I've reset the 'waste ink' counter, why does it matter that the colour cartridge isn't supported? I use a resetter similar to this (Jet-tec Inkjet Cartridge Chip Resetter:http://www.cartridgesave.co.uk/173.html?id=NjxVo2Wx), anyway, to reset after I've refilled the ink, so it shouldn't matter. Can anyone suggest anything? Hi,

I appear to have got somewhere, although I still can’t print.

By trying each of the ports and switching the printer on and off, I was finally asked, by the SSC Utility, whether I had “Replaced waste ink pad?”; a “Yes” answer resulting in the confirmation the counter had been reset.

After switching off the printer for a few secs, the flashing has stopped, but, still, nothing will print, although the program seems to reset whatever counter I choose.

Could the problem be that the colour cartridge is “UNSUP” - unsupported? If I’ve reset the ‘waste ink’ counter, why does it matter that the colour cartridge isn’t supported? I use a resetter similar to this (Jet-tec Inkjet Cartridge Chip Resetter:http://www.cartridgesave.co.uk/173.html?id=NjxVo2Wx), anyway, to reset after I’ve refilled the ink, so it shouldn’t matter.

Can anyone suggest anything?

]]> By: Arjun http://hm2k.com/posts/parts-inside-your-printer-are-at-the-end-of-their-service-life/comment-page-2#comment-120240 Arjun Sun, 16 Nov 2008 21:29:59 +0000 http://hm2k.com/posts/parts-inside-your-printer-are-at-the-end-of-their-service-life#comment-120240 Hi hm2k, I really need some help. I’ve followed the instructions at the top and also the button-pressing ‘reset counter’ routine listed in the ‘Help’ file provided with the SSC Service Utility V.4.30, but to no avail. I have an ancient Epson Stylus Color 680/777, where the red and green LEDs now flash in an alternating pattern. I’ve cleaned the single 'waste ink' pad, dried it, re-inserted it, re-assembled the printer, switched it on, tried resetting the counters, from the SSC Utility in the System Tray, and tried the ‘button pressing’ resetting procedure listed in the Help file, but nothing has worked. When I installed the SSC Utility, the Ink Monitor tab read, at the bottom: “Error/Maintenance Request”. After re-assembling it, following the cleaning, it now reads “Unknown state/OK”. In the Configuration tab, I was originally able to select Epson Stylus Color 680 in both menus, but now the top Installed Printer menu is blank. I've ticked "Disable Epson Status Agent". In the Resetter tab, "Available date for selected model" reads: T017 Black and T018 Color UNSUP. The Port options are: Auto, 0x278, 0x378 and 0x3BC. In Device Manager (Win XP: Control Panel > Printers and Other Hardware > System [left] > Hardware tab > Device Manager), the only reference to any of the options is "Ports (COM & LPT) > Printer Port (LPT1) Properties > Resources Setting: 0378 - 037F". I chose "0x378". The printer has three butons: 1. Ink Replacement button and icon. SSC calls it "Load/Eject", I think. 2. Ink Out/Paper Out button with red LED. SSC calls it "Cleaning", I think. 3. Power button with green LED. Using the button-pressing routine: with both buttons pressed and held, I press the 'power' button and the 'ink/paper out' and power LEDs synchronise their flashing (the instructions seem to suggest there are three LEDs). I release all the buttons and then press and hold one of the buttons (not the power one). Nothing seems to happen, except for the printer going through its start-up routine and it still not working. All my reading of this forum, fixyourownprinter.com and the SSC instructions makes me believe the printer is still in working order, I just need to reset something. I really don't know what to do. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Hi hm2k,

I really need some help. I’ve followed the instructions at the top and also the button-pressing ‘reset counter’ routine listed in the ‘Help’ file provided with the SSC Service Utility V.4.30, but to no avail.

I have an ancient Epson Stylus Color 680/777, where the red and green LEDs now flash in an alternating pattern.

I’ve cleaned the single ‘waste ink’ pad, dried it, re-inserted it, re-assembled the printer, switched it on, tried resetting the counters, from the SSC Utility in the System Tray, and tried the ‘button pressing’ resetting procedure listed in the Help file, but nothing has worked.

When I installed the SSC Utility, the Ink Monitor tab read, at the bottom: “Error/Maintenance Request”.
After re-assembling it, following the cleaning, it now reads “Unknown state/OK”.

In the Configuration tab, I was originally able to select Epson Stylus Color 680 in both menus, but now the top Installed Printer menu is blank. I’ve ticked “Disable Epson Status Agent”.

In the Resetter tab, “Available date for selected model” reads: T017 Black and T018 Color UNSUP.

The Port options are: Auto, 0×278, 0×378 and 0×3BC. In Device Manager (Win XP: Control Panel > Printers and Other Hardware > System [left] > Hardware tab > Device Manager), the only reference to any of the options is “Ports (COM & LPT) > Printer Port (LPT1) Properties > Resources Setting: 0378 - 037F”. I chose “0×378″.

The printer has three butons:
1. Ink Replacement button and icon. SSC calls it “Load/Eject”, I think.
2. Ink Out/Paper Out button with red LED. SSC calls it “Cleaning”, I think.
3. Power button with green LED.

Using the button-pressing routine: with both buttons pressed and held, I press the ‘power’ button and the ‘ink/paper out’ and power LEDs synchronise their flashing (the instructions seem to suggest there are three LEDs). I release all the buttons and then press and hold one of the buttons (not the power one). Nothing seems to happen, except for the printer going through its start-up routine and it still not working.

All my reading of this forum, fixyourownprinter.com and the SSC instructions makes me believe the printer is still in working order, I just need to reset something.

I really don’t know what to do. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

]]> By: David Kes http://hm2k.com/posts/parts-inside-your-printer-are-at-the-end-of-their-service-life/comment-page-2#comment-118351 David Kes Sun, 09 Nov 2008 17:01:30 +0000 http://hm2k.com/posts/parts-inside-your-printer-are-at-the-end-of-their-service-life#comment-118351 Just about to have a go at the irritating message on the Epson Stylus Photo RX 425 but tried to find the model on the service utility which is supposed to be version 4.10 though it appears that only 4.40 is available. Before i wreck the thing I would like to know that the resetting tool/facility is available and works...anyone tell me what I am missing?? I have really gone off Epson over this matter......... are there other makes that cut out after x copies? Just about to have a go at the irritating message on the Epson Stylus Photo RX 425 but tried to find the model on the service utility which is supposed to be version 4.10 though it appears that only 4.40 is available.
Before i wreck the thing I would like to know that the resetting tool/facility is available and works…anyone tell me what I am missing??
I have really gone off Epson over this matter………
are there other makes that cut out after x copies?

]]> By: sue http://hm2k.com/posts/parts-inside-your-printer-are-at-the-end-of-their-service-life/comment-page-2#comment-112948 sue Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:04:07 +0000 http://hm2k.com/posts/parts-inside-your-printer-are-at-the-end-of-their-service-life#comment-112948 What a great page, it's a shame I didn't find it before I lost my temper with my c42 and smashed it to bits. I did try the cleaning of pads and resetting counters but it wouldn't have it so now my hands are black (I forgot the gloves) and I've got to buy another printer. Oh well life goes on. What a great page, it’s a shame I didn’t find it before I lost my temper with my c42 and smashed it to bits. I did try the cleaning of pads and resetting counters but it wouldn’t have it so now my hands are black (I forgot the gloves) and I’ve got to buy another printer. Oh well life goes on.

]]> By: joe monzo http://hm2k.com/posts/parts-inside-your-printer-are-at-the-end-of-their-service-life/comment-page-2#comment-107142 joe monzo Sun, 05 Oct 2008 16:49:03 +0000 http://hm2k.com/posts/parts-inside-your-printer-are-at-the-end-of-their-service-life#comment-107142 Thank you so very much!!!!!! One correction to your directions though-it's a right click for the utility. No big deal...but you know how some people need every little thing spelled out?! Thanks again! Joe Thank you so very much!!!!!! One correction to your directions though-it’s a right click for the utility. No big deal…but you know how some people need every little thing spelled out?!

Thanks again!

Joe

]]> By: Bobfuses http://hm2k.com/posts/parts-inside-your-printer-are-at-the-end-of-their-service-life/comment-page-2#comment-98953 Bobfuses Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:56:00 +0000 http://hm2k.com/posts/parts-inside-your-printer-are-at-the-end-of-their-service-life#comment-98953 I just reset my Epson CX 6600 and it now works like a charm. Too bad I did not know about the reset utility last year when I discarded a CX 6600 for this same problem. Thanks! I just reset my Epson CX 6600 and it now works like a charm. Too bad I did not know about the reset utility last year when I discarded a CX 6600 for this same problem. Thanks!

]]> By: Culint G http://hm2k.com/posts/parts-inside-your-printer-are-at-the-end-of-their-service-life/comment-page-2#comment-98488 Culint G Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:22:14 +0000 http://hm2k.com/posts/parts-inside-your-printer-are-at-the-end-of-their-service-life#comment-98488 HI, i did this, which worked great, BUT now my black ink wont print at all (the colour is fine)- i cleaned my heads lots of times, any other ideas????? HI, i did this, which worked great, BUT now my black ink wont print at all (the colour is fine)- i cleaned my heads lots of times, any other ideas?????

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