Kuzano
5-Jan-2009, 13:11
I wonder if I am going something wrong. I bought an epson R2200 pigment ink printer used about a year ago. It had been sitting with the ink cartridges in it for four months. One was empty. The PO had switched to a MAC and a new printer and set this one aside. I put in a new cartridge and ran the print nozzle check. It indicated needing cleaning. I ran two cleans and cleared up the problem. About three months ago, I ran out of ink in one cartridge and very low in another. I haven't needed to do any printing, so did not get around to replacing cartridges until today. I ran the print nozzle check. There were two small gaps in the patterns printed. I ran the clean function one time and now all is OK.
I have been very happy with the results from this printer. Particularly since I get excellent prints on aftermarket paper from Projet. I use Epson and Projet papers, both with results that are similar.
I have a friend who has been using an R2400 for about two years or more. He also never gets head clogging. I've discussed this with him and we can't figure out what we are doing wrong. According to all I read, If I (or he) leave the printer sit idle for a month or more, they are supposed to clog up. We are stumped. Can anyone tell me what we need to do to have our printers operate as indicated by others?
Please don't ask me how good it is on Black/White printing. I don't do that. I can tell you that color prints to 13X19 are great. I usually print at 250 dpi, but on very busy compositions, I have been happy down to 175.
I paid $150 for the printer, and when I was walking out the door, the seller remembered he has some paper left, so he gave me about $200 worth of unopened Epson and Projet paper.
I have been very happy with the results from this printer. Particularly since I get excellent prints on aftermarket paper from Projet. I use Epson and Projet papers, both with results that are similar.
I have a friend who has been using an R2400 for about two years or more. He also never gets head clogging. I've discussed this with him and we can't figure out what we are doing wrong. According to all I read, If I (or he) leave the printer sit idle for a month or more, they are supposed to clog up. We are stumped. Can anyone tell me what we need to do to have our printers operate as indicated by others?
Please don't ask me how good it is on Black/White printing. I don't do that. I can tell you that color prints to 13X19 are great. I usually print at 250 dpi, but on very busy compositions, I have been happy down to 175.
I paid $150 for the printer, and when I was walking out the door, the seller remembered he has some paper left, so he gave me about $200 worth of unopened Epson and Projet paper.