Head Resting Pad for Epson 4000?

[neil poulsen]

I have a quick question about my Epson 4000. Moving the head aside, there are two ink pads. There's a larger one that's pretty obvious. In addition to the right (as one faces the front of the printer), there's a smaller one that's occupies about half the area.

On which of these does the printer park the head and ink nozzles when the printer is turned off?

[shileshjani]

The larger one is not the parking pad. It is called the "flushing box". This is where in inkjet fires during printing. What occasions that I don't know.

The one further to the right is the capping station attached to the vacuum pump for head cleaining - collectively know as "pump assembly"

Hope this helps.

Shilesh

[neil poulsen]

Thanks. I gather the one to the right is the parking pad, where one can put a Windex soaked paper towel or cloth?

[Brad Rippe]

I thought you meant an actual place to rest your head while the printer prints! I know those epsons can take hours to make a print, not a bad idea to nap during a printing session. I could use one of those head resting pads in my darkroom.
-Brad