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epson 400 problem
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Yes i know its a blast from the past but my son has just bought it to use while at uni. He is using his laptop with Windows XP. The OS did not detect and install the printer and kept giving error messages when trying to print. He went through the usual driver, uninstall and reinstall routines but to no avail. Somewhere along the line something got confused and now the printer wont do anything and is flashing the lights on the control panel. The handbook says contact your dealer if this happens but of course with an old model printer that's not an option. Can anyone advise a course of action (not chuck it in a skip, that has crossed my mind) is it possible some irreversible damage has been done or can it be reset. thanks in advance Gary -- vist our website at www.justjents.co.uk |
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"geepeetee" wrote in message
... Hi Yes i know its a blast from the past but my son has just bought it to use while at uni. He is using his laptop with Windows XP. The OS did not detect and install the printer and kept giving error messages when trying to print. He went through the usual driver, uninstall and reinstall routines but to no avail. We need to know whether XP lists the Epson 400 as supported. -- Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada) |
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geepeetee wrote:
Hi Yes i know its a blast from the past but my son has just bought it to use while at uni. He is using his laptop with Windows XP. The OS did not detect and install the printer and kept giving error messages when trying to print. He went through the usual driver, uninstall and reinstall routines but to no avail. Somewhere along the line something got confused and now the printer wont do anything and is flashing the lights on the control panel. The handbook says contact your dealer if this happens but of course with an old model printer that's not an option. Can anyone advise a course of action (not chuck it in a skip, that has crossed my mind) is it possible some irreversible damage has been done or can it be reset. thanks in advance Gary Maybe the printer is signaling that the ink sponge is full. If so, you will need to reset it. One easy way is to use this free utility- http://ssclg.com/epsone.shtml |
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Exactly which lights are on and what are they doing?
Do they stay on when the printer is unplugged from the computer and restarted? Can you print a test page from the printer when it is not connected to the computer? Art geepeetee wrote: Hi Yes i know its a blast from the past but my son has just bought it to use while at uni. He is using his laptop with Windows XP. The OS did not detect and install the printer and kept giving error messages when trying to print. He went through the usual driver, uninstall and reinstall routines but to no avail. Somewhere along the line something got confused and now the printer wont do anything and is flashing the lights on the control panel. The handbook says contact your dealer if this happens but of course with an old model printer that's not an option. Can anyone advise a course of action (not chuck it in a skip, that has crossed my mind) is it possible some irreversible damage has been done or can it be reset. thanks in advance Gary |
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Although i havent seen it (my son is at uni) the lights are flashing, they stay on whatever we do and it wont print a test page. The printer behaves the same unplugged from the pc. thanks Gary "Arthur Entlich" wrote in message news:C_Zpd.194237$df2.100137@edtnps89... Exactly which lights are on and what are they doing? Do they stay on when the printer is unplugged from the computer and restarted? Can you print a test page from the printer when it is not connected to the computer? Art geepeetee wrote: Hi Yes i know its a blast from the past but my son has just bought it to use while at uni. He is using his laptop with Windows XP. The OS did not detect and install the printer and kept giving error messages when trying to print. He went through the usual driver, uninstall and reinstall routines but to no avail. Somewhere along the line something got confused and now the printer wont do anything and is flashing the lights on the control panel. The handbook says contact your dealer if this happens but of course with an old model printer that's not an option. Can anyone advise a course of action (not chuck it in a skip, that has crossed my mind) is it possible some irreversible damage has been done or can it be reset. thanks in advance Gary |
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This is likely a "full waste ink pad" warning. All Epson printers have
a "protection" number built into them that, when it comes up (the printer counts each cleaning, purging and start up cycle which place waste ink into the pad) it causes the printer to shut down in this manner to save you possible problems with ink leaking from those pads and ruining your furniture or pants while carrying it. I do not have the sequence for the 400, but I do for the 440 which is probably the same (below). Assuming this works, it will reset the protection counter to zero and the printer will again be functional. However, you need to realize that since the waste ink pads were not replaced (cost to have it done will likely be similar to the cost of a equivalent printer today), there is a risk the waste ink pads could overflow and waste ink could seep from the printer and damage thing under it. I suggest considering placing it on some absorbent material (like several layers of newsprint, with a plastic liner under it, or place the printer is a tray large enough to contain it) Since the 400 is a fairly old machine, and since it uses dye inks, the waste ink has probably been collected over a number of years, and because the majority of the liquid in the inks is water, alcohol and glycol, all of which evaporate over time, it will leave little residue behind. The glycols evaporate more slowly than the other components. All this probably means (no guarantee) it will be safe to run the printer until you get a second warning, at which point you may wish to get the waste ink pads replaced before doing another reset. More than likely, by then you will have replaced the printer anyway. Here is the reset process for the 440 and 640 printer. I suspect it will be similar for the 400. If it doesn't work, let me know in private email, please and I will try to dig up another sequence. Art EPSON 440 and 640 PRINTERS: To set the printer into EEPROM management mode: With the printer and computer OFF, disconnect the printer from the computer at the printer. With printer OFF hold down Load/Eject+Cleaning buttons, while holding them, press the ON SWITCH This Enters the EEPROM Reset mode. (The Load/Eject LED blinks for a few seconds.) To Reset the EEPROM: While the Load/Eject LED is blinking (for about 2 seconds), press down the Cleaning switch for 10 seconds. After 10 seconds, both Bk and CMY ink LEDs come ON simultaneously. Confirming the both LEDs are ON, release the Cleaning switch. The printer automatically starts initialization operation to reset the specified addresses in the EEPROM. Once your printer has completed the initialization process, turn it off via the power button. With both printer and computer OFF reattach the printer cable to the printer. When you next need to turn it on, it should function normally. geepeetee wrote: Hi Although i havent seen it (my son is at uni) the lights are flashing, they stay on whatever we do and it wont print a test page. The printer behaves the same unplugged from the pc. thanks Gary "Arthur Entlich" wrote in message news:C_Zpd.194237$df2.100137@edtnps89... Exactly which lights are on and what are they doing? Do they stay on when the printer is unplugged from the computer and restarted? Can you print a test page from the printer when it is not connected to the computer? Art geepeetee wrote: Hi Yes i know its a blast from the past but my son has just bought it to use while at uni. He is using his laptop with Windows XP. The OS did not detect and install the printer and kept giving error messages when trying to print. He went through the usual driver, uninstall and reinstall routines but to no avail. Somewhere along the line something got confused and now the printer wont do anything and is flashing the lights on the control panel. The handbook says contact your dealer if this happens but of course with an old model printer that's not an option. Can anyone advise a course of action (not chuck it in a skip, that has crossed my mind) is it possible some irreversible damage has been done or can it be reset. thanks in advance Gary |
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