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Printer advice
On 1/4/2018 1:29 PM, PeterN wrote:
On 1/3/2018 2:32 PM, philo wrote: I am looking to replace my Epson P600 It's only three years old but clogs often and takes a lot of ink to clear. My previous printer was an Epson and worked flawlessly for six years or more. At one time Epson was supposed to be a top of the line printer, but now most of my friends who do this professionally say I really should look into Canon. It will be used for color and B&W printing, no larger than 13" X 19". Right now I am looking at the specs for both theÂ*Â* ip8720Â*Â* and P400 any recommendations? I do not need and "fancy" features such as roll printing, wireless or network capabilities. Quality of the print is what's important. Thanks NOTE: Perhaps just some pointers to how to troubleshoot my current printer might be all that's needed I did a lot of number crunching. Unless I am making a special print for someone's wall, I found that Costco costs about the same as my own printer, and the goofs are on them. i had some images hanging in a local library competition. Someone inquired about the cost. The email addy was from a no kill dog shelter. I gave them the image, complete with frame. The woman was pleasantly surprised. I did have to do the image on matte paper, and put a slight color cast, because of the lighting in the location she wanted it hung. Overall, I have found Costco fairly good and accurate, if you use their printing profiles. If I need a print larger than what our printer can do, I have a friend who has a studio near here that has a large format printer. Because I maintain his computers, he will do prints for me by barter. That said, it is essential we do the printing here. When my wife is working on a painting, she may draw a dozen mock-ups on her Wacom and print them out. The printer gets used for more than just final photo prints |
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Printer advice
On 1/4/2018 3:50 PM, philo wrote:
On 1/4/2018 1:29 PM, PeterN wrote: On 1/3/2018 2:32 PM, philo wrote: I am looking to replace my Epson P600 It's only three years old but clogs often and takes a lot of ink to clear. My previous printer was an Epson and worked flawlessly for six years or more. At one time Epson was supposed to be a top of the line printer, but now most of my friends who do this professionally say I really should look into Canon. It will be used for color and B&W printing, no larger than 13" X 19". Right now I am looking at the specs for both theÂ*Â* ip8720Â*Â* and P400 any recommendations? I do not need and "fancy" features such as roll printing, wireless or network capabilities. Quality of the print is what's important. Thanks NOTE: Perhaps just some pointers to how to troubleshoot my current printer might be all that's needed I did a lot of number crunching. Unless I am making a special print for someone's wall, I found that Costco costs about the same as my own printer, and the goofs are on them. i had some images hanging in a local library competition. Someone inquired about the cost. The email addy was from a no kill dog shelter. I gave them the image, complete with frame. The woman was pleasantly surprised. I did have to do the image on matte paper, and put a slight color cast, because of the lighting in the location she wanted it hung. Overall, I have found Costco fairly good and accurate, if you use their printing profiles. If I need a print larger than what our printer can do, I have a friend who has a studio near here that has a large format printer. Because I maintain his computers, he will do prints for me by barter. That said, it is essential we do the printing here. When my wife is working on a painting, she may draw a dozen mock-ups on her Wacom and print them out. The printer gets used for more than just final photo prints OK -- PeterN |
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Printer advice Possible solution
On 01/04/2018 03:49 PM, PeterN wrote:
On 1/4/2018 3:50 PM, philo wrote: On 1/4/2018 1:29 PM, PeterN wrote: On 1/3/2018 2:32 PM, philo wrote: I am looking to replace my Epson P600 If I need a print larger than what our printer can do, I have a friend who has a studio near here that has a large format printer. Because I maintain his computers, he will do prints for me by barter. That said, it is essential we do the printing here. When my wife is working on a painting, she may draw a dozen mock-ups on her Wacom and print them out. The printer gets used for more than just final photo prints OK After discussing with my wife: It seems the reason it clogged was due to the fact that it sat for nearly six months unused! I am going to make sure she does at least one print every few weeks. I have hundreds of JPG's I would not mind printing out 4" x 6" and keeping in an album. |
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Printer advice
On Wed, 3 Jan 2018 13:32:16 -0600, philo wrote:
I am looking to replace my Epson P600 It's only three years old but clogs often and takes a lot of ink to clear. I have had an Epson P800 for a year or so now and have never had it clog. Two questions immediately come to mind: 1. How do you turn it off? Do you just shut the power off at the wall or do you shut it down from the control panel? 2. What ink are you using? My previous printer was an Epson and worked flawlessly for six years or more. At one time Epson was supposed to be a top of the line printer, but now most of my friends who do this professionally say I really should look into Canon. It will be used for color and B&W printing, no larger than 13" X 19". Right now I am looking at the specs for both the ip8720 and P400 any recommendations? I do not need and "fancy" features such as roll printing, wireless or network capabilities. Quality of the print is what's important. Thanks NOTE: Perhaps just some pointers to how to troubleshoot my current printer might be all that's needed -- Regards, Eric Stevens |
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Printer advice
On Thu, 4 Jan 2018 09:53:01 -0600, philo wrote:
On 1/4/2018 12:19 AM, Frank Williams wrote: On Wed, 3 Jan 2018 20:46:41 +0100, android wrote: Forwarded to comp.periphs.printers. NOTE: Perhaps just some pointers to how to troubleshoot my current printer might be all that's needed Keep the printer cool and power it off with the on/off button. not the mains switch. Canon are bubble jet printers and the print heads burn out My wife indeed powers it off with the switch. It has not been used enough for the heads to be "burned out." That is a major part of your problem. If you power it down from the control panel the printer parks the print head and then caps it. If you just shut it down the ink in the nozzles will dry and clog them. -- Regards, Eric Stevens |
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On 06/01/2018 08:38, Eric Stevens wrote:
On Thu, 4 Jan 2018 09:53:01 -0600, philo wrote: On 1/4/2018 12:19 AM, Frank Williams wrote: On Wed, 3 Jan 2018 20:46:41 +0100, android wrote: Forwarded to comp.periphs.printers. NOTE: Perhaps just some pointers to how to troubleshoot my current printer might be all that's needed Keep the printer cool and power it off with the on/off button. not the mains switch. Canon are bubble jet printers and the print heads burn out My wife indeed powers it off with the switch. It has not been used enough for the heads to be "burned out." That is a major part of your problem. If you power it down from the control panel the printer parks the print head and then caps it. If you just shut it down the ink in the nozzles will dry and clog them. I have no doubt that you are 100% correct, Eric .......... BUT ....... How do you KNOW that? Do tell! :-) -- David B. |
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In article , David B.
wrote: Keep the printer cool and power it off with the on/off button. not the mains switch. My wife indeed powers it off with the switch. It has not been used enough for the heads to be "burned out." That is a major part of your problem. If you power it down from the control panel the printer parks the print head and then caps it. If you just shut it down the ink in the nozzles will dry and clog them. I have no doubt that you are 100% correct, Eric .......... he is BUT ....... How do you KNOW that? because he's not as stupid as you are. |
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On 06/01/2018 16:10, nospam wrote:
In article , David B. wrote: Keep the printer cool and power it off with the on/off button. not the mains switch. My wife indeed powers it off with the switch. It has not been used enough for the heads to be "burned out." That is a major part of your problem. If you power it down from the control panel the printer parks the print head and then caps it. If you just shut it down the ink in the nozzles will dry and clog them. I have no doubt that you are 100% correct, Eric .......... he is That's what I said, dopey! BUT ....... How do you KNOW that? because he's not as stupid as you are. Tell us, why do you display *YOUR* stupidity for all and sundry to see? This is *NOT* a rhetorical question. Some folk simply do not understand your masochistic need to be a Troll. -- David B. |
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Printer advice
In article , David B.
wrote: BUT ....... How do you KNOW that? because he's not as stupid as you are. Tell us, why do you display *YOUR* stupidity for all and sundry to see? This is *NOT* a rhetorical question. Some folk simply do not understand your masochistic need to be a Troll. projection. |
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Printer advice
On Sat, 6 Jan 2018 16:01:18 +0000, "David B."
wrote: On 06/01/2018 08:38, Eric Stevens wrote: On Thu, 4 Jan 2018 09:53:01 -0600, philo wrote: On 1/4/2018 12:19 AM, Frank Williams wrote: On Wed, 3 Jan 2018 20:46:41 +0100, android wrote: Forwarded to comp.periphs.printers. NOTE: Perhaps just some pointers to how to troubleshoot my current printer might be all that's needed Keep the printer cool and power it off with the on/off button. not the mains switch. Canon are bubble jet printers and the print heads burn out My wife indeed powers it off with the switch. It has not been used enough for the heads to be "burned out." That is a major part of your problem. If you power it down from the control panel the printer parks the print head and then caps it. If you just shut it down the ink in the nozzles will dry and clog them. I have no doubt that you are 100% correct, Eric .......... BUT ....... How do you KNOW that? Do tell! :-) I've got a P800 which as far as I know is a larger version of Philo's P600. The information you are querying is in the manual. -- Regards, Eric Stevens |
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