Comments on: Parts inside your printer are at the end of their service life http://www.hm2k.com/posts/parts-inside-your-printer-are-at-the-end-of-their-service-life The research of an internet entrepreneur and IT consultant Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:33:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: hm2k http://www.hm2k.com/posts/parts-inside-your-printer-are-at-the-end-of-their-service-life/comment-page-3#comment-199963 hm2k Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:33:19 +0000 http://www.hm2k.com/posts/parts-inside-your-printer-are-at-the-end-of-their-service-life#comment-199963 @Clifford Thanks for the information. When I contact Epson in the past, they weren't very helpful. The page you mention has only existed since 2008, this article was written in 2007. You really should maintain your ink pads otherwise ink will overflow all over your desk. @Clifford

Thanks for the information.

When I contact Epson in the past, they weren’t very helpful.

The page you mention has only existed since 2008, this article was written in 2007.

You really should maintain your ink pads otherwise ink will overflow all over your desk.

]]> By: Clifford P. http://www.hm2k.com/posts/parts-inside-your-printer-are-at-the-end-of-their-service-life/comment-page-3#comment-199864 Clifford P. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:17:19 +0000 http://www.hm2k.com/posts/parts-inside-your-printer-are-at-the-end-of-their-service-life#comment-199864 Why hasn't a single user on this site spoken to Epson about the problem at hand? I spoke with a tech and said it would be a shame to add the printer to a landfill simply due to the ink pads needing replacement. He sent me to a link on the Epson website which provided a utility to reset the counter with which worked like a charm. The file is named EpsonIPRUtility_A10.exe and may be downloaded from their website from this link: http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/support/InkPadsForm.jsp?cookies=no&com.broadvision.session.new=Yes I have not performed any maintenance on the ink pads and the printer is working just fine. i have been using a CISS ink system for a few years with this printer and it has been a huge money saver. The CISS ink system and replacement bottles of 400 ml ink of each color X 6 cost me $125.00 and will last several years saving the equivalent of about 20 sets of ink cartridges which would cost about $1,500.00! The ink is every bit the equivalent to the Epson in color and all other aspects. I actually feel that the Red reproduction is better then the Espon ink without even profiling the new ink to the paper being used. Why hasn’t a single user on this site spoken to Epson about the problem at hand? I spoke with a tech and said it would be a shame to add the printer to a landfill simply due to the ink pads needing replacement. He sent me to a link on the Epson website which provided a utility to reset the counter with which worked like a charm. The file is named EpsonIPRUtility_A10.exe and may be downloaded from their website from this link:

http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/support/InkPadsForm.jsp?cookies=no&com.broadvision.session.new=Yes

I have not performed any maintenance on the ink pads and the printer is working just fine. i have been using a CISS ink system for a few years with this printer and it has been a huge money saver. The CISS ink system and replacement bottles of 400 ml ink of each color X 6 cost me $125.00 and will last several years saving the equivalent of about 20 sets of ink cartridges which would cost about $1,500.00! The ink is every bit the equivalent to the Epson in color and all other aspects. I actually feel that the Red reproduction is better then the Espon ink without even profiling the new ink to the paper being used.

]]> By: Mario http://www.hm2k.com/posts/parts-inside-your-printer-are-at-the-end-of-their-service-life/comment-page-3#comment-199846 Mario Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:34:19 +0000 http://www.hm2k.com/posts/parts-inside-your-printer-are-at-the-end-of-their-service-life#comment-199846 Thanks to this site, I was able to fix Epson Stylus C48 printer which was showing the error: “Parts inside your printer are at the end of their service life. See your printer documentation.” I opened the printer and changed the pads. My wife had some similar material so I cut 4 pads to size and fit them in. I also downloaded the "SSC Service Utility for Epson Stylus Printers." utility and followed instructions given and presto! Now I have a squeaky clean printer, with new pads, which is producing better printouts than ever before. Many thanks for the time of putting this on-line...It has saved me a lot of money and the printer now has many more years of life ahead of it. many thanks, Mario Thanks to this site, I was able to fix Epson Stylus C48 printer which was showing the error: “Parts inside your printer are at the end of their service life. See your printer documentation.”
I opened the printer and changed the pads. My wife had some similar material so I cut 4 pads to size and fit them in.
I also downloaded the “SSC Service Utility for Epson Stylus Printers.” utility and followed instructions given and presto!
Now I have a squeaky clean printer, with new pads, which is producing better printouts than ever before.
Many thanks for the time of putting this on-line…It has saved me a lot of money and the printer now has many more years of life ahead of it.

many thanks,

Mario

]]> By: Bryan http://www.hm2k.com/posts/parts-inside-your-printer-are-at-the-end-of-their-service-life/comment-page-3#comment-199516 Bryan Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:21:47 +0000 http://www.hm2k.com/posts/parts-inside-your-printer-are-at-the-end-of-their-service-life#comment-199516 Forgot to mention, lights on my Stylus 1400 are both flashing, but not simultaneously. They flash alternately, which I have not found anything about. I'm only assuming the sponges are full or print counter needs reset. Can anyone confirm what alternate lights flashing means for sure? Thanks - Bryan Forgot to mention, lights on my Stylus 1400 are both flashing, but not simultaneously. They flash alternately, which I have not found anything about. I’m only assuming the sponges are full or print counter needs reset. Can anyone confirm what alternate lights flashing means for sure?
Thanks – Bryan

]]> By: Bryan http://www.hm2k.com/posts/parts-inside-your-printer-are-at-the-end-of-their-service-life/comment-page-3#comment-199514 Bryan Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:54:59 +0000 http://www.hm2k.com/posts/parts-inside-your-printer-are-at-the-end-of-their-service-life#comment-199514 Just found your site and instructions for cleaning pads and running utility for resetting print counter. Looked for info specific to setup like ours, but cannot find. Can you tell me if this works for Stylus 1400 that is also fitted with QuickConnectII bulk ink bags? Thanks - Bryan Just found your site and instructions for cleaning pads and running utility for resetting print counter. Looked for info specific to setup like ours, but cannot find. Can you tell me if this works for Stylus 1400 that is also fitted with QuickConnectII bulk ink bags? Thanks – Bryan

]]> By: Nubietech http://www.hm2k.com/posts/parts-inside-your-printer-are-at-the-end-of-their-service-life/comment-page-3#comment-198791 Nubietech Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:18:12 +0000 http://www.hm2k.com/posts/parts-inside-your-printer-are-at-the-end-of-their-service-life#comment-198791 I Have done this already twice and i have this site for reference once again ! thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you! I Have done this already twice and i have this site for reference once again ! thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!thank you!

]]> By: lily http://www.hm2k.com/posts/parts-inside-your-printer-are-at-the-end-of-their-service-life/comment-page-3#comment-197701 lily Sun, 14 Feb 2010 09:55:19 +0000 http://www.hm2k.com/posts/parts-inside-your-printer-are-at-the-end-of-their-service-life#comment-197701 because of this easy to understand printer repair instruction i saved 4000 php to 5000 php for a new home printer. i am about to throw my epson stylus c45 when i came across this friendly tutorial. now my printer is up and running again! thank you. because of this easy to understand printer repair instruction i saved 4000 php to 5000 php for a new home printer. i am about to throw my epson stylus c45 when i came across this friendly tutorial. now my printer is up and running again! thank you.

]]> By: N Henderson http://www.hm2k.com/posts/parts-inside-your-printer-are-at-the-end-of-their-service-life/comment-page-3#comment-197635 N Henderson Sun, 14 Feb 2010 00:49:42 +0000 http://www.hm2k.com/posts/parts-inside-your-printer-are-at-the-end-of-their-service-life#comment-197635 I also received the perplexing message that service was required, see your manual or contact Epson for service. The RX 500 printer suddenly wouldn't print. The manual has no information relating to this issue. I contacted Epson, who sent me the addresses of several authorized Epson repair places. The dignostic cost was to be $75, and the minimal repair cost was going to be $150. I decided to see what I could do by consulting the internet. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, you good intelligent people who write programs to get us out of fixes and generously make it available to others! I downloaded the SSC Service Utility program, followed the directions, and it totally solved the problem. I was able to remove a visible ink pad which was to the far right of where the ink cartridges slide. I cleaned it out and put it back in place. It would seem that with the right foam material, I could make my own replacement pad if needed, but the old one seemed to do fine once it was clean. I suspect there are other ink pads that I just wasn't able to get to, so may pay the $10 to obtain online the service manual , available at http://www.2manuals.com/product_info.php?products_id=638. I also received the perplexing message that service was required, see your manual or contact Epson for service. The RX 500 printer suddenly wouldn’t print. The manual has no information relating to this issue. I contacted Epson, who sent me the addresses of several authorized Epson repair places. The dignostic cost was to be $75, and the minimal repair cost was going to be $150. I decided to see what I could do by consulting the internet.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, you good intelligent people who write programs to get us out of fixes and generously make it available to others! I downloaded the SSC Service Utility program, followed the directions, and it totally solved the problem. I was able to remove a visible ink pad which was to the far right of where the ink cartridges slide. I cleaned it out and put it back in place. It would seem that with the right foam material, I could make my own replacement pad if needed, but the old one seemed to do fine once it was clean. I suspect there are other ink pads that I just wasn’t able to get to, so may pay the $10 to obtain online the service manual , available at http://www.2manuals.com/product_info.php?products_id=638.

]]> By: Robert http://www.hm2k.com/posts/parts-inside-your-printer-are-at-the-end-of-their-service-life/comment-page-3#comment-196264 Robert Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:10:57 +0000 http://www.hm2k.com/posts/parts-inside-your-printer-are-at-the-end-of-their-service-life#comment-196264 Hi, Thanks for the info, Did what you said and got my C46 working again. Only one issue though as I had just bought two new cartridges and after a few head cleans said that my black was down to 12%. as I had just spent £20 on the cartridge I was a bit miffed. Any one know why?? Hi,

Thanks for the info, Did what you said and got my C46 working again. Only one issue though as I had just bought two new cartridges and after a few head cleans said that my black was down to 12%. as I had just spent £20 on the cartridge I was a bit miffed. Any one know why??

]]> By: Martin http://www.hm2k.com/posts/parts-inside-your-printer-are-at-the-end-of-their-service-life/comment-page-2#comment-194961 Martin Sun, 24 Jan 2010 21:55:39 +0000 http://www.hm2k.com/posts/parts-inside-your-printer-are-at-the-end-of-their-service-life#comment-194961 Those using a continual ink supply need not worry about cleaning the sponges as they should have a small overflow bottle taking care of this, it should be at the right hand side at the back of the printer. Also, once you have installed the program you need to RIGHT click your mouse to get up the menu and from there it is a breeze. Sitting on a Sunday evening with documents that MUST be written and to get a stupid command from the printer is a pain to say the least, what would we do without muppets like the ones that wrote this little life saver of a program, wonderful, many thanks to whom ever it is. Those using a continual ink supply need not worry about cleaning the sponges as they should have a small overflow bottle taking care of this, it should be at the right hand side at the back of the printer.

Also, once you have installed the program you need to RIGHT click your mouse to get up the menu and from there it is a breeze.

Sitting on a Sunday evening with documents that MUST be written and to get a stupid command from the printer is a pain to say the least, what would we do without muppets like the ones that wrote this little life saver of a program, wonderful, many thanks to whom ever it is.

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