[Leica] OT OT...EPSON 2200 problem?

[rzartarian at snet.net (Roy Zartarian)]

Ted:

This sounds like the printer is telling you that the waste ink pad (a 
little sponge that sits under the print head when it is in the parked 
position) is full.

One quick and dirty way I've found to do a reset is:

1. Turn off the printer power and unplug the power cord from the wall. 
Disconnect the computer interface cable at the back of the printer.
?
2.After one minute reattach the power plug to the wall, but don't 
reattach the computer cable.

3.Hold down the ROLL and the?PAPER ADVANCE buttons simultaneously.??
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4.Turn the printer on. after 2 blinks, all the ink lights come on,? 
then release the buttons being held down.

5.Press and hold the ROLL button for 10 seconds.

6.Release the ROLL button and the printer will initialize, which resets 
the Waste Ink Pad Counter.

7.Once initialization is complete, turn the printer power off.

8.Reconnect the interface cable.

9.Turn the printer on and print a document.

The procedure is supposed to reset an internal counter in the printer.

If the procedure stops the blinking, you (or most likely Sandy) will 
have to clean the waste ink pad.

Turn the printer on. Push the "Change Ink" button. When the print head 
is in the changing position, pull the plug to cut the power. Then push 
the print head to the left. With an eyedropper or syringe saturate the 
waste ink pad with Windex Original or Windex with ammonia D, then dab 
at it GENTLY with a paper towel. Repeat as necessary.

Roy




On Nov 4, 2004, at 12:44 PM, Ted Grant wrote:

> OFF TOPIC EPSON 2200 PRINTER PROBLEM.
>
> Howdy folks,
> My 2200 seems to have a problem........ All the ink lights ( 7 ) are 
> flashing along with the "paper out red light."
>
> So 8 flashing lights, new ink wells replaced those in the machine in 
> case it was a freak thing and all 7 inks ran out at the same time. 
> Highly un-likely. There's paper in place, shut off printer, all lights 
> go out.