Just offering this for what it's worth. Seems like a good thing to try before throwing in the towel.
http://en.kioskea.net/faq/338-epson-error-message-end-of-service-life On Sat, Dec 20, 2014 at 5:37 PM, Tom Coradeschi <[email protected]> wrote: > On 20 Dec 2014, at 8:16 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > > > Charles, I have never heard of Cartridge World. I'll have to check and > see if there is one in Portland. > > > > I don't know about chips. The ink cartridges were replaced last month, > so most are new. Epson says the ink pads need to be replaced. The repair > shop I called says my printer is hard to service because they have to tear > the whole thing apart. > > > > > > > > Sent from my iPad > > > > > > ------ Original Message ------ > > > > From: Charles Lenington > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: December 20, 2014 at 8:28 AM > > Subject: Re: Epson RX700 Printer error > > > > On 12/14/14 9:50 PM, Jane (Portland, OR) wrote: > > > I am running 10.6.8 on a 2012 iMac. My printer is an Epson Photo Stylus > > > RX700. Yesterday I tried to print a page and got stripes, so I > attempted > > > to clean the print heads. I got this error message that won't go away: > > > > > > "Service required. Parts inside your printer are at the end of their > > > service life. See your printer documentation for details." The manual > > > says to take it in for repair. I can imagine the repair cost and > > > probably should buy a new printer. My printer is old, but I like it. I > > > don't want a new one. > > > > > > > Try asking at a Cartridge World store. It may be something simple like > > the waste ink pad. Also they may be able to rechip the expired > > cartridges w/ a new date chip. > > You may be able to find the chips on ebay. (I know I can get HP chips) > > > > Check out http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/support/InkPadsForm.jsp > > Google around on how to replace the ink pads. > > — > tom coradeschi > [email protected] > > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a > group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our > netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To leave this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "iMac Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "iMac Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
