In an Epson (as opposed to the Hewlett-Packard style wherein the ink jets are contained in the ink cartridge itself) they are in the cartridge's carrier/print head. No practical way to remove and clean, so the machine has a cleaning cycle built into it's software.
To elaborate, at the end of every session, one should shut down the printer, whereupon the printer parks it's print head on a sponge material, which is meant to seal the jet orifices from ink evaporation.
Ink evaporation causes the ink to eventually get more and more concentrated, and finally solidify and plug up one or more of the many orifices.
When that happens, eventually you'll observe blank horizontal lines in anything you print.
Then you have to run a cleaning cycle until it comes out clear (clean) and prints well.
It may well be true that one cannot use an Epson ink jet printer sporadically, but must use it regularly to keep the ink jets from plugging up.
My observations support that contention...
keith whaley <== uses a cheap Stylus Photo 820.
Jens Bladt wrote:
Can anyone please explain what clogging means? Thanks
Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt
-----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 2. december 2004 00:42 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Re: Epson Printer (Stylus Photo)
My Epson 2200 is an absolute joy. It uses seven inks, five colors plus black and light black. The cartridges can be replaced individually. And, as with the Canon, I can pop a cartridge out and reinsert it to try for another print. It's so quiet, I sometimes have to walk right up to it to make sure it's printing. Prior to this printer I had an Epson 1200 Stylus Photo. Never had a problem with that printer either, although the 2200 is definitely superior in terms of the way it renders shadows and gradations of color. My next printer will be the Epson that replaces the 2200.
Paul
