Graphics: Epson To Give Credit in Class Action Ink Suit
RX700 Waste Ink.
by hph01 - 11/3/09 3:54 PM In reply to: outside waste ink tank by astark12In answer to your question, I use a glass container (pear shaped for best chance against tipping over) with 3 holes drilled in the lid, 2 for silicon tubes plus a small 1.5 mm hole for air balance) these go to each of the waste ink lines. Red and Blue on both my RX700. I uses a 20 mm length of brass tubing as the joining tubing. Alternatively you could probably use a small length of stiff tubing as used in Biros as the joining tubing.
I use a CISS kit and have done so for 2 years without problems, I have had to reset the InkPad counters twice. Great Printer, great photos and very economical. The Epson resetting program is available free on the net but took a bit of searching. The other, SCC Service Utility did not work for me probably because the printer triggered the Service Requirement before I could reset the Service Counter.
Despite all the criticism, I believe Epson printers are a far better design and suffer less maintenance than any of the Thermal based Inkjet printers, provided they are used frequently and not allowed to "dry out".
RX620 message 'needs servicing' etc.
by gerrybond - 6/19/08 4:56 AM In reply to: EPSON PHOTO RX 700 SCAM by RappatomacIs there any way I can fix this to continue use as a scanner? This is the height of corporate irresponsibility to lock the customer out of the machine like this.
Gerry Bond,
Reading
UK
Epson RX all in ones
by astark12 - 6/19/08 8:41 AM In reply to: RX620 message 'needs servicing' etc. by gerrybondhttp://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/support/InkPadsForm.jsp
the website above has a form to fill out and then you may download a utilty that resets the counter. you can then continue to use the printer but if you use it for printing there seems to be a possibility that the ink may overflow the ink pads a create a big mess. therefore i would guess that you can use it as a scanner with no problem and printing would be at your own risk. when using the utility be sure that you only have attached to your computer the one printer you are trying to reset. you can also after resetting the counter hook up an ink waste tank which bypassess the pads altogether. this way anytime you get the message about the "needs servicing" all you do is reset the counter using the epson utility.
This is what I have done to help with this problem....when you buy a printer from epson buy the extended contract. for two more years you can get full coverage and therefore when this message occurs they will send you a new (refurbished) printer for three full years. I print a lot and this is my method now. after three years there will always be another printer that is better anyway. These units are really designed to be disposable although epson would not admit it. mine stopped working after less than one year as i use it for a lot of photo printing....regardless you can work around this problem by resetting the counter and installing an ink waste tank if you wish
best of luck
Epson Stylus Photo RX620
by wertrojans - 10/8/08 4:23 PM In reply to: Epson RX all in ones by astark12I am also getting an error about the ink pads needing to be replaced. Please let me know how to install a drain and bypass the ink pads.
Thanks.
Bypass waste tanks
by astark12 - 10/8/08 5:06 PM In reply to: Epson Stylus Photo RX620 by wertrojanshttp://forums.cdcovers.cc/showthread.php?t=189379
This link will give you full details. The RX 700 has two tubes in the back that need to be adjusted as shown in the above link.
Epson RX620 printer not printing
by wertrojans - 10/12/08 6:19 PM In reply to: Bypass waste tanks by astark12I opened the printer, cut the black hose, replace with hose that comes out the side of the printer. I put everything back together but nothing prints on the paper. Is the printer messed up now?
Epson sytlus photo rx620
by wertrojans - 10/14/08 4:54 PM In reply to: Bypass waste tanks by astark12Thanks for the help. I installed the waste tank as was seen in the link you provided and reinserted the tubing that I have previously taken out. Everythings working...
epson rx 620
by astark12 - 10/14/08 5:29 PM In reply to: Epson sytlus photo rx620 by wertrojansglad to hear it. So the hose that is outside the printer now should have a tank to catch the ink, or else you will have a mess. some people recycle that ink and use it for their black ink cartridge, not sure that is a good idea as I do not recycle or use third party ink myself so i really do not know
My experience with fixing a photo RX620
by rudyann - 10/15/08 4:22 PM In reply to: RX620 message 'needs servicing' etc. by gerrybondMy RX620 worked great for nearly a year. I got a cartridge resetter and was able to refill cartridges every 2-3 weeks because the thing just gobbles up the ink. Eventually I got the message that it needed servicing. This is the message that comes after a ink pad counter gets to about 40 000 and the pads are going to overflow and make a mess. I read that servicing the pads is an expensive proposition so I decided to do it myself and chuck the printer if it didn't work. I bought a service manual from the net: downloaded for $12. This is necessary because getting to the pads is a complicated (1-2 hour) procedure. Taking great care and making some pictures of the wiring layouts I worked my way down to the pads. Mine were maybe about 1/3 full but I removed them all, washed and washed them in several buckets of water and dried them out using a food dehydrator. I carefully reversed the disassembly and started up the printer again. It took a little time for it to reset itself but then began working again just fine! You probably know that there is a resetting utility you can download to reset the inkpad counter which I did. So it can be done! I think that in my climate (pretty dry) I could reset the counter 2 or 3 times before I would have to worry about wet ink coming out of the pads. The main tool you need for disassembly is a long shaft Phillips screwdriver and/or with a magnet to hold the screws on the driver. Note different screws for the metal and plastic holes.
Epson Ink Pad
by Kingdom Seeker - 12/28/08 11:47 AM In reply to: EPSON PHOTO RX 700 SCAM by RappatomacI have the same problem, after having owned my RX700 for a little over two years. I went to the epson site and downloaded the utility to reset the counter. I tried to copy and paste it here, but wasn't able to. If you send me your email address, I can send it to you, if you can't locate it on Epson.com.
Same Issue with newer model
by stamperadam - 7/18/09 5:29 PM In reply to: Epson To Give Credit in Class Action Ink Suit by user06They obviously have not changed anything in their newer models. I have an Epson Stylus CX8400 and have been printing black test documents and the color ink levels have gone from over 75% to LOW. I even made sure to use the "black ink only" setting in microsoft word's print settings on ever single document I printed. Below is a copy of the message I sent Epson.
I've been using the "black ink only" setting under "print settings" in Microsoft Word X to print a fairly large number of documents that are black and white anyway. I use this setting simply to make sure that the printer does not use any of the over priced Epson brand DuraBrite Ultra color ink.
However, the print monitor application keeps showing that my color ink is depleting. I have not printed anything in color and everything I printed I did so using the "Black Ink Only" setting I mentioned prior. Knowing printer companies and the all well to known lies that they tell you in regards to ink levels (just to get you to buy more ink), I believe this is one of those lies.
The internet is full of forums on this subject. There are even special devices that will reset the printer's built in ink level monitor so that you can actually use all of the expensive ink you bought or buy off brand ink cartridges. I have not bought or used any of theses devices, but frankly it is quite tempting despite the risks to the printer.
Can you please explain my specific issue? Why are my black ink only prints supposedly using color ink? I don't see any color! There is no need for this! I spent something like $70 on color ink just a few months ago and have only printed two things in color. Now after printing a bunch of black and white documents I'm supposed to actually believe that I've used up all of that color ink. The levels went from over 75% to low without printing one thing in color.
Come on guys this is ridiculous and flat out wrong! Your company and so many other printer companies are ripping people off and worse yet wasting ink and cartridges. Not only is this a horrible way to thank your customers for buying your products, but it also is more harmful to the environment due to the waste it promotes in exchange for profit.
The next printer I buy WILL NOT be an Epson unless you can explain this or at least be honest and admit your ripping me off!
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