or use Epson SSC Service Utility
http://www.ssclg.com/epsone.shtml
If your printer is supported it has a "Power Clean", uses lots and lots of ink,
but works. I had a print that was clogged. Pull out the cartridge, gave it a
shake, put it back in, then ran the SSC....then repeated these 2 steps...and it
worked.
>>> wincros@xxxxxxxxxxx 01/15/07 02:38pm >>>
This seems even more clever and less messy than the hypodermic
syringe method.
I saw somewhere else that Epson recommends not leaving the printer
on. The reason is that the place where the head parks is designed to
reduce evaporation from the heads which is the main reason for
clogging. The newer printers are improved with better sealing around
the parking area.
Winsor
Long Beach, California, USA
Begin forwarded message:
> The best way to make cleaning cartridge is to use new refillable
> cartridges. If you do not want to spend the money, regular
> cartridge will do. Of course, you have to consider how old the
> cartridge is and if the sponge inside will break down. But for a
> cartridge you have just emptied, there should be enough inks
> inside. If you inject cleaning fluid by opening the poppet valve,
> you could get enough of the fluid in there,
>
> The cartridge can be used just as regular cartridges. No cleaning
> cycle, because it will only waste the cleaning fluid you put in.
> Just print the solid color block pattern to clear the clog. Select
> photo mode when printing to get as much cleaning fluid into the
> nozzle. Let it soak after printing 3 - 5 pages. You can also print
> only the color that is clogged. I will usually finish the cleaning
> by printing the full color pattern for all the colors.
>
> This is by far the best method, comparing to the 2 other methods I
> have written about in my previous email.
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