Epson C40UX - Problem

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Hi all!

My Epson C40UX not work. The red light is blinking and nothing more :(
Ink is new. Printer is 3 years old.
Somebody knows, what schould I do?

regards
Mariusz
 
Which LED's are blinking?

Epson printers have a waste ink pad under the printer mechanism in most
cases). After the printer reaches a count of cleaning cycles and other
functions, it is assumed the waste ink pad is filled, and the printer
will shut down and the LEDs will blink.

In some cases, the amount of ink that is actually still liquid in the
waste pad is small (especially over a 3 year period, allowing for some
evaporation) and you may be able to reset the EPROM without problems.
However, there is always a risk of the excess ink leaking out of the
bottom of the printer.

If this is the cause of your printer not working, there is a Russian
program which has the resets for many of the Epson printers programmed
into it, but I can't speak specifically about your printer.

There is also usually a series of button presses from the front panel
which can reset some models, but I do not have the information for the
model you own.

Art
 
W artykule said:
Which LED's are blinking?
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The red one...
Epson printers have a waste ink pad under the printer mechanism in most
cases). After the printer reaches a count of cleaning cycles and other
(...)

There is also usually a series of button presses from the front panel
which can reset some models
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(...)

Hmm, I have only two lighting buttons.

I must to look for this russian program.
Thanks for fast answer.

regards
Mariusz
 
Unfortunately, I have no personal experience with the model of printer
you own. On most Epson printers, there is a point pre-programmed into
the printer, based upon the size of the waste ink pads and amount of ink
that is extracted from the heads with the cleaning and purging cycles,
when the waste ink pads are considered "filled".

Usually, when this number is reached, the LEDs on the front panel flash,
usually in an alternating pattern.

The fix is to either have the waste ink pads replaced by an authorized
repair service, replace or clean them yourself (they are not easy to get
at on some models) and/or to just reset the counter, taking the risk
that the pads could overflow and make a mess of ink below the printer.

Most Epson printers can have the waste pad counters reset via a series
of button presses on the front panel when in a special access mode. I
understand some of the newer printers may have this reset only via
software. The Russian program has many reset codes in it via software
control.

Art
 
W artykule said:
Unfortunately, I have no personal experience with the model of printer
you own. On most Epson printers, there is a point pre-programmed into
Click to expand...
Thanks for all information.

Mariusz
 
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