Ode to Epson

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Davy

I bought a brand new printer
It gleams and shines at me
It prints such lovely photos
this Epson great for me.

My digi-cam is bristling,
with happy memories.
I’ll do some prints so as to keep
and bring a smile or two

The first few prints looked so great
the next few looked aghast.
Off to the shop I ran and ran
to buy some new ink tanks


I did some cleaning cycles
til’ my new tanks died.
Off to the shop I ran again
for new ink tanks to buy


I tried the phone to get some help,
I’ve even tried the net.
My new and gleaming Epson
just sits and stare's at me


Davy
 
Your poetic prowess aside, what is your problem? Why did you purchase new
ink cartridges? Did you run the various printer troubleshooters provided?
Did you set up the printer calibration properly, or check it at all? You
seem to be in the UK. What is it with you guys in this newsgroup? There
must be about 70% Brits in here. Anyway, if I have any kind of problem with
my Epson printer or scanner, I simply call Epson America (in New York) and
the folks there are happy to help me. There does seem to be a problem with
customer service in the UK as far as Epson is concerned. Too bad.
 
I have Epson and Canon printers.
I wish I did not have the Canon.
Canon has the world's worst printer drivers, so bad that it is impossible to
know what the printer is capable of without extensive calibration of
individual printer/paper combinations. Canon provides profiles for a grand
total of its 3 paper surfaces.
It is not worth that effort when Epson's canned profiles are pretty accurate
to begin with and cover a wide range of paper surfaces.
Epson replaced my original 1280 without a blink: I later realized there was
nothing wrong with the printer--it really was my misunderstanding of a color
mismanagement issue-and the replacement has functioned flawlessly for the
last two years under some heavy usage.
I can only laugh at people contemplating the new Pixma line: they mostly use
the same inks as the previous i9x Canon line: old technology repackaged to
be marketed as new.
 
On 26 May 2005 16:34:33 -0400,
I bought a brand new printer
It gleams and shines at me
It prints such lovely photos
this Epson great for me.

My digi-cam is bristling,
with happy memories.
I’ll do some prints so as to keep
and bring a smile or two

The first few prints looked so great
the next few looked aghast.
Off to the shop I ran and ran
to buy some new ink tanks


I did some cleaning cycles
til’ my new tanks died.
Off to the shop I ran again
for new ink tanks to buy


I tried the phone to get some help,
I’ve even tried the net.
My new and gleaming Epson
just sits and stare's at me


Davy
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I, on the other hand, having owned one Epson and three Canons,
wouldn't touch an Epson if they gave it to me. Clog, clog,clog, buy
ink, buy ink, buy ink, clog, clog, clog-you get the idea.

SLK
 
OK . . . so you're a smartass, too. Do you want some help or not? I gave
you some ideas that may help you with your issue. Review them and make a
decision as to whether they are of some assistance.
 
I suppose you get Pratts at that side of the lake also. Any reason why Brits
should not be in this group, you really sound like what we would call a
pompous Pratt.
 
I believe that it's more the user than the printer drivers. (With the
exception of Lexmark!)
I've always had good results when I took the time to use a "reference
standard " image to calibrate the printer, ink, and paper. This is about the
most painless way to get things done, and eliminates display and or scanner
induced shifts in appearance.
 
Chuck that is the problem,
How many people do a black & white test print - different
papers/different inks.

The idea is to get a decent 'greyscale' before doing that all
important print,

Once you have the brand of ink, type of paper then that setting will
hold true until the next change in brands.

Davy
 
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