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

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Archived from groups: comp.periphs.printers (More info?)

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

Bibok wrote:

> W artykule <IedVc.32793$X12.13244@edtnps84> Arthur Entlich napisa³(a):
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>>Which LED's are blinking?
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> The red one...
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>>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
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> (...)
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>>There is also usually a series of button presses from the front panel
>>which can reset some models
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> (...)
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> Hmm, I have only two lighting buttons.
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> I must to look for this russian program.
> Thanks for fast answer.
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> regards
> Mariusz
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