Epson R300 Horizontal lines

Have you done a print check to see what jets are blocked ???

Cheers.

I did hear about (but I've never found) some Epson cleaning cartridges that I gues are better or cheaper than flushing through normally.

I get lines across printouts when resolution is set too low.

Have you tried a higher resolution?

FERGIE - Yep, done a print check several times with those black and coloured squares and will continue with a hope but seems fruitless at the mo ....

DAVE - am aware of Epson cleaners but all colours show perfectly anyway. Am also aware that yellow is the nearest to the Epson cleaner (all yellow cartridges placed in the boxes) but in view of the colours themselves being perfectly present am looking for a physical correction which seems to be the answer if I can find it!

The lines don't show up on ordinary print paper, only when using photo paper or disks when they spoil the pic

Hmm,

all I can think is to waste a load of ink and clean/test/clean far beyond what seems sensible to see if it clears it?

Thinking of that possibility, Dave. Meanwhile I'll persevere with Epson's Printhead Alignment and test printing.

An R300 - Ah yes I remember this was the printer that one , along with the R200 most of us who printed disks liked. Because we didn`t have to faff around with Chips or buying damned expensive cartridges - Those were the days !
It has probably come to the end of it`s life. Dig a hole in the back garden. Have a BBQ (and beer) and invite some friends to it`s funeral service and drink a toast to the departed.

One day you will tell your grandkids of the great R300 and it`s service to one man bands like us.

Ron, don't know if this will help but have you checked that the paper sizes for both the article you're printing and the paper you're using are the same?

I once had a problem printing when the sizes were slightly different and got dotted lines.

Peter

I have a problem with my R285 on photo paper unless I set it to the highest quality possible (best photo) & set the paper to the right type - don't get a problem on DVDs though

You make me all the more determined to get it going properly again so, if I do in the end fail, I'll organise a memorial parade ... !

Remove all the cartridges, and clean the bottom of each one with a cotton bud - If yours loads as poorly as mine, then the plastic tray may have misloaded and the head hit it as it tracked across - dislodging crud - or maybe even damaging the print head on one or more cartridges.

Good luck Ron. If there is life in the old girl yet :)

Things that can be heard of about older femalles .... !

In view of the cartridge removal process, Paulears, I'll reserve that for a last desperate attempt. Ta.

I still haven't solved this one yet (if it's possible!) and I've been through the reset action a couple of times which, on the second occasion told me that the ink tray was full so I've now got the ink tube outside the back of the printer, emptying into a small receptacle instead ... However, with the factory reset having been actioned and the tube outside at the back, I'm still not on top of the problem - so now it's almost time for complete cartridge removal action and I'll go for Sony's own cartridges replacement to be as sure as possible.

I do so like the R300 production with it's tray system which was early days on not so good but ended up being so reliable after the intitial type of tray front was replaced.

Will call back later.

Sony? :eek: :)

Oops - ! Senility? Nah, jut a wee slip. Come back Epson - all is forgiven ....

Ron

Well, it seems that I've got the proverbial insoluble ... Got in touch with Epson Support about it and confessed to using compatibles. Advised to replace with full Epson set and try again. Is it worth it to pay out for a third the price of a printer to possibly gain no satisfaction!

I've looked into disassembling the printer, which can be done to clean the actual print head but, considering the use it's had over time, decided against.

Now in the market for a printer as good and reliable as the R300 type for disk face printing. Pity. Everything was too good for too long ... ! All suggestions gratefully accepted. Epson preferred, and I've no experience of others so - anyone?

Adding just a bit more - what about the R285?

Here , a bit of research is needed , First look and see what models compatible inks can be used. You can do this using ebay. Then look at the prices of printers that use those inks as new , not refurbished.

I had problems with an Epson 750 when using non-Epson inks. It took a whole cartridge set of Epson inks to clear the problem. I never used compatibles again. Now I've got a Canon 4200 and will use only Canon inks. I want it to work.

Had a look round on eBay , John. Delved fairly extensively.

I got button-holed by a friend who put me onto the Epson PX700W and who gave me a disk print demo which was about four times faster than the R300 and as clearly defined, if not better, with far less less clonking etc ... I was impressed and reacted by buying one!

Inks around £50 a set - usual half empty cartridges on board. Why, oh why Epson?

Have taken on board your comments regarding compatibles, Alan. However, I'll try them out in the future to make a fair comparison whilst bearing in mind the underlying quality.