Hi Merv, I'm pleased you have got a good result; as just taking an Epson Printer to an Epson Service centre costs normally $100-$200. Which makes it not really a viable solution, normally better option is to buy a new Epson MF Printer. Especially when you have to travel from down south to Perth as I do :( There used to be only one Epson Service Centre and it was in Wembley I think.
Yes, 'head cleaning' uses quite a bit of ink. I found on my previous Epson TX700W MF using the 'Printer Control Panel' > Setup > Maintenance > Head Cleaning does a more thorough job of cleaning the print heads if the Utility doesn't fix things. I have not had to clean the Print Heads on my current Epson TX810FW. My next suggestion if my previous suggestions did not solve the problem, was to check what message is displayed on the TX600FW 'Control Panel'. Good outcome for you anyway. Cheers, Ronni On 20/11/2012, at 2:44 PM, Merv Bond <m...@iinet.net.au> wrote: > Hi Ronni > Thanks for the suggestions. > Yes, I am using genuine Epson cartridges. > This time instead of using the utility application on my Mac I went to > the Setup menu on the printer. It probably makes no difference but worth > a try. Did a nozzle test. A hint of yellow appeared. > Still within the Setup menu I then did a head clean. > I was next going to do another nozzle check but the Magenta had run out. > It had been low so I suppose the head cleaning episodes drained it. > Replaced the Magenta and waited for the reload testing procedure. > Did a nozzle check and all the colours appeared. > I have a test page made up of four 25 mm squares, one colour to each > square. Ran that and solid colour came out in each square. Success!! > > Thank you for the encouragement to have another go and for the > additional tips should this happen in the future. > Regards > Merv > > On 20/11/12 11:36 AM, Ronni Brown wrote: >> Hi Merv, >> >> Are they genuine Epson Ink Cartridges? >> If so first try suggestions below. >> >> 1. Remove the cartridge and reinstall it. >> 2. Power cycle the printer, and then remove the cartridge and reinstall it. >> 3. If the cartridge heads are blocked then soak them in window cleaning >> solution or warm water and then clean with a soft cotton swab. >> 4. If the cartridge has ink and still the printer does not print then the >> circuit of the cartridge may have failed. >> >> If the printer still doesn’t recognise the ink cartridge, replace the ink >> cartridge with a New Retail cartridge. >> ———— >> Try reinstalling and charging it a few more times. If all else fails you >> have a defective cartridge. >> It happens sometimes whereby for one reason or another the chip refuses to >> register, even in the Epson Brand. >> If this is the case, nothing short of exchanging the cartridge will solve >> your problem. >> ———— >> Remove the cartridge and rub a soft tissue over the gold part (chip) of the >> cartridge. Then replace. >> ———— >> Cheers, >> Ronni >> >> 17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt" >> 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD >> >> OS X 10.8.2 Mountain Lion >> Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) >> >> >> On 20/11/2012, at 11:11 AM, Merv Bond <m...@iinet.net.au> wrote: >> >>> I am running an Epson Stylus Office 600TX600FW. >>> Yesterday I printed a map and it came out in purple and blue hues. >>> This morning I checked the ink levels and the magenta is low but OK. >>> Did a nozzle test and yellow did not show up. >>> Cleaned and tested the heads twice but yellow refused to show. >>> In the ink levels it is showing at 100% full. >>> Took out the yellow cartridge _ went through the cartridge replacement >>> procedure to do this_the cartridge showed some dampness so I assume the >>> nozzle in the printer is blocked. >>> Can this be fixed? By whom? >>> Your advice appreciated. >>> Merv >>> -- >>> The whole psychology of modern disquiet is linked with the sudden >>> confrontation with space-time. (Teilhard de Chardin, 'The Phenomenon of >>> Man')\ >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
