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- Epson launches photo printer with groundbreaking technology
Epson launches photo printer with groundbreaking technology for smoother images and colour control
Epson has announced the
launch of the Stylus Photo R1900, which incorporates the latest developments from Epson Printer to provide durable, superior quality photos up to A3+ on a wide range of media. It includes groundbreaking image processing algorithms to manage colour combinations and ensure beautiful prints. It also features a new formulation of Epson UltraChrome Hi-Gloss Ink technology; UltraChrome Hi-Gloss2 represents the evolution of photographic printing, offering a wider colour gamut, natural skin tones and consistent colour with a smooth gloss finish.
In addition to cyan, magenta and yellow inks, UltraChrome Hi-Gloss2 features matte black, photo black, red, orange and gloss optimiser. The new orange ink replaces the blue ink previously used with UltraChrome Hi-Gloss. It allows Epson Printer to offer significant enhancements in colour reproduction for natural skin tones. Output also features more vivid oranges and an expansion in the red colour gamut. The magenta and yellow inks have been reformulated and contribute to accurate blue and green tones. The resin coating of the gloss optimiser and colour inks has been redesigned to create even smoother and glossier prints. Further, the individual ink cartridges mean only the colour that is used needs to be replaced.
The eight-colour inkset featured in the Stylus Photo R1900 creates a staggering 18,446,774 trillion colour combinations. To calculate which combination should be used to deliver the tones and colours required for the images, Epson Printer has developed new Look Up Table (LUT) technology in partnership with one of the world’s leading centres of colour science, the Munsell Color Science Laboratory of the Rochester Institute of Technology. In conjunction with the Micro Piezo print head the Epson LUT technology decides how much of each colour is used to translate a RGB source file into a CMYK print. The mathematical algorithm effectively optimises colour matching to ensure the printed image is consistent with the original photograph. The end result is prints with smooth gradations, reduced graininess, wide colour gamut and low colour inconstancy; all of which combine to create clear and beautiful photographic images.
Other printing technologies in the Stylus Photo R1900 include Epson Variable-sized Droplet Technology. The smallest droplet of 1.5pl is used for areas where fine detail is required and bigger droplets where larger blocks of colour are needed.Printer Support , Lexmark Printer Support , Online Printer Support
Tue, 4 Mar 2008 04:00:51 GMT - How to connect Windows to a network printer?
Hi.. lots of my friends keep on asking me for steps to troubleshoot their printer problems and most of them are some short of connecting their printer with their windows.
So some where I thought why don’t have a post on this issue. So that those who are not directly interlinked with me still be the beneficiary’s.Microsoft Windows 2000 / XP
- Open the Windows Control Panel
- Double-click the "Printers" or "Printers and Faxes" icon.
- Double-click the "Add a printer" icon.
- Once in the Printer Wizard click the Next button to get started.
- Select either "A network printer, or a printer attached to another computer" or "Network Printer" and click Next. This option is different in Windows 2000 and Windows XP.
- Type the name of the printer's network address. This will be the name of the computer and then the name of the printer. For example, if the computer on our network was called "hope" and our printer was called "epson" the network path for our printer would be: "\\hope\epson", if you are adding the printer on a Microsoft Windows XP computer you can click the Browse icon to browse your network and locate the printer. If you're unable to connect to the printer or browse and see the printer make sure you have the network rights and that any installed firewall is temporarily disabled.
- Once the path has been typed in click Next.
- If the printer was located over the network Windows should either install the printer or you may be required to install the drivers for that printer on the computer before completing the installation. If you no longer have the software or drivers for your printer you can locate the drivers for your printer through going to the printer manufacturer’s website.
Microsoft Windows 95, 98, or ME
- Open the Windows Control Panel
- Double-click Printers
- Double-click the "Add a printer" icon.
- Click Next to start the Add a printer wizard.
- Select Network Printer and click Next.
- Type the network name of the printer. This will be the name of the computer and then the name of the printer. For example, if the computer on our network was called "hope" and our printer was called "epson" the network path for our printer would be: "\\hope\epson", or click the browse icon to browse to the location of the printer. If you're unable to connect to the printer or browse and see the printer make sure you have the network rights and that any installed firewall is temporarily disabled.
- If the printer was located over the network Windows should either install the printer or you may be required to install the drivers for that printer on the computer before completing the installation. If you no longer have the software or drivers for your printer you can locate the drivers for your printer through going to the printer manufacturer’s website.
Tue, 12 Feb 2008 04:46:08 GMT - Epson Goes Wide With New Printer
Epson updated its 13-inch photo printer for advanced users last week.
The new R1900, which replaces the R1800, features an improved Gloss Optimizer and new red and orange ink cartridges. It also marks the debut of Epson's "Radiance Technology" — a mathematical architecture built into Epson's printer software to optimize ink mixing. It was co-developed with the Rochester Institute of Technology.
According to Epson, the R1900 clocks in at 35 percent faster than its predecessor and can produce an 11-inch by 14-inch print in 1 minute, 46 seconds. In addition to fine art and photographic papers, the printer can accept inkjet printable optical media. It features two USB ports, and a new ink-repellent coating on the print heads, which Epson said prolongs the life of the unit.
The print heads are calibrated during manufacturing, eliminating the need to calibrate the machine after purchase, the company said.
Sun, 3 Feb 2008 23:49:49 GMT - How to install a printer driver on a Windows XP
To install a printer driver locally on a Windows XP based computer, follow these steps:
* Click Start, click Control Panel, click Printers and Other Hardware, and then click Printers and Faxes.
* Double-click Add Printer to start the Add Printer Wizard, and then click Next. Click Local printer, clear the Automatically detect and install check box, and then click Next.
* Click Create a new port, and then click Local Port in the Port type section.
* In the Port Name box, type the path to the printer in the following format, where server is the name of the print server and printer is the name of the printer:
* \serverprinter
* Click Next, and then select a Windows 2000 or Windows XP driver for your printer.
Click Next, and then follow the instructions to finish the wizard.
Thu, 24 Jan 2008 04:21:34 GMT - Epson PictureMate Zoom PM 290 photo printer
The PictureMate Zoom PM 290 portable photo printer is Epson’s upgrade of its PictureMate Flash PM 280. By following in the footsteps of its predecessor and offering excellent print quality, fast print speeds, a great user interface, and a valuable built-in CD burner, the PictureMate Zoom allows Epson to keep the throne. This handy device truly makes the experience of printing photos fun and easy, without compromising on quality.
Despite the PictureMate Zoom’s somewhat bulky design, it’s very convenient. A large handle allows you to easily tote the printer around on trips. To set up the PictureMate Zoom, you plug it in, flip up its 3.6-inch LCD screen, install its single four-color ink cartridge, and load some photo paper. Insert your photo card, choose one or more photos to print, Using the PictureMate Zoom’s straightforward control panel, you can apply edits to your photos, such as cropping, red-eye removal, color effects, and so forth.
The PictureMate Zoom beat its competitors in quality and speed. The PictureMate Zoom’s photos appeared crisp and clear, with accurate colors and excellent shadow detail. As for speed, the PictureMate Zoom printed a single photo in 42 seconds in my testing. By way of comparison, competing photo printers each took at least 1 minute and 20 seconds to do the same. The PictureMate Zoom is also slightly faster than the PictureMate Flash, which took 46 seconds to print a single photo.
Sun, 20 Jan 2008 23:37:46 GMT - Epson Chip Resetters, How They Work?
In order to resolve the problems caused by the presence of additional chips in Epson cartridges, chip resetters are employed. This chip, introduced in Epson printers in 2000, is believed to display the out of ink messages even when the cartridge contains a substantial amount of ink. In order to prevent such unfavorable situations, chip resetters are used. Chip resetters ensure minimum interruptions during printing jobs. In addition, they also allow the cartridges to be refilled, which is otherwise impossible in the presence of a chip. Chip resetters are therefore used to allow affordable printer operation, reducing the ink costs to a minimum.Epson chip resetters work by overriding the chip and hence prevent the printer function from coming to a stop as long as at least some amount of ink is left. Chip resetters also enable the machine to recognize a refilled cartridge. This saves the users from the inconvenience of having to buy new Epson ink cartridges too frequently.
A particular kind of chip resetter can usually be used with few particular Epson printers, with which it is compatible. However a universal resetter can be used for all the various kinds of Epson printers. Examples of common Epson chip resetters are SK168 and YXD268, each of which can successfully be employed to reset a large variety of Epson printers.
Using the chip resetters is quite simple and easy a process. The Epson ink cartridge is lined up with the marks at the resetter base. The resetter pins are pressed firmly against the chip contacts on the cartridge for a few seconds. Blinking of red light indicates that the contact is good. When the green LED on the chip resetter turns on and starts blinking, it implies that the chip on the cartridge has been reset.
If the LED does not light up when the cartridge and chip resetter are pressed against each other, it means that there is no physical contact between the cartridge chip and the chip resetter. In order to resolve this situation, the chip resetter should be placed against the cartridge once again and pressed more firmly to ensure proper contact. Another probable reason due to which LED may not turn on can be the incompatibility of the chip resetter for the cartridge it is being used.
The LED light does not turn on if the cartridge chip is corrupt or contains corrupt data. In such a case, the chip should be replaced. Another cause can be the dead batteries of the chip resetter, which is not very likely to happen unless it has been used for thousands of times. If the chip resetter creates unfamiliar sounds, it means that its batteries have got loose. In order to resolve such a situation, the batteries should be reinstalled.
Thu, 17 Jan 2008 11:24:19 GMT - Learn how to save money for your small business or home office through printer repairs.
What does your company do with malfunctioning printers? With the costs of printers coming down in recent years, many corporate decision makers assume it is less expensive and time consuming to simply buy brand new printers. But while printer costs have certainly come down, so have the costs of printer repair.
Given that
is a nation of do-it-yourselfers, it is surprising that many don't realize how easy it is to fix common printer problems that can save their businesses thousands of dollars. If your company is having trouble with its printers, consider repairing them yourself as your first solution.Most printer problems are relatively easy to fix - if you have the parts that are included in a standard printer maintenance kit. For example, the printer fuser, the part that fuses the toner onto the paper, is one of the most common trouble spots. Repair "depots" (companies that provide replacement parts and services for major manufacturers like Hewlett-Packard, Lexmark, and Canon) say that most of the time, malfunctions are caused by a damaged fuser. Even on top-of-the-line printers, fusers can stop working properly long before the rest of the printer.
Yet replacing fusers is simple if you follow the directions in the maintenance kits available for your printer models. For most HP model, it simply requires opening the printer, releasing the fuser levers or unscrewing the connection screws, and then replacing the old part with the new. Most other printer problem can be identified and repaired with similar ease.
As companies of all sizes are learning, it's easy to turn printer repair into an opportunity to trim capital expenditures, and there are several companies that provide parts and maintenance kits for do-it-yourself printer repair. Leading companies provide maintenance kits for all major printer models and their web sites also offer free detailed instructions. These printer maintenance kits contain spare parts that have highly predictable wear characteristics, which help eliminate repeat service calls and maximize the paper feed and print quality performance.
In addition to simply providing you with the parts to fix your computer, printer repair depots also provide further means to save money. Here are some common ways to save money through printer repair:
1. By removing the broken parts and sending them to a printer repair depot instead of throwing away the whole machine, businesses are finding that they can save thousands of dollars each year.
2. Even more money can be saved by opting to have the depot's technicians replace broken parts with remanufactured parts. Corporations with staff people assigned to supporting their computers typically want the remanufactured parts because they know that the remanufactured parts need to be tested to comply with the manufacturer's standards and that the depot selling them guarantees their performance. These high volume users appreciate the substantial savings that come from using "good as new" over "brand new" parts.
3. Many depots offer core buy back programs. Companies with damaged printers send the depot the damaged parts and subassemblies for a cash incentive. The depot then repairs, tests, and resells them as remanufactured parts. Everyone benefits: the seller, the depot, and the customer.
4. And a money-saver that savvy companies know very well: frequently there are environmental compliance costs associated with throwing out computers, printers, and other electronic devices. By repairing printers instead of throwing them out, companies save on trash removal fees too.Printer repair depots also provide in-depth online resources to help you identify what you need to fix. Many host printer error code library of documents on their web sites. These libraries give specific information on diagnosing many common problems.
Once you have identified the problems with your company's printers, you can purchase the proper parts or maintenance kits and make the repairs. A full inventory of parts plus optional overnight shipping means that you can have your printer fixed and operation regularly the next day. After you have learned how easy it is to repair your printers, you can begin to perform regular maintenance to minimize the chance of printer problems, saving even more money in the future.
Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:14:45 GMT - 5 Laser Printer Tips
Laser printers are likely the best printers that you regularly use. They are also complicated and often misunderstood by end users when problems begin to arise. Follow these simple tips and you will eliminate many problems and reduce frustration levels...
1. It's probably the toner cartridge. If you are having problems with print quality, replace the toner cartridge. Many times, this is the cause of streaks, light spots, ghosting, and other problems.
2. Don't blow canned air inside a dirty printer! Loose toner can find its way onto laser lenses causing worse problems.
3. Use quality supplies. This includes Maintenance Kits, Paper, and Toner Cartridges. Third party products and "refurbs" often fail faster than manufacturers original parts.
4. Be careful printing on anything other than normal paper. Envelopes, labels, or transparencies can instantly ruin a fuser by melting and contaminating the fuser roller.
5. Check your connections. A loose printer cable can present confusing symptoms. Some printers (like HPs) will display a printer error, leading you to believe the problem is in the printer!
-And ALWAYS unplug a laser printer while working with it. There are high voltage wires and very hot surfaces inside that can cause injury.
Wed, 9 Jan 2008 22:57:51 GMT - Epson Printer Tips
Epson printers have a high printing resolution (DPI = dots per inch); this means that the print head nozzles have to be manufactured much smaller than most other printer manufacturers' nozzles. The size of the actual nozzle hole is smaller than a human hair and it does not take very much for them to clog. Epson printers have a built-in print head and are prone to having ink dry in the print head nozzles, causing streaking and void areas. Over time, the print head clogs, rendering the printer useless. Just running the cleaning cycle is NOT enough!
The most common cause of clogged printheads is from infrequent printing! Use it regularly, at least once per week. If need be, put a sticky-note on your monitor to remind yourself! We recommend printing something using black text, an email or Word document, for example. And a web page with color in it (red, yellow and blue). Doing so helps keep the ink flowing through the printhead nozzles.
Another cause of clogged heads is not powering the printer down properly. When you are finished printing (for the day), use the printer's on/off switch to turn it off. This allows the printhead capping mechanism to fully engage. Using a power strip to power down does not allow the capping mechanism to activate. Thus, leaving the ink in the heads exposed to the drying effects of air.
We get lots of phone calls and email from folks about their printer's poor print output (incomplete lines/gaps, etc.) or just plain no printing at all. First we try to determine the obvious; ink in the cartridges, are they seated properly, no error messages, etc. Then we try to determine frequency of use. Most all branding/streaking or missing color issues are due to infrequent use.
Maintenance is the key!
A lot of folks just don't know how to access their printer's software utility (drivers). Hint: it's in your printer manual. ;) A quick way to access it is to click on the 'Start' button (located on the lower left of your monitor screen) and click on 'Control Panel'. From there look for 'printers' or 'printers and fax' link. Click it and look for your printer's icon. Place your mouse cursor over the icon and 'right-click' on it. Choose 'Properties' from the drop-down list. Your printer's software will come up. Look under the various tabs for cleaning or maintenance. There's lots of other settings in there like paper and color adjustment. Go ahead, explore around in there. You'll be glad you did!Unclogging Print Heads
First, let's try eliminating banding on Epson printers.
This tip is somewhat generic, it is recommended for Epson printers but works on all the printers.
DO NOT run more than 3 back-to-back cleaning cycles, it just makes things worse!
Epson printers have 3 durations of cleaning: short, medium and long. The short cleaning cycle occurs on the 1st and 4th cleaning cycle and on every one after that, until a print is made. This short cleaning cycle can eventually damage all the nozzles. In otherwords, if you do a bunch of cleaning cycles (8 or 10) with out making a print, you may damage your printhead. After 3 cleaning cycles, print a test pattern.
Side Note: To make a test pattern, I use Microsoft's Paint program that comes installed on the computer. Click on Start, Programs (or All Programs), Accessories and choose the Paint program. Draw four separate squares about four inches each. Fill one with black, one with red, one with blue and one with yellow. Name the file something like TestPattern and save it. End Side Note.
When printing these "Test Patterns", set your printer for hi-resolution or "photo quality" printing. That will cause ALL of the nozzles to be used. If you let the printer default to "letter quality", only a few of the nozzles will even try to work. Make at least one print. It may not be perfect, but this will reset the firmware in the printer so you can get the short, medium and long cleaning cycles again. It is the medium and long cleaning cycles that may get your printer back up and running again.
If you have done 6 cleaning cycles, two groups of 3 (with test pattern in between), and the nozzles are not getting any better, give the printer a rest for at least 2 hours. This rest period will allow the small air bubbles in the ink to rise to the surface and get out of the nozzles.
After the rest period, try a few more cleaning cycles. If you are seeing the same exact nozzles missing each time, you probably have dried ink in the print head. Instead of giving up and throwing it out the window, try using our Epson cleaning solution kit. It's a much cheaper alternative to having it cleaned by a printer repair tech.Note: The newer Epson printers, like the C80/C82/C84 are sensitive to too many cleaning cycles. For these printers only do 3 cleanings, then give them a 2 hour rest. If you run too many cleaning cycles, you may never get a good nozzle pattern.
Attention: If are having problems with sudden lack of inkflow after replacing one or more cartridges when using the Epson C and especially the CX all-in-one printers, we have been made aware of a design issue on these printers which may cause this problem.
Some of these Epson printers have a design flaw which causes the ink purge tube under the cleaning station to come apart during cartridge replacement. If this occurs, the printer is no longer transferring the vacuum from the purge pump to the printhead. In other words, no ink will be moved through the printhead onto the paper.
You need to look under the cleaning station and determine if the pump/vacuum tube has come off, and if so, reinstall it.NEVER leave your Epson printer without an installed cartridge, even an empty one, for more than half an hour. The ink will begin to gel in the built-in print head to the consistency of honey! It will require multiple head cleaning routines to clear (if it does).
The type of ink a printer requires is based on several things, among them:
-the technology the printer was built on
-the type of print head the printer has (piezioelectric like Epson's, for instance)
-the way the printer lays the ink on the paper
-the type of cartridge or ink tank used
Ink characteristics are specific to EACH printer manufacturer and within their different printer models. The inks are formulated specifically for them. They are based in part on ink viscosity (thickness), PH (acid or base), drying times, UV (lightfastness), etc.
This is why we offer only products that are produced as close to the OEM specifications as the law allows. They are guaranteed to perform to your satisfaction!
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