03-09-2009, 03:08 PM
Filliam H. Muffman wrote:
[quote=Sam3]
Don't ever put a printer on a power strip and use that to turn the printer off. Especially Epsons. Turning the power strip off does not allow the heads to park and seal properly, thereby causing clogs.
I have never heard that. Can you point it out in a manual somewhere? I'm pointing at my manual now, you see?
Try Google, tons of hits, one snippet.:
"I turn my computer and my printer off every night with a power strip, now my printing is very poor?
You must always turn your Epson (or any inkjet printer) off using the power button on the printer. If you do not, you chance the possibility that the print carriage will not be at it’s home position. This leaves the print heads open to air and allows the ink to dry in the nozzles. Using the power button on the printer to turn it off, will return the heads and cartridges to their home position, usually at the right of the printer. This protects the heads and cartridges from drying out. Once the printer is off, then you may use the power strip to turn the rest of the equipment off."
BGnR