> I have an Epson Stylys 880 (Circa 2001) just opened for the first time.
> I happenned to buy a CIS for it (This printer uses the older non chipped > cartridges)
> My question is this:
> Can I just use the CIS ink reservoir flat out or do I need to indoctrinate > the printer with regular cartridges first before using the CIS.
> Thnx!!!
The best thing to do is call the company that sold you the unit unless someone here, who is a reliable source, can give you first hand information about applying it to the 880. Additionally I would not use the cartridges that came with the printer at this point as they are way past their usability date. Epson says not to use anything over 2 years old (when they are vacuum sealed).
I would also download the driver (s) for the printer from Epson, as there may have been an updated one produced after the one that's included with your printer. You will need the print driver and the print monitor driver to show how much ink is being used. Congratulations, by the way. A brand new 880! I'm stlll using the 880 after six years very happily. To my usage it was the best all-around printer Epson ever produced and cheap as anything to run on third party cartridges. -- Jan Alter bear...@verizon.net
Question for the experts.
I have an Epson Stylys 880 (Circa 2001) just opened for the first time.
I happenned to buy a CIS for it (This printer uses the older non chipped
cartridges)
My question is this:
Can I just use the CIS ink reservoir flat out or do I need to indoctrinate
the printer with regular cartridges first before using the CIS.
Thnx!!!
The best thing to do is call the company that sold you the unit
You should follow your own advice and call Epson to ask them what ink
to use in your Epson printer.
unless
someone here, who is a reliable source, can give you first hand information
about applying it to the 880. Additionally I would not use the cartridges
that came with the printer at this point as they are way past their
usability date. Epson says not to use anything over 2 years old (when they
are vacuum sealed).
You never follow Epson's recommendations when you use crappy non Epson
ink so why are you telling this poster to follow the advice of Epson.
You just are not making logical sense.
I would also download the driver (s) for the printer from Epson, as
there may have been an updated one produced after the one that's included
with your printer. You will need the print driver and the print monitor
driver to show how much ink is being used.
Congratulations, by the way. A brand new 880! I'm stlll using the 880
after six years very happily. To my usage it was the best all-around printer
Epson ever produced and cheap as anything to run on
It will probably be more difficult to get the CIS to flow if the printer never had ink in it's heads, however, either way will probably work over time..
Art
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The printers come with some glycol mix in the heads to help to keep them moist for the first ink charge. In a printer that old, this may have evaporated. Depending upon the bulk ink you are using you may be able to use a head cleaner and some clean cartridges just to get everything dissolved and running smoothly. However, the inks within the printer are 3rd party CIS, so check if the cleaning formula will work with it as some are completely inappropriate to mix around.
Speak with whomever's bulk ink you are using for ink type compatability.
Art
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In message <3pHsk.672$482.442@trnddc06>, Jan Alter <bear...@verizon.net> writes
>Additionally I would not use the cartridges >that came with the printer at this point as they are way past their >usability date. Epson says not to use anything over 2 years old (when they >are vacuum sealed).
Lucky you finding an as new 880. If you find a warehouse full, let us all know and a line of buyers may well form.
I agree with the advice on not using old cartridges though - real recent experience. At the weekend I found a pair of still sealed/packed Epson cartridges in the bottom of a cupboard - I think they were about 4 years old. Popped them into the 880 and then spent most of the afternoon running cleaning cycles! Eventually threw them out and put in a new pair of compatibles, a couple more cleaning cycles and all was fine.
So although it looks like manufacturers bluff to get you to throw old stuff away, in this case they are right and they do seem to go off in storage.
Here in UK I seem to be able to get compatibles so easily its not really worth bothering with a CIS. They have worked fine for years, and despite malevolent posts in this group, meet my needs perfectly. A bit of initial trial and error with the ink, the paper and the custom settings dialogue and I have a set of saved settings which give excellent photo results, plus its good not have to care about cost when the children run off homework, web pages and so on plain paper.
Its on a network and I work from home: between us we must get through almost 2 reams of A4 per month - so 10,000 pages per year plus a few photos. I probably spend about USD 70 on ink each year. Its the real world, not the perfectionist dreamland that some seem to live in. -- Richard C
The inks from that New 880 were consumed years ago in another 880, the 880 itself has not even been powered up thats why I was curious as to whether CIS could be used initially.
Also, if the printer has to be moved across town once a CIS system is installed, is that difficult?
Also, does anyonr know hoe many lifetime sheets this can print out?
100,000? more?
thnx
Jeff
"RCC" <richard@mapson_cowling1.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
> In message <3pHsk.672$482.442@trnddc06>, Jan Alter <bear...@verizon.net> > writes >>Additionally I would not use the cartridges >>that came with the printer at this point as they are way past their >>usability date. Epson says not to use anything over 2 years old (when they >>are vacuum sealed).
> Lucky you finding an as new 880. If you find a warehouse full, let us all > know and a line of buyers may well form.
> I agree with the advice on not using old cartridges though - real recent > experience. At the weekend I found a pair of still sealed/packed Epson > cartridges in the bottom of a cupboard - I think they were about 4 years > old. Popped them into the 880 and then spent most of the afternoon > running cleaning cycles! Eventually threw them out and put in a new pair > of compatibles, a couple more cleaning cycles and all was fine.
> So although it looks like manufacturers bluff to get you to throw old > stuff away, in this case they are right and they do seem to go off in > storage.
> Here in UK I seem to be able to get compatibles so easily its not really > worth bothering with a CIS. They have worked fine for years, and despite > malevolent posts in this group, meet my needs perfectly. A bit of initial > trial and error with the ink, the paper and the custom settings dialogue > and I have a set of saved settings which give excellent photo results, > plus its good not have to care about cost when the children run off > homework, web pages and so on plain paper.
> Its on a network and I work from home: between us we must get through > almost 2 reams of A4 per month - so 10,000 pages per year plus a few > photos. I probably spend about USD 70 on ink each year. Its the real > world, not the perfectionist dreamland that some seem to live in. > -- > Richard C
> The inks from that New 880 were consumed years ago in another 880, the 880 > itself has not even been powered up thats why I was curious as to whether > CIS could be used initially.
> Also, if the printer has to be moved across town once a CIS system is > installed, is that difficult?
> Also, does anyonr know hoe many lifetime sheets this can print out?
> 100,000? more?
> thnx
> Jeff > "RCC" <richard@mapson_cowling1.demon.co.uk> wrote in message > news:q0Do7JFE4GtIFwUK@cowling1.demon.co.uk... >> In message <3pHsk.672$482.442@trnddc06>, Jan Alter <bear...@verizon.net> >> writes >>>Additionally I would not use the cartridges >>>that came with the printer at this point as they are way past their >>>usability date. Epson says not to use anything over 2 years old (when >>>they >>>are vacuum sealed).
>> Lucky you finding an as new 880. If you find a warehouse full, let us >> all know and a line of buyers may well form.
>> I agree with the advice on not using old cartridges though - real recent >> experience. At the weekend I found a pair of still sealed/packed Epson >> cartridges in the bottom of a cupboard - I think they were about 4 years >> old. Popped them into the 880 and then spent most of the afternoon >> running cleaning cycles! Eventually threw them out and put in a new pair >> of compatibles, a couple more cleaning cycles and all was fine.
>> So although it looks like manufacturers bluff to get you to throw old >> stuff away, in this case they are right and they do seem to go off in >> storage.
>> Here in UK I seem to be able to get compatibles so easily its not really >> worth bothering with a CIS. They have worked fine for years, and despite >> malevolent posts in this group, meet my needs perfectly. A bit of >> initial trial and error with the ink, the paper and the custom settings >> dialogue and I have a set of saved settings which give excellent photo >> results, plus its good not have to care about cost when the children run >> off homework, web pages and so on plain paper.
>> Its on a network and I work from home: between us we must get through >> almost 2 reams of A4 per month - so 10,000 pages per year plus a few >> photos. I probably spend about USD 70 on ink each year. Its the real >> world, not the perfectionist dreamland that some seem to live in. >> -- >> Richard C
Although you should expect thousands of copies from this 880, from what you are saying it may be far preferable to be using a laser if you are doing monochrome work with it. Not only would the printing be faster and crisper, if it is text, it would be cheaper as well, even if you are using a CIS add-on. If on the other hand you expect to be using color then you may as well use the 880. Printing will be slower than with a laser, but I would rate the color better and still cheaper than using laser consumables. -- Jan Alter bear...@verizon.net
