Russ, I've heard people say it doesn't matter - I leave my 1200 on for days. What you DON'T want to do is turn the power off at the line cord. Epson printers need to go into a safe mode where the heads rest on a sealed chamber. BTW I haven't read all the replies to your question but my experience has been that most problems are caused by air bubbles that go away with time. Fussing with the printer may only make things worse. Try this: roll some some cotton rag into a pencil-size tube about three inches long. Soak it in Windex and lay it in the printer head raceway. Drag the head over it and park it for 12-24 hours ( there is a white plastic catch under the head to release it - move it forward with a pen) . Put in fresh OEM inks. AZ Build a Lookaround! The Lookaround Book, 4th ed. Now an E-book. http://www.panoramacamera.us > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: Banding on Epson 1280 > From: rebphoto <rebphoto@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Sun, October 02, 2005 6:57 am > To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students > <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Would the fact that I always leave my > printer on make any difference? > > > Russ > R.E. Baker > Photography > rebphoto@xxxxxxxxxxx > > Feed a Cat... > Starve a Fever........ > > > > > > > > > > What irritating is that it has been working great > > using Ink Jet Grabber Ink until the last few days, > > that why I figured maybe its something to do with > > the cartridge. > > > > > > I guess I'll just drop a new cartridge in and do > > a few cleaning cycles and see what happens.................... > > > >
