Lara what you have is part of the nature of an inkjet print. The only way I know of that you can deal with that at home is to laminate the print. I know some of the higher end printers can make prints that are more water resistant, but I suspect that has limits too. To my knowledge there isn't a product like the artists use with drawings to "fix" or us old school black and whiters drop the print in fix, but if there is I sure would like to know about it too.
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Subject: RE: Epson 1270 Printer reset software
From: Lara Ashby <lonestarcadillac@xxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, August 05, 2010 3:36 pm
To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students
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Hi Kim.
I use an Epson RX500 to print my photos on usually epson presentation matte paper. I love the way it looks. The only problem is if the prints get wet, they run. What can I do to "fix" the print?
Lara Ashby
Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2010 12:28:52 -0500
From: mrkimmosley@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Epson 1270 Printer reset software
To: photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxPlease correct me if I'm wrong but the non-Epson inks are dye rather than pigment based and prints made from them don't have the longevity.
Kim MosleyI think Epson has changed the chip software on their carts as right insertion isn't working with the latest Epson color carts now. No reason to buy Epson color carts anymore. I been using an off brand for the black.RoyIn a message dated 8/4/2010 1:57:34 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, PhotoRoy6@xxxxxxx writes:With the 1270 you can run the carts dry. You remove the top shell of the printer. (I have both of my 1270 printers indefinitely unshelled). When you need a new cart you put it in normally which is on the left side. Then you click finish and the cart moves back to the right and the Epson status monitor indicates the color cart is completely full. Then you put in the old cart on the right side and you are ready to print.Maybe you can do the same with the CX9400. The reason it runs out of ink is that Epson printers every time you turn it on or at some set interval Epson carts do a little charging which loses some ink of all colors.RoyIn a message dated 7/28/2010 1:38:08 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, palcewski@xxxxxxxxx writes:Speaking of Epson printers, I have a CX9400 fax, and the absurdly expensive color ink cartridges run out and the printer shuts down even when I have not printed any photos. I'm convinced this is not due to evaporation, but rather to the greedy marketing geniuses who have figured out a way of FORCING people to buy new cartridges regularly, even though there's likely ink remaining.Is there any way to over-ride the program that shuts down the printer when one of the cartridges "runs out" of ink? Is there any way to fix it so that I can use just the black ink to print Word Documents, and thus save money?
