A reply from whom? It sort of makes sense to me - they want you to unplug and replug the cable to the print head, which I think is a ribbon cable. Not something that I’ve tried. I wonder if flush has gotten into somewhere where it shouldn’t, which is another possible explanation. If you’re game you could try the cable. You may find it’s wet. There was one report here of someone who had drowned his printer in flush and hard to take the print head apart to dry it out. Tyler Boley did something similar with his R1900 (same printer physically but with different OEM inks) and he had to wait many months for it to dry out.
That scan is not a clog or leak issue. There’s something physically wrong with the printer, IMHO.
I am not comfortable trying to unplug and plug the printhead cable. On the printerknowledge forum, someone suggested printing out a specific color file (at this point the exact file is irrelevant). I tried printing and it started to print and then reverted to the red blinking lights. I turned it off, then turned it on and pulled the plug, to be able to move the printhead. In the process, it ejected the printed paper that then had an enormous amount of ink on it. Any suggestions anyone?
It’s your printer and you’re welcome to try, but my view is that the scan you posted indicates that there’s a physical fault somewhere, perhaps an electronic one, and until you fix it you won’t get the printer working.
That nozzle check printout is showing an electrical error, which I suspect may be caused by the print cable being wet.
I would remove the print head (I believe it’s 3 small screws), and carefully remove and dry the ribbon cable and where it plugs in on the head. If you see this area is wet, it may be good to use some canned air to blow out the plug in area to dry it out. With the head removed, I would also look at the bottom to see how it looks, and if needed- carefully clean it with PiezoFlush or distilled water and Q-tips, making sure not to get anything too wet, but a gentle moist wipe down of areas won’t hurt anything. I always use a dry Q-tip to dry as much moisture off areas before reconnecting everything and testing the machine.
I don’t see how to remove the printhead. I have removed the ink guide and removed the cable holder. Do I have to remove the ink guide on the other side to get at the two other screws? I can’t find a description of how to remove the guide. Am I doing something wrong? I want to make sure I don’t force anything. I don’t see how I get to the end of the cable to see the connection. Please advise.
The response you will get probably is that IJM isn’t a printer servicing consultancy, although they do occasionally offer a few tips. They sell ink, paper and cartridges. At some point you need to get a service manual, or professional help. The service manual for R2880 is not that expensive, and not that hard to find for free on the internet. I’m not going to post a link, since I’m not sure that it’s legal to simply post online, but if you Google on “epson R2880 service manual” then you’ll find a site of Tim Taylor which has it. If this is the same document that I have then the material you want is section 4.4.3 on starting on page 96. Note: I have no experience in doing this, but there are others here who have who may be able to advise you.
p.s. This may look complex, but it is about complete disassembly. I think you only need the bits that relate to removing the print head.
I have that manual. I believe it is for several models and the pictures aren’t always for the 2880. I am not a technician so if it is not detailed enough, I get a little skittish.
Well, I don’t know about the R2000, but the R1900 and R2880 are physically the same printers, so that’s why they share a manual. I have one of each sitting right here.
If the manual isn’t adequate, did you try youtube?
I have seen that video. It is not a 2880. If the 2880 is similar, they don’t show how to take out the second ink guide. I don’t see the two screws, which, I assume, are under that second ink guide. Without that, I can’t seem to access the end of the cable.
Websnail, on the Printerknowledge forum, found this. I saw it last week but forgot what was on it. I might look at it tonight but probably won’t get to it until Friday.
You’re right. I searched on R2880 but missed the fact that the video was an R2400. But the one that you found is an R2000, and I suspect that’s slightly different too, even though it shares a service manual with the R1900 & R2880. I suspect that the R2880 is simpler, but I haven’t had the need to try it yet and I’m not about to any time soon.
Another search tip. These printers are popular with the DTG (direct to garment) crowd, who use them to print on t-shirts and the like. They use them in a highly modified form. But as they wear out heads and other parts a lot faster than the rest of us, they have a lot more maintenance videos. I eventually found the only video on how to replace the head on a 2100/2200 on a DTG site.
Following my own advice, I think the Anajet FP-125 DTG device is based on the R1800/R1900/R2800 chassis. If that’s right, then this page has instructions and a video showing print head removal. Obviously you ignore the bits at the beginning that related to opening up the device. The relevant bits start at 2:20
If there are still differences, you need to find a DTG device that is based on the R2880, and there’s sure to be a print head removal video somewhere, as they seem to replace them frequently.
[I’m being obsessive about this as I have two machines - R1900 & R2880, and you never know when you might need to dismantle or replace a head.]
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