4800 Printer clock woes
I'm continuing to investigate the 0088 problem which I expect will be as the Epson tech described i.e. clock related, most likely battery.
What I've clarified today:
- The printer clock works while the printer is turned on
- The printer clock works while the printer is turned off but mains power is on
- The printer clock does not work when the printer is turned off and mains power is off
One conclusion you could draw from that is the clock battery is faulty/dead.
A short term workaround would appear to be leave the mains power on even when the printer is turned off e.g. overnight. The problem I have with this is that we live at the end of a (power) line that gets reset up to once a week by the power corp, this usually happens in the early hours of the morning. While I use a good surge protector I habitually unplug the main powerboard for my computer, printer etc each night just to be sure - our neighbour for example has had numerous appliances toasted due to the resetting.
We'll see what Epson and the supplier have to say on Monday!
posted by Pete Walsh @ 6:15 PM 11 comments
At 10:22 AM, Anonymous said...
An update for Remote Panel 3.0 is avalaible on Epson US site.
Remote Panel Utility Update v1.0
Macintosh OS X
epson11547.sea.hqx - 14MB - posted on 08/09/05
This file contains the Epson Stylus Pro 4800 Remote Panel Utility Update v1.0. This update adds a Paper Feed Adjuster and Print Watcher Utility to the original Remote Panel Utility v3.0.
This installer places a folder on your desktop labeled "epson11547".
1. Open the epson11547 folder.
2. Double-click the .dmg file to create a disk image on your desktop.
3. Open the disk image.
4. Double-click the installer.pkg file to complete the installation.
Important: You must have the original Remote Panel Utility v3.0 installed before applying this update.
At 8:08 PM, Anonymous said...
Pete,
I had a similar request for power clean on my 4800 last weekend after I had unplugged it while I was away for a couple weeks. Like you said no, but it didn't insist.
Going to use it again today, and having read your comments, will check time/date etc.
Mike
At 1:25 PM, Anonymous said...
Hi Pete,
Did you get a profile made for that Carson Canvas you were trying awhile back?
I'm wondering what your thoughts are if you have been printing on that canvas.
I'm interested in printing portraits on canvas with the 4800.
Thanks,
Scott
At 8:25 PM, Pete Walsh said...
Hi Scott, yep I got a profile for Canson Canvas done a while back and am happy with the results. I'm coating the prints with a flexible satin finish.
The main thing that has been holding me back on the canvas side of things is deciding the 'right' images, so as to make it a saleable thing (they're going to be mounted like painted canvas stretched over a timber frame).
At 1:07 AM, Anonymous said...
Pete,
Do you spray the print before or after stretching the canvas onto the timber frame?
Thanks for the info,
Scott
At 7:25 AM, andrew said...
> I'm coating the prints with a flexible satin finish.
Ooo, now I'm interested. I've printed a few on Canson Canvas and while they're much less fragile than prints on Photo Rag, dark areas will still burnish if rubbed. I tried painting on some artist's varnish but it streaked and smeared and obscured the image.
At 7:28 AM, Anonymous said...
Hi,
I just received my new E4800, and noticed something that has me concerned. I haven't fired up the printer yet, but here is my issue: Before attaching the paper tray, as I look inside of the front of the printer, there is a plastic flat panel that is for resting part of the paper once it is placed into the tray. Underneath this plastic piece is a metal support bar. The plastic/metal section that is on the right side is slanted way down, whereas it is raised on the left side. Is this a problem, or will it all straighten out after I turn the machine on for the first time? I looked in a store at a demo machine, and theirs is not slanted, but level.
Thanks.
Not sure how blogs work, but my email is travelers2001@comcast.net.
Slavomir
At 12:33 PM, Anonymous said...
Andrew,
You may want to try and spray a few coat of a fixative on the canvas before applying the varnish.
I recommend doing it to a "tast print" first. : > )
Scott
At 12:33 PM, Anonymous said...
That should have read: Test print.
Sorry for the mis-spelling.
Scott
At 10:55 PM, Pete Walsh said...
I'm hoping to post a bunch of stuff re how it's gone with the canvas, coating etc - just a little too busy this last week or two to sit down and do it. Hope to get to it this coming week.
At 8:12 PM, Anonymous said...
You can spray after printing
with Aquathane UV a waterbased polyurethane from www.gicleemedia.com.au
to protect canvas
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