Hello. I've got Epson XP-400 and I can't print anything. When I turn it on, it starts making strange suds and then it starts kind of whistling and shows me that an error occured and I have to turn the printer off. When I turn it in again, it repeats the same thing all over the time

Inky Fingers

• 705 Answers
• Posted on Oct 13, 2007

SOURCE: epson aculaser c 1100

What was the service error code It would look something like Service Required E510. This show on the panel and/or in the status monitor

Without this code all we know is your printer has something wrong with it.

SOURCE: Epson RX500 printing problems

Please go to my website http://www.the-inkstore.co.uk . I have the latest version of SSC Service Utility to download directly onto your computer and instructions on how to use it, what to click on etc etc. Click any of the Epson links if you can't find it, everything you need to know will be there, including printer Firmware resetting which sorts out a multitude of problems.

The 'maintenance required' problem with Epson printers has absolutely nothing to do with which cartridges you are using, it is a built in page counter in your printer firmware, which has a different maximum amount for each Epson model. Don't listen to old wives tales and heresay, we are the experts and it's an Epson scam to cause a lot of people to pay for maintenance or throw their printers away.
I haven't found a model that can't be reset with the latest version of SSC Serve or the manual reset on my site.

For Epson RX500 users there is also a manual reset on my site, as the SSC Serve software won't do it for you.
When using the program & choosing your printer from the list, it may have a weird name with 'x' in the model number, this is because some configurations are for many models in a series. For example, the C46 will be listed as C4x as it is for the C42, C44 & C46 models.

I hope this helps all Epson users to overcome the Epson scam of page counting and locking out until you pay their dealers money for maintenance.

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SOURCE: E-90 error(Epson Photo Stylus 250)

Error E90 means that the waste ink pads are deemed to be saturated and need changing. This requires the printer to be dismantled. You can reset the waste ink counter as a temporary measure, but eventually you will start to get ink leaking from the waste ink pad area. The SSC resetting utility is available from here http://www.ssclg.com/epsone.shtml, and the Epson resetter from here http://www.eserviceinfo.com/index.php.

To dismantle the printer you will need the Service Manual. I don't know of a source for a free copy, but if you Google for Epson R250 Service Manual you'll find sources selling it.

SOURCE: Epson Stylus dx8400 error message "a printer error has occurred"

unplug, and replug the power cord, then try to power on, after that try to open the carriage and check for any obstructions that maybe locking or obstructing the path of the printer head from moving left to right.

SOURCE: I have an Epson RX680 printer. When I turn the

Press the stop/clear button then press the maintaince button(spanner) and the ON button all at the same time in that order.That will reset it.