20 Most Recent Epson Stylus Photo R1800 InkJet Printer - Page 8 Questions & Answers

Hello. Your printer is definitely capable of printing on 11x17 paper. Let's do this:

first of all here is your manual, a free download in case you don't have one http://files.support.epson.com/pdf/r1800_/r1800_ug.pdf

Now go to page 15 and attach the matte sheet supporter to help separate the sheets of paper.

Then see page 17, slide the paper edge all the way to the right.
Now continue to read pages 18 and 19 to properly load the large paper.

Head cleaning is mechanical proccess, printing is electrical proccess. If nothing at all ink out/spray from head in printing proccess, problem with electricity. Damage board or short circuit at head cable. Check board first, may be some component "burn".

replace that magenta... 

first, turn off the printer. unplug it from the power source. while its off, open the printer cover, so you could have an access to the inside of the printer, check for any obstruction, paper jam or any foreign object. if you found anything, take it out, if not, still turn on the printer after checking.dont forget to plug it in the power source, if the issue persists, call epson to get a replacement printer if the product is still 1 yr. from the date of purchase, if it is more than a year, most probably, thats out of warranty,

No Borderless option for custom paper sized. Borderless prints are only available for pre-define paper size like 8.5"x11", 4"x6", 5"x7", 8"x10", etc.

Did you use Epson Genuine Cartridges?

ALL…. Epson & Brother Requires Genuine Epson Cartridges. !!!!!!!!
That sounds like your problem.

In Purchasing Epson's CX 5400, CX4600, & CX7400 and more, I found out that Epson does not like Generic Printer Cartridges. I also Purchased a Brother. That also does not like Generic Print Cartridges. Color that should be Yellow, will turn out Green, Blue Brown, etc.

These printers have a CHIP that will detect if it is Generic or Genuine. When they see it’s Generic Cartridges, it will print lines thru the words, stripes across the picture and also do a mix match with the colors. It also will not let you print anything, if only one of the cartridges is empty.

I wanted to print only Black, and would not let me, because I did not have any ink in one of my cyan cartridges. Go figure.

That's what these Companies do., so they can keep selling the ink cartridges. Some Printers, are able to use Generic, and some are refillable. Some you can refill them up yourself and I heard, quite MESSY.

So I learned, thru trial and error, that you must use the ORIGINAL Genuine Cartridges for these PRINTERS. Some people say some models work fine compatible, but not mine.......

I had to replace the printer, but Epson, Lexmark & Brothers are always on sale. My Brother & Epson cost me $50.00 with Rebate. .

This is the only advice I can give you. If you find this helpful, pls rate me.

Thanks and Good Luck :0)

You need to trash and re-install the drivers.
Pls follow the instructions to trash drivers on 10.3.9:
- Go to printer set-up utility or print center. Highlight the R1800 under the printer list then delete it.
- Go to library, then printers. Trash the whole epson folder.
- Empty the trash
- Restart your mac.

To re-install the drivers. Pls follow the instructions:
- Log on to support.epson.com.
- Click on printers to the left of the page. Then click on inkjet under printers. Click on the R1800 to the right of the page.
- Click on macintosh under drivers and downloads. Click on the 3rd driver down (i.e. Printer Driver v2.1aA / epson12113.dmg. Then click on download now.
- Click on No thanks i prefer not to receive this information, then click on the accept button. It should download automatically.
- Click on the mounted icon on your desktop that says epson12113.dmg then click on the visex installer. Go ahead and install the driver.
- Add the printer. make sure that your printer is on and plugged into the mac.
Go to print center or printer set-up utility. click on the printer under the printer name then click add when it allows you to.
- try to print something.

if you need more assistance. pls let me know.

Sherlyn C.

Change all the cartridges to Epson Genuine Cartridges.

Did you use Epson Genuine Cartridges?

ALL…. Epson & Brother Requires Genuine Epson Cartridges. !!!!!!!!
That sounds like your problem.

In Purchasing Epson's CX 5400, CX4600, & CX7400 and more, I found out that Epson does not like Generic Printer Cartridges. I also Purchased a Brother. That also does not like Generic Print Cartridges. Color that should be Yellow, will turn out Green, Blue Brown, etc.

These printers have a CHIP that will detect if it is Generic or Genuine. When they see it’s Generic Cartridges, it will print lines thru the words, stripes across the picture and also do a mix match with the colors. It also will not let you print anything, if only one of the cartridges is empty.

I wanted to print only Black, and would not let me, because I did not have any ink in one of my cyan cartridges. Go figure.

That's what these Companies do., so they can keep selling the ink cartridges. Some Printers, are able to use Generic, and some are refillable. Some you can refill them up yourself and I heard, quite MESSY.

So I learned, thru trial and error, that you must use the ORIGINAL Genuine Cartridges for these PRINTERS. Some people say some models work fine compatible, but not mine.......

I had to replace the printer, but Epson, Lexmark & Brothers are always on sale. My Brother & Epson cost me $50.00 with Rebate. .

This is the only advice I can give you. If you find this helpful, pls rate me.

Thanks and Good Luck :0)

Hi
No easy way it just go to be unscrewed taken apart and you will see it inside it a messy job so where cloves, or maybe you will have to take it to a shop to do this for you, because some printers got to be reset for the west after even after cleaning it out or it will still say it waste full.
This is for a different printer but it may work

Waste ink counter reset for Epson RX500 - Press and hold all following buttons: Power, Load/Eject, Stop, B&W, Color.
- Release all buttons.
- After the printer turns on, you'll see "Init eeprom" on printer screen.
- Press Color button to clear protection counter.
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- They be other ways for resetting it just finding it .

If that not work you will have to find a deferent reset for it.
Please come back and just gave a vote, it will gave me some satisfaction to know am helping some one so I will keep on helping.
All The Best: Pineworks

Try going into the printer software and find "print head clean" or similar and run this through.

This usually means the Waste Ink Pads in your printer are saturated with ink and the waste ink "protection" counter has exceeded its limit. You can restore your printer to a working condition immediately by using the SSC utility - download from:

http://www.ssclg.com/epsone.shtml

Install it, and double click the ssc printer icon in the bottom right corner (System Tray). Choose Configuration and set your printer type (C4x), then close the ssc window. Now right click the ssc icon in the sytem tray and choose Protection Counter. Check the current count value - if it is greater than the limit shown it will confirm this is your problem. Then choose reset to set it to zero. You will need to fib about having changed the waste ink pads! Turn the printer off then back on again. This will stop the lights flashing and restore normal operation.

However, remember that eventually ink will overflow from the waste ink area and make a dreadful mess, so you must change the waste ink pads before this happens. This requires the disassembly of the printer. If you decide to have a go at replacing the ink pads yourself, report back and I will provide further help. It is a pretty simple job once someone explains how to get the case apart!

If this solution helps you, please rate it; if it doesn't, please provide further information by posting a new comment.

Do you really want to spend more time and money?

I replaced the printers, and found Epson, Lexmark & Brothers are always on sale. My Brother & Epson cost me $50.00 with Rebate.

If you find this information helpful, pls rate me.

Thanks and good lucl...

This message means that the printer thinks the waste ink pads are full and so
> it refuses to print until the pads are replaced and the waste ink (protection)
> counter is reset.
> In practice the pads will not be full if this is the first time you have
> received the message so all that needs to be done is to reset the counter. Next
> time you must replace or clean the pads.
> Go to http://www.ssclg.com/epsone.shtml and download the utility.
> Install it, run it and exit it from the main window, now go to the icon in the
> system tray and right click on it. Select waste ink or protection counter and
> select reset. If this gives trouble then uninstall the Epson status monitor and
> try again (you can install the status monitir again afterwards).
> The irony is that the more you use an Epson printer the more reliable it will
> be (due to the heads being kept in good condition) but the people that use
> their printer most will get this message earlier than others. Some people never
> see this message. It is a good printer and well worth the effort of doing this
> at no cost.
> Tony
> MS MVP Printing/Imaging
>
The SSC service utility won't reset the R1800 counter.
The Epson service program is needed and can be downloaded from:
http://www.2manuals.com/

The R1800/2400 service manual can be downloaded from that site.
If you want to have a go at replacing the pads, then instructions are in
the manual.

Hi Fruitless, Last night I was tearing my hair out trying to get my R1800 to accept some Hahnemuhle Satin 310, and it was just passing through and passing through. About once in 20 trys it would finally print. I was in the middle of making up my own paper profiles for this lovely paper. Anyway, I gave up at about 1:30 am, and went to bed. Today I resumed my attack, and guess what fella, there is a solution. Pass this on to everyone. You did not say what version of Photo Shop you were using. I just got my CS3 a week ago, and if you are using it, you can open a photo for printing. Go to Printing Preferences Dialog Box, > click on Maintenance Tab, and then click on the Bottom button that is labeled as Printer & Options Information. The Printer and Options Dialog Box opens, and there at the bottom is a box that says Thick Paper right beside it. Select or check this box and enjoy yourself thereafter. I did not see this in the User's Guide, but knew there had to be an answer to this problem somewhere. No problems ever since. Best of luck.

Yes, it can be replaced. However, you may be able to clean them really well with a little Isopropyl alcohol on a soft cloth to restore their "grab." Also, you may want to be sure that the paper lift mechanism is working correctly as well. The paper lift mechanism actually lifts the edge of the paper and presses it against the rollers to help feed the paper into the paper path.

you should go to the website of the labels you are using and download the templates. Most go automatically into word

http://www.worldlabel.com/Pages/template_1.htm

Click your operating system: [be sure to choose the right file(s) for your system]

Epson Stylus Photo R1800 Downloads

First try power cycling the printer to reset the chip on your bulk cartridge (turn off printer, unplug, wait 30 sec, plug in, turn on). If that didn't fix it then you may have damaged the chip on your bulk cartridge with static electricity when you removed it from the printer. If the chip is damaged you need a new chip if you can get it or a new bulk cartridge (to get the new chip).