- Re: My experiences with the Epson R200 inkjet printer for DVD and CD-R
- Posted by Richard Crowley on October 13th, 2004
"Jan Panteltje" wrote ...
I have an R300 and have seen no such problems. But I have printed
only ~150 disks so far.
My major complaints are speed (it takes almost as long to "prepare"
to print as it does to print a disk), and the cost of the ink cartridges.
A ruler and a few seconds of typing don't seem that difficult? My R300
also came with drivers that will calibrate the exact location with your
disks and printer.
Except for the cost of ink, I'm pretty happy with my R300.
- Posted by Jan Panteltje on October 13th, 2004
On a sunny day (Wed, 13 Oct 2004 07:34:49 -0700) it happened "Richard Crowley"
<rcrowley7@xprt.net> wrote in <10mqf8aqrk1fq66@corp.supernews.com>:
epson r200 problem
Resultaten 1 - 10 van circa 8.430 voor epson r200 problem (0,26 seconden)
The first hit already mentions the tray.
Glad it works for you.
Jan
- Posted by AnthonyR on October 13th, 2004
"Jan Panteltje" <pNaonStpealmtje@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1097686778.CMMnxLJXPjR3HRDW+8Db9Q@teranews...
Jan, I did a google search as you suggested, and found most problems were
caused by using a bad tray.
Either a bent one or not pushing it in far enough.
One guy solved all his problems by pushing his tray beyond the alignment
marks.
Another guy solved his problems by getting a new tray from Epson.
If your tray has been damaged like you claim, I think it might be the cause
of your printing problems.
I hope this helps,
AnthonyR.
Some text below is from the google search I found:
dxj40c posted 2004 Aug 18 17:58
I had the tray spit out the front and the back on occasions. I have
found the solution to be to put the tray in 'beyond' the arrow mark. I align
it with the first roller that is visible on the CD/DVD mechanism, although,
I have pushed it in farther with no bad effects.
The cause, I don't know...but I think it has to do with reading to
registration marks on the tray. If there is slippage of the feed rollers it
might not go in far enough to see the first register mark, by pushing it in
a little farther, it insures it will see that mark. I haven't had any
problems since I have been doing this.
aanaravs posted 2004 Aug 18 20:12
A lot of people have experienced this problem. It could be possible
that the plastic on your tray is bent. If it is, then you might have to get
a new tray. I did manage to convince Epson that the tray was faulty and when
I got my new tray it worked perfectly.
- Posted by Mark on October 17th, 2004
Same here with my R200. I've printed over 300 disks with it and haven't had
a problem. I also use disks that are printable to the hub and have never had
any problems with ink going where it shouldn't. The software included for
setting the ID and OD could not be easier or more simple. I don't like the
high price of the Epson cartridges but I won't take the chance on
refills/OEM's ect.
Considering I paid $70 USD for the printer to begin with, it's hard for me
to find fault with any aspect of this printer.
- Posted by Richard Crowley on October 18th, 2004
"Mark" wrote ...
It is hard to argue with the notion that they are selling the
printers at or below cost as a "loss-leader" to get us
addicted to the ink cartridges! :-)
- Posted by AnthonyR on October 19th, 2004
"Richard Crowley" <rcrowley7@xprt.net> wrote in message
news:10n7ivoj0l8is94@corp.supernews.com...
Richard,
I truly believe that, at least here in the states. Although I can't prove
it.
But is really has gotten to the point that when you run out of ink,
sometimes it's the same
cost to buy a whole new printer as it would be to buy 6 refill cartridges.
But isn't that a good thing for us?
AnthonyR.
