epson stylus photo r3000 troubleshooting

In addition I was able to carry out limited tests using Permajet Oyster 271 lustre, Papermill Direct Fine Art board (1.3mm thick), Innova Smooth Cotton High White, Roll fed Breathing Colour canvas and HP 6x4 inch Advanced Gloss.

I was supplied with 3 papers: Epson Premium Glossy, Epson Traditional Photo, and Cold Press Bright White It took two complete cleaning cycles (around 10 minutes total) before the prints looked acceptable and whilst running some more A4 papers through I spotted that the leading edge was catching and buckling somewhere in the outlet from the machine. (As an aside, I have never had a blocked head on my 9180 in over 5 years of use). The first print was dire with clear signs of head blocking. I reset everything back to default, reloaded the drivers onto my PC and remade the connection and went straight into my first test print using a sheet of A4 HP Advanced Gloss (all I had in the smaller size). Mind you, although it told me how to clear the jam it didn’t explain what had caused it! This did at least give me a chance to appreciate just how good the front LCD screen on the printer is and how clear the operating instructions shown there are.

Noting that some of the inks were close to depletion I tried to carry out a nozzle check but was thwarted by repeated paper jams using the top sheet feeder with 98gsm inkjet. It contains 9 cartridges of Epson UltraChrome K3 with Vivid Magenta pigment inks loading both the photo and matt blacks at the same time (there are however still only 8 printer heads, necessitating head and line flushing when changing from gloss to matt printing) The cartridges are of a higher capacity than previous Epson printers in this class, 25.9ml vs. I used the LAN connection for this review. The R3000 is able to connect via Ethernet LAN, USB and Wirelessly. ePHOTOzine first had a look at the Epson Stylus Photo R3000 at Focus on Imaging. The review is written by ePHOTOzine member, Brian Wadie who has used A3+ printers for printing high quality photos to sell. It also features a front loading tray and a rear roll feed to support a huge range of media. The R3000 has 9 inkjet cartridges with an increased 25.9ml capacity compared to the previous model, the R2880, and includes a separate photo and matt black, for true black and white prints. The Epson Stylus Photo R3000 is a desktop A3+ printer aimed at anyone who wants to make professional quality prints.

Epson stylus photo r3000 troubleshooting