Archive for September, 2007

How do I reset the protection counter on my Epson printer?   With most Epson printers you can reset them using a program called SSC for Epson This allows you to reset the protection counter and continue using the printer after Epson has decided it needs to be 'repaired'. Unfortunately this software doesn't work with the new range of Epson printers, but there is a way to bypass this...

Canon to Build New Ink Factory Canon Inc, have announced that they are investing 80 Billion Yen to build a new factory in Japan to produce printer ink cartridges for their printers and copiers market. Canon, which expects an eighth year of record earnings, plans to slash costs by about ¥100 billion each year. Robots will allow Canon to operate the new factory with about 1,000 workers, half...

Every High street in the country seems to have two or three cartridge refilling shops, and I'm sure that like me you have peered inside and watched the process. I want to show you how our refilled cartridges are actually refilled and let you compare our processes with what you see on the high street.   We recently visited our refillers at Greentech and filmed their refilling process...

An ink cartridge is the most obvious component of any ink jet printer. It actually contains the ink and is the part that most people will replace on a regular basis. Each cartridge will contain between one and five different colours of ink and certain manufacturers will also include a chip, print head and electronic contacts to communicate with the printer. How Ink Cartridges Work There are...

The FAST new Epson Stylus D120. The Fast new Epson Stylus D120 Business Inkjet Printer is available now. This is a high speed, high-quality printer for the office and home office. As well as printing laser-like text, vibrant, colour-graphics and photos, this four colour printer is the fastest in its class. With speeds up to 37ppm (Pages per Minute) in black and white and 20PPM in colour,...

New from Kodak – the G Series Docks As well as the EasyShare camera range, Kodak also markets a range of home photo printers that are also designed for easy home use. All the cameras in the EasyShare range are sold with a simple plastic adaptor, which fits into a socket on the top of the EasyShare printer and allows the camera to dock with the printer directly via a special USB connector...

HP Laserjet P2014 Mono Printer Just launched by HP the Laserjet P2014 is aimed squarely at the Small Office/Home Offcie environment. There's little software other than the driver and this is fairly basic. There's no duplex facility on the machine, so the main software options are multi-page prints, watermarks - though no overprints - and resolution selection. The three print quality...