Wanted: cheap printer to print coupons etc please :-)

santer_2

Better to switch it off if you are away or not using it for days, it just gets expensive on ink if you are switching it on to print a page then switching it off

BOBS

santer wrote: »

Better to switch it off if you are away or not using it for days, it just gets expensive on ink if you are switching it on to print a page then switching it off

didnt realise it used ink switching on and off

santer_2

From here

http://www.ryman.co.uk/help/printing-tips-tricks/

How does the ink level monitor work?

When you change a cartridge, a switch inside the printer is activated that tells the printer that it now has a certain volume of ink available. With every document printed, the ink used is deducted from this value and the remaining ink is determined.

When you run the cleaning cycle or switch on your printer this also uses ink that again is deducted from the volume.

The ink level is therefore a purely calculated amount and a cost effective way to print is to wait till the print becomes faint. It's not recommended that you start to print high quality photo prints with the low ink icon flashing.

BOBS

If i am told ink is running low i take out cartridges and give them a bit of a shake and put them in again and then the keep going for a while ... maybe thats what happened the old printer ?? - totally confused the poor thing lol! -

santer_2

There is this, though haven't found it on the cartridges I have yet

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJQ1FQ68lU8&feature=related

koolkatsaffi

santer wrote: »

There is this, though haven't found it on the cartridges I have yet

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJQ1FQ68lU8&feature=related

Oh WOW! :T
Fab bit of info there...:D...Thanks Santer...:beer:

patman99

On the HP's with the '363' carts, no ink is lost during the cleaning cycle as the printer sucks the ink back in rather than pumping it out.
I had an HP 3210 and I got over 500 pages per cart. in comparison, my Epson gave me less than 200 and the Canon I have inherited from my son does about the same.

For high-volume printing look for either a 'Continuous Ink Feed System' (CIFS) for your printer, or buy a 2nd-hand colour laser.