Epson printer

[SeaJayPea]

I have an Epson D120 printer which works very well indeed. Well pleased with it. Until yesterday, that is...

Now, every time I go to print something, I get a message saying that a service is required, and that "Parts inside your printer are near the end of their service life. See your printer documentation." The only documentation is a pictoriasl instruction manual that makes no mention of anything like it.

I'm guessing that there's a counter in there somewhere that has reached some arbitrary figure that kicks this message into action, but don't know.

Two questions

1 am I right?

2 if I am, how do I reset it?

Thanks a lot

[KJN]

http://www.epson.co.u...=.html&articleId=1312

[SeaJayPea]

Thanks for that KJN. I've found exactly the page I need within the site you linked to. Seems I need to change the ink pads and they say that you shouldn't try and do it yourself, but to contact them to get it done professionally.

Can't believe that I could get it done for less than the cost of a new one.

Planned obsolescence, perhaps?

[KJN]

Agree with you there , probably not what a lot of save the planet people want to hear but now when a printer starts to go wrong or needs a service I just chuck it out , it really is not worth the hassle and expenditure as once something goes wrong it seems that others follow quickly, I just keep my eyes open for a good deal and keep one in reserve.

[Ratty2E]

I had that with my Epson 3 in 1 and it said it would stop working unless I had it serviced. Being that my nearest Epson service center is a real hassle to get to with no parking and I would have to pay for it to be serviced, parts etc. I decided to get a new HP instead.

[sir.prize]

SeaJayPea - Planned obsolescence indeed. I have a five-year-old Epson and three times I have now overcome the problem with this link

http://en.kioskea.net...the-end-of-their-life

Good luck

[SeaJayPea]

Sir Prize. Brilliant. Thanks a lot. Will definitely give that a go. I've also found a site that will supply the parts to replace the pads for about a tenner. May even do both. It does look as though the pads start to fill up every time you have to clean the nozzles and that eventually they overflow.

Cheers

Chris