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yourownimage.net · August 26th, 2009

please help. Error eject and power lights blink and I can't get the machine to work....

mgarcia16 · August 26th, 2009

Sounds like you might need to reset your waste ink tank

Link to PDF about Resetting Your Waste Ink Tank from the EquipmentZone website

sunnydayz · August 26th, 2009

If resetting your waste ink counter does not work, it could also be that your encoder strip needs cleaning or your encoder wheel. Let us know what works

yourownimage.net · August 27th, 2009

Encoder strip...

Thanks for the help guys!

sunnydayz · August 27th, 2009

Great I am glad it helped

So was it just dirty or did it need replacing?

FatElvis · October 8th, 2009

That did not work for my machine. What esle could it be? I also reset the waste ink counter using the program

Steeletec · October 8th, 2009

The flashing lights indicates a general error and can be a number of things. What exactly is the printer doing when the lights start to flash?

FatElvis · October 9th, 2009

When I do a head cleaning, at the end of the cycle, that is when I get the flashing lights. If I try to print without a head cleaning I get the same error

tfalk · October 9th, 2009

That sounds like it thinks the head is obstructed or not moving correctly. When you replaced the encoder strip, did you make sure it went through the passage on the back of the print head? Also, are you certain it is oriented correctly?

Steeletec · October 9th, 2009

If the encoder strip was not installed into the sensor on the back side of the carriage correctly, the carriage would "fly" to the left side and slam the frame there. I would make sure that the capping ***'y is perfectly clean and that no ink is built up there that would stick to the bottom of the head and bind it up. Another thing to look at would be the bottom side of the head. Not the very bottom where the nozzle plate is but on the sides of the bottom (if that makes sense). It is common to get ink buildup there during normal operation. There are 2 tabs or guides on the cap assembly that guide the printhead to the proper position on the cap assembly. If too much ink buildup these tabs can grab the head and give the error because the carriage is hard to move. You may also want to clean the 2 chrome carriage guide rails and lubricate them with a light machine oil. It sounds like it could be a carriage binding issue. Does the printer start up normally? If it does, your problem may be elsewhere but none of the things that I have told you will hurt you and should be on your regular maintenance schedule.

FatElvis · October 9th, 2009

It does start up normally.

sunnydayz · October 9th, 2009

I wonder if you might have some buildup in the encoder wheel. Have you tried cleaning it? I am not sure where it is on the tjet, but on the hm1 its behind the front left panel. If that is dirty, or has lint buildup it can also cause errors. Maybe look on equipment zones site to see if they have instructions on how to clean it on the tjet.

FatElvis · October 9th, 2009

I have koisk. Where do you say this is? Do you have a pic or a site that can tell me how to do it?

sunnydayz · October 9th, 2009

Here is one thread about it stops printing in the middle of the shirt and moves downward

And here is another with a download link to the manual that may have pictures in there. Hm1 is not working and acting crazy.

Hope this helps

Let us know if cleaning the encoder wheel helps

yianni · October 9th, 2009

I HAVE serious problem. I start up my printer, it moves slowly to the left like normal start up prodcedure, then instead of it going fast to the left twice it moves slowly again and then i get all flashing ink lights. Any suggestions? Thank you in advance!

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