Help!! Icc colour profile needed for epson d120 plz :)

[AJLA]

Unfortunately Paul (sorry, my cider drinking buddy) I have to disagree with this one...they may be a lot less trouble some but defo not trouble free trust me.
Allthough when sorted a great little printer.

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When sorted? you mean when it's been replaced because it has broken down? too many threads about the Ricohs breaking when used with Sawgrass carts.

[AJLA]

There are many people on here using the Ricoh with absolutely no problems and they do seem to be a lot less troublesome than my previous Epson. I spent many a day and night pulling my hair out with that one!

Mine didn't need replacing and I think it is a great printer, I did just want to point out that they are certainly not trouble free, what printer is?

[JSR]

When sorted? you mean when it's been replaced because it has broken down? too many threads about the Ricohs breaking when used with Sawgrass carts.

I have noticed more and more "Ricoh problem" threads recently. I guess that's because more Ricoh printers are being sold now, whereas before this, Epson was the most popular.

Statistically, the printer that sells the most always has the most complaints even if it's not the worst printer. I mean, if 100 Epson printers are sold and 10 people have problems - that's 10% failure rate and a lot of negative posts. If 10 Ricoh printers are sold, and 2 people have problems - that's only a couple of negative posts but double the failure rate (20%). Which is the better printer? The one with the lowest failure rate, or the one with the least complaints? The perception is the latter, but the truth is the former.

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Usually problems with Epson are from clogged heads, and normally down to Sawgrass inks. With the Ricohs it seems that it isn't something like the head blocking which can be cleaned out, but the printer dying, only printing half a page, or not turning on.

[JSR]

Usually problems with Epson are from clogged heads, and normally down to Sawgrass inks.

I think it appears to be clogged heads, but it's more likely to be trapped air in the printhead, or the ink not reaching the printhead. This could be due to the dye-sub ink being thicker than dye/pigment ink in combination with the greater pressure required to pull the ink through due to the CISS. I don't think the heads often become "clogged" as such. In contrast, the Ricoh printers are designed for thicker (gel) ink and so the pressure available is greater by default (and there's no CISS to contend with).

[AJLA]

My printer was printing fine one moment then complete blanks the next so there was no inks getting through at all.

[JSR]

My printer was printing fine one moment then complete blanks the next so there was no inks getting through at all.

I've had similar issues in the past. The problem was solved by removing the air filter or refill bung on the troublesome colour on the CISS. Then suddenly it worked fine - almost as though the pressure was too great for the printhead motor to pull the ink through. Had the printhead been clogged, removing the air filter would not have solved the problem.

Any other time that I've had poor nozzle check patterns, the issue was solved by doing a couple of headcleans and then leaving the printer overnight (or longer). This allows trapped air to migrate out of the printhead. Again, if it had been a clogged nozzle, this would not have solved the problem.

Everyone wants an immediate fix, and when a headclean doesn't fix it then they immediately assume "clogged nozzle" and start panic-shoving cleaning fluid/windex/zapp down the printhead - but I think an actual clogged nozzle (one that's clogged by ink) is quite rare. It's invariably an air bubble or ink flow problem.

I had a B40W once that, after just a couple of weeks, would not print anything on the cyan. I presumed it was a "clogged nozzle" issue but didn't have the time to fix it. I didn't get back to looking at it again for several months - at which time I put new inks in, and it printed perfectly. Again, if it had been a clogged-nozzle problem, it would not have fixed itself.