
One or several of the listed print-quality issues appear even after print head alignment and cleaning: horizontal banding, vertical misalignment, incorrect colors, missing colors, blurry or/and smeared printout. What made me skeptical was that the 4000 was the first and only (at the time. At the time I owned Epson’s other 17 inch printer, the 4000 Stylus Pro. Printing will not continue until a new ink cartridge(s) of the corresponding color is installed. When I first heard that Epson was about to introduce a desktop printer in the 17 inch-wide category and after reviewing the specifications I was a little puzzled. The LED is on – One or more ink cartridges are empty. Please reinstall the ink cartridges correctly. The LED is flashing rapidly - An ink cartridge(s) has been installed into a wrong (regarding color) slot. Both types are available as cartridges with a normal. All nearly empty ink cartridges should be replaced soon after the initial appearance of the indication. In our assortment, youll find various original Epson and own-brand cartridges for your Epson printer. You can check the ink levels from the EPSON Status Monitor. The LED flashes twice every three seconds – One or more installed ink cartridges are nearly empty. You must replace an installed ink cartridge(s) if: Please be aware that all print/copy operations will be immediately disabled even if only one ink cartridge is empty.

The IC chip sends status (ink level, expiration date) information to the built-in monitoring system of your printer constantly.
Each of the installed ink cartridges is equipped with an IC chip.

I don't know why but I'm having the feeling that I'm running more than one fading test already - Epson inks - still searching for the best HP ink - waiting for the new Canon GI-53 inks and else - I'm going to change my measuring method - to simplify it even further - I'll describe it when I have some results.The Epson Stylus Photo 2200 is an On-demand ink jet printer that is equipped with seven ink cartridges. (The 114 ink will make the 100+ years in an album - in sleeves - nevertheless. Another week is gone - patches are exposed now since 4 weeks - and the trend continues - the Epson 114 inks of the ET-8550 are weaker than the 106 inks of the ET-7750 - differences are becoming visible, the 106 inks faded by a value of 19 in 4 weeks - the 114 inks did the same lightness change in only 3 weeks - this is a kind of disappointing - the 114 inks are called 'Claria ET' implying you get the best available Epson dye ink which is apparently not the case, the 114 inks give you a slightly larger gamut as shown above but not that much that I would trade the larger gamut for a weaker fading performance.
