There is another way to print in black and white on these printers (ONLY a black cartridge is used!!! the quality is satisfactory, the raster of the print head is barely noticeable)
The method was described on a website that is now unavailable:
www.photosnowdonia.co.uk/ZPS/epson1400-B&w.htm...
Hello.
I have an Epson Stylus Photo 1500W printer with ORIGINAL INK (this is the same Epson Artisan 1430, the name depends on the region, the manual and service manual are the same)
Try this:
1.Disable color management in Photoshop (important)
2.Convert the image to grayscale using Photoshop...
Hello.
If you use ORIGINAL (native) EPSON inks, then try the “capillary effect” method.
To do this, do a STANDARD head cleaning, but do not print a nozzle test right away, but leave the printer like that for one day.
After a day, print out the nozzle test. Everything should be OK.
Sorry for the delay: I was busy.
If you still want, we can try further.
Download the PrintHelp program. Official links:
On the website - https://www.printhelp.info/
On the forum - https://forum.resetters.com/index.php?showtopic=27395
ALL LINKS ARE OF THE OFFICIAL MANUFACTURER.
Look at which indicators and how they blink when the printer is turned on. This way you can determine the error.
I am attaching 3 files of pages from the Epson 1400 Service Manual.
Hi!
In order to determine the malfunction of the printer, you need to know the error code.
For this, download the "Printhelp" or "Epson Printer Connection Checker" program.
Install on your PC and see the error code.