Cool trick! How to do nozzle checks as a scheduled task

[crenedecotret]

Glad to see the info is still being used even if I posted it a long time ago!

If you are leaving for four months, I would recommend you get a small UPS to keep your computer/printer up and running should there be a power failure while you are away

 

[Bufoto]

Hi,
I've been using your "tool" for some years with my Epson 1400 printer. It works great!
However, now I recently bought an Epson R2000 printer and I wanted to create the same batch file, but I cannot.
The reason is that when I set the printer to pause, the Epson sortware recognizes that and it won't send the print nozzle check command.
Do you know of a way how to solve this?

 

[Tudor]

Try disconnecting the printer from the computer, or turn it off (don't put it on pause). I don't have an R2000, but I installed a virtual R2000 and this works on it.

 

[Bufoto]

Thanks Tudor, that did the trick!
Now I can use this trick again with my R2000.

 

[The Hat]

If you are away from home or need to travel and want to run weekly maintenance test sheets on your printer
to keep it safe till you get back, then maybe this will be of interest to you.

Its worth a look but only for the Epson printers..
http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/...e-printing/remote-print.do?BV_UseBVCookie=yes

 

[Roger in Phuket]

I was looking for a way to do scheduled nozzle checks on my printers..
<snip>

NET USE LPT3: \\LOCALHOST\IP4500
COPY /B IP4500.SPL LPT3
NET USE LPT3: /DELETE

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Thank you, crenedecotret, for this useful information.

My command file contains this, but does the same job:

NET USE LPT3: \\DESKTOP\CanonMX3printer
COPY /B "CS\Printer Tests\PrinterTest\00004.SPL" LPT3
NET USE LPT3: /DELETE

I run this when my PC starts.

 

[stratman]

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Thank you, crenedecotret, for this useful information.

My command file contains this, but does the same job:

NET USE LPT3: \\DESKTOP\CanonMX3printer
COPY /B "CS\Printer Tests\PrinterTest\00004.SPL" LPT3
NET USE LPT3: /DELETE

I run this when my PC starts.

Welcome to the forum, Roger!

Thank you for your contribution, too!!

 

[Roger in Phuket]

Welcome to the forum, Roger!

Thank you for your contribution, too!!

Hi stratman!

Based on the method of crenedecotret, I've also written a command file to turn off the printer before I shutdown the PC.

The Canon MX328 has a command to turn it off which can be sent using Canon's "My Printer" utility. So I copied the files on the print queue after I sent the "Off" command, and made a command file to copy the .SPL file to the printer so it turns off.

I've combined that with the nozzle check command so the last thing I do is a nozzle test print and then turn it off.

 

[stratman]

I did not know printers had software commands to turn themselves off. Cool.

 

[Roger in Phuket]

I did not know printers had software commands to turn themselves off. Cool.

Me neither I was very pleased to see the command in the "My Printer" utility. Pity there's not a "Power On" command! :