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* Roll paper (36-inch): The roll is exhausted and there's a foot or two of loose paper left in the machine. | * Roll paper (36-inch): The roll is exhausted and there's a foot or two of loose paper left in the machine. | ||
* -1 used cartridge: We have at least one used-up cartridge that needs to find a home. Ideally this should be disposed of in a way that the remaining dregs of ink get recycled and Noisebridge gets a kickback. | |||
* Photo black: Currently the lowest cartridge. We have a replacement on hand. | * Photo black: Currently the lowest cartridge. We have a replacement on hand. | ||
Revision as of 11:27, 6 April 2019
This is the 36-inch-wide dual-roll large-format inkjet printer between the SparkleForge and the Sewing station.
As of 2019-04-05, it has been loaded with fresh ink supplies and is usable.
Ink for this printer is very expensive, so please do drop some cash in a nearby cash box if you print something on this printer. If you forgot to or didn't have cash, you can donate electronically.
Using this printer
The printer can be reached via USB or hard Ethernet (no Wi-Fi). BYO cable.
On USB, the printer requires a driver. It may work (untested) with a generic HPGL driver.
On Ethernet, you can upload files to the printer and it'll print them without requiring a driver. (But you need a computer or device that speaks Ethernet, and a web browser that can talk to the printer and upload files. FTP might also work but is undocumented outside of a couple of passing mentions.)
Ethernet may require a crossover cable or a router. Connecting directly with a straight-through cable does not seem to work. (It's also not yet clear whether the IP settings are correct.)
It's unclear how to get the printer to cut the paper automatically at the end of a job. If the job appears complete and the print head just starts going back and forth without printing anything or advancing the paper, cancel the job on the printer's control panel. The printer will feed about an inch of paper and then cut, and you'll have your print.
Queue of known current or impending resupply needs
- Roll paper (36-inch): The roll is exhausted and there's a foot or two of loose paper left in the machine.
- -1 used cartridge: We have at least one used-up cartridge that needs to find a home. Ideally this should be disposed of in a way that the remaining dregs of ink get recycled and Noisebridge gets a kickback.
- Photo black: Currently the lowest cartridge. We have a replacement on hand.
Resources
- Manual: https://files.support.epson.com/docid/cpd4/cpd41582.pdf
- Ink: https://epson.com/i/SCT5270DR
- Cutter cartridge: https://epson.com/Accessories/Printer-Accessories/Replacement-Printer-Cutter-Blade/p/S902006
- Ink “maintenance” (disposal) tank: https://epson.com/Accessories/Printer-Accessories/Replacement-Ink-Maintenance-Tank/p/T619300
- The printer also consumes 36-inch-wide roll paper.