Ending the Epson DVD Printer Push-Pull Problems

Greg Clark · May 29th, 2007, 09:30 AM

I am tired of feeding one by one, hour after hour with my Epson 220's. BUT it is sad that the Primera Bravo SE has the old style ink in one cartridge system. I guess I keep looking and waiting. Maybe Epson will make as bulk printer.

Alessandro Machi · May 29th, 2007, 09:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Greg Clark

I am tired of feeding one by one, hour after hour with my Epson 220's. BUT it is sad that the Primera Bravo SE has the old style ink in one cartridge system. I guess I keep looking and waiting. Maybe Epson will make a bulk printer.

Wow, it's like you've read my mind.

May 29th, 2007, 06:50 PM

BTW... I still have the problem...
I have ordered a Bravo Pro though; so the ol' Epsons will be used for other things now!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stembridge

Hi Mike, thanks so much for doing what I've thought was hopeless!
I use 3 r200s as well...

NOW, if we could just firgure out a way to spool 1 disc to several r200 printers at the same time....!

Thanks! David

Reg Gothard · July 8th, 2007, 05:52 PM

This thread seems to be inactive currently, but just in case people are looking for other solutions...
I have an R300 and an R340, and was suffering the "push problem" - misfeeds etc.
I stumbled across a redesigned tray - one with hard, tapered tabs along the leading edge instead of the thin flexible clear plastic tabs.
Bought one last August (2006) and feeds have been almost faultless (wish I could say the same thing about the 340 itself, but that's another topic...)
Anyhoo- the only site I KNOW of where you can pick up these trays ($US6.99) is compass Micro in Portland, Oregon.
http://www.compassmicro.com/partsdet...648&backpage=1
Part no. is 1429662

When I did my research (aug2006), www.amscomputers.co.uk also carried them, but their web site is too annoying to use now, so I didn't search too deeply.
Hope this info helps someone...

Dana Salsbury · May 1st, 2008, 10:33 PM

God bless you Mike! I'll try it. I thought I was doing something wrong all this time, or was forgetting something. I hope Epson learns about this for future models.

-Dana

Alex Raskin · May 2nd, 2008, 07:18 AM

Sorry folks - bought the newly designed tray, same story.

Slightly less stumbling, but in general the same - you need to babysit it to make sure you give it a push when the printer can't pull the tray in on its own.

So no, this new tray does not fix the problem.

Martin Mayer · May 2nd, 2008, 07:35 AM

Has anybody tried

these trays from eBay?

Greg Clark · May 2nd, 2008, 08:21 AM

I have used the trays with the two tabs and they work much better. I am an Epson junkie and have every variety of Epson up to the 595. The trays with the plastic strip on one end are garbage.
I am still wishing for Epson to make a printer that takes more than one DVD to use with their multi cartridges.

Jim Day · May 2nd, 2008, 08:18 PM

I had this problem both with my old R200 and my current R260, but found another workaround that works (for me) 100% of the time. Apparently, in my case, the problem was caused by the angle of the tray (the outside end was slightly too low. So, I simply wedge something under the dropdown piece to raise is VERY slightly. After that the tray goes in and out all by itself.

If you don't want to mess with the sanding trick, you might want to try this. Hope it helps someone.

May 29th, 2007, 09:30 AM	#16
Greg Clark Major Player Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Surprise Arizona Posts: 297	Bravo SE Only one cartridge! I am tired of feeding one by one, hour after hour with my Epson 220's. BUT it is sad that the Primera Bravo SE has the old style ink in one cartridge system. I guess I keep looking and waiting. Maybe Epson will make as bulk printer.

May 1st, 2008, 10:33 PM	#20
Dana Salsbury Major Player Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 859	God bless you Mike! I'll try it. I thought I was doing something wrong all this time, or was forgetting something. I hope Epson learns about this for future models. -Dana __________________ www.LegacyHDV.com Weddings \| Corporate \| HMC150s \| FCPX \| Encore \| Lion

May 2nd, 2008, 07:35 AM	#22
Martin Mayer Major Player Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Oxfordshire, UK Posts: 416	Has anybody tried these trays from eBay? __________________ Martin at HeadSpin HD on Blu-ray

July 8th, 2007, 05:52 PM	#19
Reg Gothard Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Okotoks, Alberta, Canada Posts: 50	This thread seems to be inactive currently, but just in case people are looking for other solutions... I have an R300 and an R340, and was suffering the "push problem" - misfeeds etc. I stumbled across a redesigned tray - one with hard, tapered tabs along the leading edge instead of the thin flexible clear plastic tabs. Bought one last August (2006) and feeds have been almost faultless (wish I could say the same thing about the 340 itself, but that's another topic...) Anyhoo- the only site I KNOW of where you can pick up these trays ($US6.99) is compass Micro in Portland, Oregon. http://www.compassmicro.com/partsdet...648&backpage=1 Part no. is 1429662 When I did my research (aug2006), www.amscomputers.co.uk also carried them, but their web site is too annoying to use now, so I didn't search too deeply. Hope this info helps someone...

May 2nd, 2008, 07:18 AM	#21
Alex Raskin Trustee Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,435	Sorry folks - bought the newly designed tray, same story. Slightly less stumbling, but in general the same - you need to babysit it to make sure you give it a push when the printer can't pull the tray in on its own. So no, this new tray does not fix the problem.

May 2nd, 2008, 08:21 AM	#23
Greg Clark Major Player Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Surprise Arizona Posts: 297	I have used the trays with the two tabs and they work much better. I am an Epson junkie and have every variety of Epson up to the 595. The trays with the plastic strip on one end are garbage. I am still wishing for Epson to make a printer that takes more than one DVD to use with their multi cartridges.

May 2nd, 2008, 08:18 PM	#24
Jim Day Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: El Paso Posts: 35	I had this problem both with my old R200 and my current R260, but found another workaround that works (for me) 100% of the time. Apparently, in my case, the problem was caused by the angle of the tray (the outside end was slightly too low. So, I simply wedge something under the dropdown piece to raise is VERY slightly. After that the tray goes in and out all by itself. If you don't want to mess with the sanding trick, you might want to try this. Hope it helps someone.