I relocated to Japan. Brought my printer: EPSON R300. Now I need to buy unk cartrideges, but models here do not correspond to the US models. I found cartridges that look identical to the ones used in the US - but there are a few of these cartridges with dif. names & numbers. Don't know which ones are right for the EPSON R300, also don't know which model # or name was given in Japan to the R300.
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Unfortunately, you can't get the correct ink cartridges in Japan. There is completely no compatibility of EPSON printers.\n\nAsk someone in US to purchase and forward it to Japan.
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With Hp and Lexmark cartridges the can be re-manufactured, however with epsons there is really no point due to the lack of print head.  Ink tanks are really cheap to manufacture so nobody really re-manufactures them.\n\nThere are plenty of charities that will take them off your hands, you may not get any cash for them.  However, you do get a little bit of a moral glow, and the satisfaction of knowing they aren't going to end up in a landfill.
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Unfortunately with any printer not just epson if you don't use them the print head will dry out.  If it has been more than about 6 months since you have successfully printed with the Epson, call it a door stop.\n\nIf not try running many many print head cleaning (maybe 20+).  Your manual will tell you how do to this.  You should hopefully see some improvement.  If not then it will need to be professionally cleaned or serviced.\n\nMake sure you read your manual so that you are doing the proper maintenance to make sure your printer works in the future.
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Do you have a new HP? \n\nThe new HPs are notorious for under-filling cartridges.   I would recommend trying a re-manufactured cartridge.  You can pick one up  from any place that sell cartridges. The majority of them will be old HP bodies, so there shouldn't be any risk to the printer, provided the print head is not integrated.  Chances are that you are going to get more ink for less money.   Although from time to time there is a loss of quality.  Just ask if if there is a satisfaction guarantee.   You can also look for a placed that runs a rebate recycling program.   I know that Staples here is giving $3 off if you bring in an empty cartridge.
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Here you go:\n\nhttp://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/support/supDetail.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=yes&infoType=Downloads&oid=41663&prodoid=46048266&category=Products\n\n\nGood luck
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Your wife's right. And not right too. \n\n==========\nbackgournd \n\nInkjets work by squirting ink through very very small holes in a print head. Canon and HP and several others do that by heating the ink in a chamber just behind the hole, which 'boils' a small bit of it creating a bubble, increasing the pressure and forcing out a microdrop of ink. Epson has done it a different way, with piezoelectric pulsing of the chamber behind the tiny hole. \n\n==========\npossible failure modes\n\nThe holes are relatively easily clogged, so the fineness and uniformity of the particles in it (dyes and such) are important. So is reasonable behavior when partially dried out (not being used for two weeks during a vacation, say) and when heated or subjected to considerable pressure. Hence the cleaning cycles built into many printers (see your owner's manual for some vague and normally not very intelligible instructions).\n\nInks made by a knock off artist in some backroom counterfeit lab somewhere aren't likely to have uniformly ground particles, nor probably the required witches' brew of chemicals to behave well under stress. On the other hand, some third party ink producer might indeed take sufficient care to get it right for a particular type of printer / cartridge / etc. The problem in practice to how to distinguish amongst them. \n\n========\nexperimental test\n\nSome printers have the 'print head' built into the cartridge. You get a new set of teeny tiny holes with every cartridge. With other printers, the print head is in the printer and the cartridge carries only ink. Obviously, in the latter case, a poorly made ink can be rather more expensive. \n\nI had a long policy of buying only print head type cartridge printers for exactly this reason. And I was willing to experiment with cartridges and ink from apparently trustworthy vendors because important parts of the printer wouldn't be at risk. I cannot suggest the at home refill policy unless you can do it wearing latex gloves over a slop sink. A couple of cubic centimeters of ink can go a very very long way; you don't want to find out, but the refill kit I used did work, and the cartridges could be refilled three times at least. The very cheapest way to feed the ink monster that I discovered. Not counting the ink spilled on just about everytihint that one time... But, with printers costing less than US$100 nowadays, the cost of an experiemnt gone bad is limited, except for the time and trouble of replacing the printer damaged by the bad ink. \n\n=========\nDRM measures\n\nSome printer vendors have attempted to force their users to do the right thing (ie, buy their expensive ink -- fo rtheir own quality printing good, of course) by including in their printer measures which try to detect improper cartridges and punish the user by locking the printer to some lower performance level or some other punishment. I heard of a printer which self-destructed under when it detected fake ink cartridges., but never managed to figure out which one it was. You many find that your printer won't print any better than some draft quality if you use a third party cartridge. \n\n============\nalternatives\n\nWith the street price of laser printers below US$150 for low end black and white, and under US$350 for low end color (shop around, at least in the US and you'll find them), there are lots of reasons to avoid inkjets, and their expensive thirst for those .cartridges. Unless, of course you need photographic quality with special archival inks, in which case you might have to use an inkjet.
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Some ink cartridges have electronics that keep track of the number of times you printed so that it can guess when it is running out of ink -- it does not measure the ink level directly, except for the 'empty' status. When you refill, you add the ink, but that page-printed counter does not get reset. \n\nI tried using refilled inks before, but in the end I gave up and just bought the original inks. You get such bad quality prints (especially photos!) when you're using the unbranded inks that it looks like you're using a cheaper or lower quality printer than what you originally bought. \n\nI think for inks, it's not just about color, but the whole chemistry of the inks. The printer hardware must be calibrated to the specific properties of the ink you put in so that you can get great prints all the time.\n\nGoodluck.
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I had a Lexmark that did the same thing. While I hate Lexmark printers I must say their customer service was great. I called them, we walked through the basics, then they sent me a replacement for FREE (Fedex over night).\n\nMy personal suggestion, give it away and buy something different. The printer works fine, it's big, loud and their ink is $$$.
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what type of printer do you have ? we need more information.  you may need updated print dirvers. or some printers are just not able to print these characters.
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An easy thing to do would be to contact the major manufacturers and ask them who covers your local region of the country. They will know and be able to give you that persons contact info.
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I am using Epson laser color printer in the office (I don't remember the model).\n\nBut in Home use I prefer Canon, it is more officiant
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1/check for power into printer\n2/check for signal into printer\n3/check for new driver intall (go epson website) model "stylus 1800" or go to google and seach keyword "epson stylus1800 printer driver download" choise best result for download and intall on your computer\n4/bring your printer plug into other computer and intall driver if doesnt work you should To give a warranty or buy new printer.
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I never suggest using refurbished cartridges because they tend to leak and just in case they do leak it will cause problems with your printer in the long run. I suggest buying in bulk at Sam's Club or Costco. They are still going to run about $60 but you will get a few extra  to keep on hand. If you look for the multi-packs at Office Depot or Office Max then you can save between $8 and $12.
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Try this link. Helps try googling for more\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inkjet_printer
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The cartridge style is actually and HP 02.  You should have about 6 of them.  To answer your question, the cartridges actually have a smart chip on them, so while it may be entirely possible to refill them, it is highly unlikely the printer will ever recognize that cartridge again, thus preventing it from working.
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I have a couple Rena printers and I've found it's always easier to work with their printing software, Jetmate. Just take the file out of your postal/mail software as a text file and put it into their software. It ends up being a much easier process.\n\nIf you don't want to do that, I don't know much about your program, but it sounds like you haven't defined the size of the piece that you're mailing so that the printer knows where it can print.\n\nOR, your addresses are longer than you think and they are running over the size you've input, so the printer thinks their is no item to print on. You might try moving the address left or right so that there is enough room to print.
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You need to reinstall the drivers for it - look for the cd that came with it when you bought it.\n\nOr you can download them again from here:\n\nhttp://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/support/supDetail.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=yes&infoType=Downloads&oid=41661&prodoid=46048263&category=Products