Epson stylus photo RX595 Waste ink pad is saturated. How do I fix it?

Get the User Guide from the Epson site for your printer. If that doesn't tell you what to do go back to the site and ask the question.

The RX595 is one of the "trap door" style printers with access to the waste pads available via a small hatch in the rear.

Removing the pads is not a simple job and best left as you could easily cause the printer to fall out of alignment if you remove or attack the wrong part(s) of the printer.

So, you have two choices... You can either:

1. Take the printer to an Epson service centre and get it serviced (which costs quite a lot!)
   
   OR
   
   
2. fit an external waste tank.

Instructions for fitting an external tank are provided here on OctoInkjet and while this is a commercial site (mine to be completely clear) the guide can be applied to a self build kit too if you prefer.

Note: The installation guide is for the RX680-690 but is equally applicable to the RX595 which is a lower quality/specification model brought out at the same time and with the same case design.

There are a number of options for resetting the printer, with a utility released (IPR - ink pad reset) tool release by Epson for North American customers, an unlocked AdjProg utility (you'll have to hunt for that) or if you just want it to work, there's the WICReset utility too, although that requires the purchase of a WICReset key.

Hope that helps.

Martin

does it work on epson stylus photo R595

You need to reset your printer's waste ink pad counter. Go to this link to download the resetting program http://www.mediafire.com/?atkkzx0sfcxeke1

Good luck.

You need to reset your printer. Goolgle search for "indoreset for rx595" and download it. That is the program you need to use to reset the waste ink pad counter back to zero.

go to www.octoinkjet.co.uk/wib/ to download one of their inkjet ink pad reset utilities. It may just solve your problem. I couldn't clean or replace the ink pads on my epson RX700, so I bought their special adaptor kit. It solved the problem for me. If you already have cleaned the ink pads, maybe you can just download the reset utility. I hope it works for you.

don't replace the ink pads install a external waste ink tank instead, then reset the printer using reset program . . search on eBay for epson waste ink tank it incudes the reset program.

The Waste Ink Pads in your printer are saturated with ink and the waste ink counter has exceeded its limit. The Waste Ink Pads should be replaced as soon as possible. You can overcome this problem temporarily by using the SSC utility - download from

http://www.ssclg.com/epsone.shtml

and reset the Protection Counter. This will stop the lights flashing and restore normal operation. However, remember that eventually ink will overflow from the waste ink area and make a dreadful mess, so you must change the waste ink pads before this happens. This requires the disassembly of the printer. Should you decide to have a go at changing the waste ink pads, the 830 service manual can be downloaded from here:

http://www.mediafire.com/?m6ouftizois