RE: 1280 Print head clogging

[Eddie <eddie@comspec.com>]

Paul D. DeRocco typed the following on 2002-04-29  18:41 -0700...
>Someone said that at least some models are smart enough to know how long
>they've been turned off (at least as long as they remain plugged in) so that
>they can skip the startup cycle if only turned off for a short period. It
>seems inconceivable that whoever wrote the firmware would go to that length,
>but then not put in a simple timer that parks the head if the printer has
>been idle (but turned on) for a certain amount of time.

The above is implemented on all Stylus Color ink jet printers. There's a 
timer circuit with a battery backup (powers the circuit when the printer is 
turned off) which keeps track of how long the printer has been turned off, 
idle among other things.

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