It should be noted that the SureColor P700 employs a line feed system from stationary 25ml capacity cartridges to the print head, rather than the use of smaller cartridges that feed direct to the print head by riding on top.

At the end, a message appears which treads, “Some ink from the ink cartridges was used for filling ink to the tip of the nozzle”. The 15-minute ink initialization process shouldn’t be interrupted by opening any panels, otherwise you’ll need to start from scratch with yet more ink consumed. Unboxing the Epson SureColor SC-P700 (Image credit: Australia Camera) (opens in new tab)Īlthough these cartridges are designated ‘Initial’, they contain the full 25ml as the standard replacement cartridges, unlike some early printers where “initial” meant just enough to get started. Language, date and time are established and, taking care not to touch the chip, the well-shaken cartridges are inserted. After removing all the blue securing tape, the printer is powered on and, by following the LCD on-screen instructions, the initialization process begins. The setup routine for the SureColor P700 is straightforward and can be made easier by viewing the excellent P700 videos on YouTube. All the inks are housed in a rather attractive manner, somewhat akin to an inviting big box of chocolates. The well-packaged printer comes with initial ink cartridges, a power cable, user guide, CD/DVD disc tray, CD software disc and a spare maintenance box. All neat and tidy, and no mess Charlie! Setting up the Epson P900 The removable maintenance box is already commonplace in A2 and larger format printers, and when full, it is simply removed and replaced.

When the pad is saturated it needs to be replaced by a technician or some messy homemade effort applied to soak up the ink.

Normally waste ink from head cleaning cycles is dropped into an absorbent pad with printers of A3+ format and smaller. The SureColor P700 is the first 13-inch A3+ printer to include a replaceable maintenance box. The P700 has individual lines for the matte black and gloss black inks - like the larger-format 17-inch A2+ Epson SureColor P900 (opens in new tab) which was announced at the same time.

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