Printer Timing Belt Is Out

[Beemer]

How does one reset the timing belt on a printer? A friend of mine didn't realize I was just finishing a ink change over and slammed the ink carridge over to the right where it should be. (dunce)

Epson Stylus
Color 640

I don't see any reference points to go by even. I know that printers are cheap but that wouldn't be very green of me to just throw out a perfectly good printer.

Cheers!

[Gomer]

Didja try turning it off then on? I have jammed cannon's around occasionaly and just turnig them off then on fixes em up.... They make some god awful noises but realign themselves.

[NDC]

Yeah, I've done that on my Epson Photo 750 Printer and the belt just realigned itself when switching the power off and then back on.

[Beemer]

It wasn't that easy here for some reason.

[Beemer]

Does anyone know of a reference point under the lid to set the ink cartridge?

Some how they do this at the factory.

Cheers!

[thxmanu]

Have you talked to Epson yet?

[Beemer]

Thanks Richard and Epson is a long distance call. I meant to call them this morning but got a little busy. If Richards idea doesn't work I will give them a call in the morning.

Thanks for the replies.

[Richard_Cranium72]

If a Epson 440 is similar, I'll measure the thing for you and post..

DrVette

[Richard_Cranium72]

I looked it up in the booklet as the machine is new and I haven't had the issue come up.

On the 440 there is a cut-out on the right side behind the cartridge travel, the carts center themselves in this cutout when the change cart button is pushed for 3 seconds.

The change cart button is the one above the one with the ink droplets, it looks like a piece of paper.
Makes me think of a "paper feed" button instead, but that's what it is on this one..

I've had good luck e-mailing companies with similar problems..

get back,, let us know

DrVette