I did post an answer, it seems to have vanished!
OS XP Home. Printer Epson RX425.
The sequence is a downloadable service utility called SSC Service Utility and is supposed to fix the printer when all the lights on the left panel start to flash together. It is then unusable.
From what I understand now this is caused by the sponges getting full beneath the cartridges. I now need to know how to get them out, can they be replaced and/or is it ever worth it?
Angela
Angela, November 2009