my epson stylus c40 plus printer wont print and a box comes up saying: maintenance call some parts inside your printer needs maintenance or replacements call your dealer.

mandy, August 2010

Hi,I also have a epson C46. I have tried everything that the internet says, I have cleaned the ink waste pads and I have reset all the counters, there is no paper jammed and there are no torn bits of paper stuck at all but it still wont work. Both the red and green lights are constantly on. The manual doesn't seem to help either.
Is there anything else that I can try at all Pleas?
Any help would be appreciated!

Gabie W, September 2010

It is likely to be time to renew the absorbent pads in the bottom tray of the printer. These mop up any excess ink and the printer software has a counter. When it reaches a certain count it stops working and comes up with a service message.
You can wash the old pads out, then let them dry thoroughly. It is messy so don't do it in your living room! You need something like a utility room sink with lots of water to wash the ink out of the pads.
See here:
http://www.fixyourownprinter.com/
After that you need to reset your printer's counter, so you just download and use the SSC Service Utility program to reset the counter.
http://www.ssclg.com/epsons.shtml

Chicks Fan, August 2010