Epson SX525WD Printer Solved

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Hello,

I have mentioned this issue before, but probably not in the right place: so I’ll reiterate!

I have an EPSON SX525WD.
I have read that it is preferable to keep certain printers continuously "ON" to save ink: indeed, on some models, every power-up would trigger a head cleaning that uses a lot of ink.
What is the general situation regarding this and for this specific model?
Thank you.

francis_95

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baladur13 · Answer

Good evening
To my knowledge, all modern printers, when connected to power, perform regular cleaning sessions to prevent the print heads from clogging, whether the printers are on or off (in a way, they are in standby mode and automatically come out of this mode to clean)

So leaving them on won't change anything other than consuming more electricity..
However, not having this model or brand, I cannot, of course, be definitive
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francis_95 · Answer

Hello, and thank you.
I also asked Epson the question by email: see their response below.
It's a bit vague: what is a "tiny amount of ink"?
I believe that depending on whether you use the printer several times a day or twice a week, the choice might be different.
Best regards.
francis_95

Epson's response:

Thank you for contacting EPSON's email service.

Indeed, each time you turn on your machine, a cleaning of the print head is performed to prepare your printer for printing. This injects a tiny amount of ink from each of the cartridges into the print head.

jill · Answer

Hello, I'm taking advantage of the fact that you own an Epson SX525WD to ask you a question about it (which Epson couldn't answer for me): do you know if it can do duplex printing AND multiple pages per sheet at the same time? Indeed, I am preparing large documents, and I want to be able to have, for example, 2 pages per sheet printed duplex: so on 1 sheet, on the front page 1 and 2, on the back page 2 and 3...
Thank you in advance
Best regards
Chris

francis_95 · Answer

Good evening Jill,
I had never tried this experience: thank you for bringing me along!
Yes, it's possible. I printed 4 pages of a .PDF document on a single sheet.
1-Range: choose the pages to print, e.g., "all" or "pages 3 to 5" of the document.
2-Properties:
Main tab: Choose text, text and images, photo...
Paper size
Color or grayscale...
Portrait or landscape
Layout tab: Double-sided printing: check Auto
Check Multipage and choose the number of pages per sheet.
Choose Page order.
Then OK.
I hope that's pretty clear.
Good luck.
francis_95

jill · Answer

Hello Francis,
Thank you very much! Indeed, Epson, despite several calls, was unable to provide me with an answer. One last question to finalize my decision: are you satisfied with the quality of text and sketch (or image) printing?
Thank you very much
Best regards
Chris

francis_95 · Answer

Good evening Chris,
I have quite a short experience with this printer (I have not yet exhausted the original micro-cartridges of ink!).
So far, I am satisfied with it for office work, except in Draft mode, which is really poor. In this regard, my old HP 930 was significantly better.
For industrial drawing prints, the scale is perfectly respected.
I do not make photo prints.
Its multiple features are interesting.
In summary, the printing - if I dare say - is favorable.
Francis.

amaury102 · Answer

Hello,

I have had the Epson Stylus SX525 WD printer for 7 months now, and I am only moderately satisfied.
I find the color print quality to be poor, which has worsened since I didn't use it for a month and the nozzles dried out a bit (I've performed all the recommended cleanings, which improved the issue but didn't resolve it)
However, it prints really fast in black and white, which always impresses me.

francis_95 · Answer

Hello Anne,I also had to successively replace the 4 cartridges (the ones delivered with the new printer). I just followed the on-screen instructions and everything went well.Is there possibly another empty cartridge? Because after the warnings about the levels, and then the detection of an empty cartridge, the printer refuses to work, even if we request a black print while it's a color cartridge that's faulty.Other than that, no idea!Good luck.Francis.

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