Epson SC-P900: Unboxing and first print

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  • Опубліковано 9 лис 2024

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  • @mamo4104
    @mamo4104 Рік тому +1

    Thank you for sharing your experience and the feedback. Epson recommends to gently shake each cartridge right side up, just before installation process.

  • @halflink
    @halflink Місяць тому +1

    Thank you very much for sharing your experience (and I also watched the follow-up video). These snags you encountered (paper, wifi, driver) are important things no one really talks about (even Keith I think). I'm currently thinking of buying P900 (waiting for Black Friday deals).
    While it's going to be my first photo printer and I don't need to print A2 (and maybe not A3, at least not at first), I did a lot of research (Keith's channel and other sources), and some math and P900 seems to be the best option. At first I was looking at the Ecotank line (not because of the cost, but because I liked the idea of no cartridges (slightly better for the environment). After I learned they all used dye inks, it was a no-go (I'm not a crook :) ). Then I started leaning towards P700, but the difference in price with P900 is effectively the cost of one set of cartridges, plus P900 has cartridges twice the volume of P700 and the difference in cost for the set of 10 is about £80 (£210 for the set of 10 P700 cartridges vs £290 for the set of 10 P900 cartridges) and not twice. So it was a no-brainer, really.

    • @frederikboving
      @frederikboving  Місяць тому

      Thank you for sharing - glad the video was informative and hopefully you will make a decision regarding your printer that will serve you well 🤗💪

  • @aguculture
    @aguculture 3 роки тому +6

    I have a SC-P900. The spare maintenance box will last a while. I would always close the printer when not using it and leave the power on so the head is capped and the ink is kept at the right viscosity so it is ready to print. I rarely have nozzle clogs.

    • @frederikboving
      @frederikboving  3 роки тому

      Thank you for sharing valuable tips Marc! I will for sure leave the printer switched on and close the lid when not using it! Take care!

    • @halflink
      @halflink Місяць тому +1

      If that does help, that's a million dollar advice! Almost literally, considering the cost of inks (electricity required to keep printer on standby would definitely cost much less)

  • @idontwantacallsign
    @idontwantacallsign 3 роки тому +6

    Congratulations with the printer. I was lucky and received the printer as one of the first in Europe. I have had the SC-P900 for many months now and must say it's a fantastic printer. I have printed maybe 10 A2, 5 A3 and 50 A4 color and B&W prints. I am still on the original ink except for 2 cartridges and have 2 others on the shelf ready because they are low on ink now. I haven't filled the original ink maintenance tank yet. Only problem or small issue is that some heavy papers have to be pushed lightly(only A4) to get feed correctly if you use the top drawer which I do even for 325 grams Hahnemühle paper. I have had no issues with clogging WiFi connection and the colors are spot on compared to my soft proofs. It's just amazing. Printer cartridges can be bought for 290,- Dkr if you accept 4-5 days delivery. That's fine because the printer warns in good time that you have to change a cartridge. A small advice. Don't change when the printer warns of low ink at first. You can print many pages before it runs out after the first warning. So Just continue printing.

    • @frederikboving
      @frederikboving  3 роки тому +1

      Thank you David! Really appreciate your feedback! Yes, Keith Cooper gives the same advice: ignore the first message that the ink is running out, but be sure to take the second message seriously! Also, we have found that printing paper is MUCH cheaper online, and you probably can do with a version that is less "premium" than the one from Ilford that I got. So I think we can get the cost side of things well under control relative to the initial purchases. Take care!

    • @idontwantacallsign
      @idontwantacallsign 3 роки тому +1

      @@frederikboving I can recommend computersalg for ink and Grafisk Handel for Hahnemühle paper or other kind of papers.

    • @frederikboving
      @frederikboving  3 роки тому

      @@idontwantacallsign Thank you David! Will definitely check Computersalg!

  • @josephh50
    @josephh50 Рік тому +1

    I just bought this printer and I will start it tomorrow morning.
    Thank you very much for this video, I am sure that all your advice will be very useful for me to start! thank you 🙏

  • @pharmacist5884
    @pharmacist5884 2 місяці тому +2

    I just bought this printer a month ago and I discovered something reaally annoying and quite upsetting: even if you do NOT printer borderless, the printer tends to dump ink on certain positions in the overspray sponge (you can see clearly dark ink lines: use a q-tip to see how much ink is dumped....terrible). Now the P900 overspray sponge is a seperate entitiy and not linked with the waste ink tank, unlike the P800, where the overspray sponge is attached to a small canal that has a slight slope towards the waste ink tank: so any ink dropped onto this the ink will drop onto the waste ink tank on the right lower part of the printer. The P900 overspray sponge does not: So instead of moving the print head all the way to the right side to dump the ink of intermediate cleaning cycles it tends to dump it on the overspray sponge too. Now those who do not want to have their overspray sponge to be soaked with ink and deliberately choose NOT to printer borderless will be deceived. I am in contact now with several people around the world to address this thing (planned obsolescence) to force Epson to issue a new firmware where the print head moves completely to the capping station where it can dump its ink during (intermediate) cleaning cycles, so the ink can be sucked into the waste ink tank and let the overspray sponge to be immaculate as possible. I have contacted Epson recently and I hope to get an answer about this.

    • @frederikboving
      @frederikboving  2 місяці тому

      Thank you for sharing 🙏🏻 - look forward to hearing how Epson respond.

  • @MrBlubb80
    @MrBlubb80 Рік тому +1

    Thank you for this very interesting report! I hope you've been happy with the printer over the past two years!

    • @frederikboving
      @frederikboving  Рік тому +1

      Thank you! Yes, I have. Printing is an expensive hobby both in paper and cartridges, but it is very rewarding to see your own work in print!

  • @dahebable
    @dahebable 3 роки тому +4

    You probably know by now, but anyway: It is normal that the maintenance tank is almost full after you have installed the first ink cartridges. The printer is shipped from the factory with some kind of liquid in the tubes and hoses. This liquid is replaced by ink. It takes lots of ink to fill up the system. The shipping liquid fills up the maintenance tank. I have the SC-P700 by the way.

    • @frederikboving
      @frederikboving  3 роки тому +1

      Hi, no I did not know that! Thank you for sharing! It certainly explains why the maintenance tank runs so full already the first day of printing.

    • @gosman949
      @gosman949 3 роки тому

      are you glad you got the P700 rather than the P900?

    • @dahebable
      @dahebable 3 роки тому

      @@gosman949 Yes, the P700 is the right choice for me. 1. It takes less space on my desk, 2. I very seldom wish to print larger than A3+, 3. The ink tanks are smaller than tanks for the P900, but that is perfect for me, to avoid tanks drying out when I seldom print. 4. The price difference between P700 and P900 did not influence my choice so much. I could afford the P900 if I had wanted it.

    • @gosman949
      @gosman949 3 роки тому +1

      @@dahebable I have a space issue too. But the cost of the inks are much cheaper with the P900 because the inks have twice the volume for almost the same price. I'm using the P700 at school and love it. Did you have to buy new ink soon after you primed the machine?

    • @dahebable
      @dahebable 3 роки тому +1

      @@gosman949 priming used most of the ink in the tanks, yes. I bought a set of extra tanks with the printer, but I have not started using them yet. I do not print much. I perform at least one nozzle check every weekend, to avoid the nozzles drying out. If you print something every day, all year round, then the P900 starts making more sense.

  • @NikCan66
    @NikCan66 3 роки тому +1

    Excellent video and shows up some possible issues to make people aware of.

  • @jmphoto4569
    @jmphoto4569 2 роки тому +1

    thanks. for this..I also have problems with paper feed. Load roll paper following steps, waiting for beep, etc..but fails to recognise as roll paper and tells me to reload rear paper feed. !This is a great printer when you can get it to print. I had a large format epson stylus pro for years. The build on this printer I find very flimsy. Not sure I would recommend..at least not the roll paper feed. Top feeder works fine.

    • @frederikboving
      @frederikboving  2 роки тому

      Thank you for sharing, jm photo! Yes, agree, the plastic feel that this printer has is a bit disappointing, but there is nothing wrong with the print quality as far as I can tell. Yes, I also stick with the top feeder - I have actually never tried the roll feed. All the best!

  • @jamiej.tilleyphotographyar5177
    @jamiej.tilleyphotographyar5177 3 роки тому +2

    I bought an Epson Artisan 710 back in 2010. It works pretty well as an all around home office printer, with a scanner etc. But when it came to photography, while the color photos looked pretty good, the black and white prints always had a green tint to them. To this day I have never figured out why.

    • @frederikboving
      @frederikboving  3 роки тому

      Thanks for sharing Jamie! Yes, I have also learned to respect the process going from additive to subtractive colors.

  • @denisgerard8597
    @denisgerard8597 3 роки тому +1

    Purchased the same printer last year an returned it because of paper feeding issues and horrible pizza wheel marks on glossy papers. Good luck with your copy.

    • @frederikboving
      @frederikboving  3 роки тому

      Sorry to hear about your bad experience. The D900 now works like a charm, no issues with banding, prints to the edges and the colors are absolutely gorgeous! So glad that I got past all the initial issues.

  • @jamesoliver6625
    @jamesoliver6625 3 роки тому +2

    First Frederick, don't get discouraged. There are vendors that are sources for the inks that are less expensive than Epson but choose one that understands the need for consistency. Also, it would be reasonable to source your paper from a paper supplier to the offset printing industry. There are papers available that are hard like the Ilford so the inks aren't absorbed deeply that will work fine (we used some when I was doing Ink Jet proofs for High End offset work here in Texas). Also, I can't wait to visit your store. I've bought a few prints from James Brew on the Isle of Mann and those have been 40cm x 60cm so I'll give you some time to work out the bugs.

    • @idontwantacallsign
      @idontwantacallsign 3 роки тому +1

      Please only use original Epson ink. If you don't use original ink colors will not be correct unless you make your own profile. It's also not as long lasting as the original ink which btw is awesome. If you can't pay for the ink and paper and if you don't print every week this printer is not for you.

    • @jamesoliver6625
      @jamesoliver6625 3 роки тому +1

      @@idontwantacallsign Suit yourself. We did extensive tests and developed profiles for all papers and each brand of printers (2 HP 40' and 2 Epson 40') and for what Frederick is wanting to do I fully expect him to do the same. Some of our clients didn't want to pay for print accurate proofs so they used our Ink Jets to substitute for such. He said they were going commercial so that's the game to play. The results can be worth the hassle.

    • @frederikboving
      @frederikboving  3 роки тому

      James and David - thank you BOTH for your valuable input. I appreciate you share your experience. Short term I am on a steep learning curve and will try to maintain as many things as I can "constant" in order not to confuse myself, so I will stick to original Epson ink and maybe just vary the paper type and see what I like. Then later I may go more advanced with profiles as suggested, but right now I am just trying to find a small path through the printing forest!

    • @bfs5113
      @bfs5113 3 роки тому +1

      ​@@frederikboving Color management...fun. Since Datacolor came out with Spyder and SpyderPrint, I think I have or went through five for monitor calibration and two for the printer.

    • @frederikboving
      @frederikboving  3 роки тому

      @@bfs5113 I have opened a can of worms :-/

  • @simonsenkim2842
    @simonsenkim2842 3 роки тому +2

    Hi Frederik, I was wondering when you mentioned the issues with the driver that you stated you are running the printer with the ordinary windows driver if you have been considering the issue of who you are going to let take care of color management. Windows? Your printer? Your editing software? Remember that different papers will need different profiles to reproduce what you see on your monitor. Not to mention the issues of having your specific printer, inks, paper, editing software which ideally would require custom ICC profiles for you. Some paper manufacturers offers this service but they are also possible to do on your own.

    • @frederikboving
      @frederikboving  3 роки тому +2

      Hi Kim, thank you for your feedback! I have since I made the video installed the Epson Software Package and it came with a lot of drivers. And I have installed ICC profiles. The point I was trying to make was that the error message I got (load paper front wise) was a goose chase, and the resolve was to re-install the driver. I make this mistake so often: I take the error message I get to literally and I spent hours working with the page setup etc to see if I could solve the problem. So I hope that if others end up in the same situation as me, the re-installing of the driver is the fix. Hope this stages my comment more precisely.

  • @onlineline7110
    @onlineline7110 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you so much for sharing!!!

  • @ilmatanela1816
    @ilmatanela1816 3 роки тому +1

    I stick with Canon's because in the printer's driver there are specific profiles. I did not try third party papers like Ilford or Agfa with generic profiles because I suspect it could compromise the results. It would be interesting to see a comparison between Epson and Ilford paper prints, if there is difference in term of quality and fidelity.

    • @frederikboving
      @frederikboving  3 роки тому +1

      Thank you! Right now I am trying to find a small path through the forest of moving parts (paper, ink, settings, software), but definitely will get back to the subject when I have got more experience.

    • @ilmatanela1816
      @ilmatanela1816 3 роки тому +1

      @@frederikboving thank you for the feedback 👍

  • @lanxxafame428
    @lanxxafame428 3 роки тому +1

    another great sharing, eventhough i dont print anything much at home!

  • @jean-claudemuller3199
    @jean-claudemuller3199 3 роки тому +2

    Hi Frederik
    Seems you had a printer Firmware problem rather than with the windows Epson printer pilot.
    It is impossible to run correctly this printer with all functionalities with a Windows generic printer pilot
    When starting the printer the first time it flushes the conservation liquid into the maintenance cartridge that will be full of maintenance liquid, not ink. That's also why it leaks once removed. when you change a maintenance cartridge full of ink it doesn't leak.
    When choosing the Media Type on which you print, the printer chooses the the loading mode, that is attached to the media. So when you choose a heavy weight media the printer will only load it from the front.

    • @frederikboving
      @frederikboving  3 роки тому +1

      Thank you Jean-Claude! You are absolutely right - most of the issued disappeared as soon as I got the Canon software installed (i.e. not the Windows generic driver). I hope that the viewer is left with the impression that starting to using a (good) printer like this one is a bit of an investment in time and competence build up; the specifics the probably varies from case to case, but there is a bit more to it than plug-and-play. All the best!

  • @Redserpent2000
    @Redserpent2000 2 роки тому +1

    Hi Frederik, you have now had the SC - P900 for almost a year now, are you still happy with it and have you had any more problems. This is my printer of choice for when I buy one. I've waited for over a year to see what problems people have had with it, as I've only seen good reveiws so far.

    • @frederikboving
      @frederikboving  2 роки тому +1

      I think it is a good printer, also here a year later. Right now I am suffering from lack of cartridges, but I guess that is a global supply chain problem. The only problem I have with the printer is that it sometimes draws lines in the images that should not be there. Then I need to run the cleaning program. And that one eats a lot of ink.
      And then I find the software to print directly from Lightroom a bit cumbersome, but that is not the printers problem.
      So yes, a really good value for money printer if you ask me.

    • @Redserpent2000
      @Redserpent2000 2 роки тому +1

      @@frederikboving Thanks for the reply. Would you happen to know how many prints it does before the lines appear?

    • @frederikboving
      @frederikboving  2 роки тому +1

      @@Redserpent2000 I think it is more a problem when the printer has been idle for a while. But I have not been printing many pages on the printer (less than 100 in total), if that helps.

    • @Redserpent2000
      @Redserpent2000 2 роки тому +1

      @@frederikboving Thanks mate, that helps a lot. Best wishes for the new year to you and your family.

    • @frederikboving
      @frederikboving  2 роки тому +1

      @@Redserpent2000 Thanks - Happy New Year!

  • @kermitdk4509
    @kermitdk4509 2 роки тому +1

    Grelt review, Im thinking about getting one too. I was wondering: was it delivered with full ink cartridges, or was it with lower capacity?

    • @frederikboving
      @frederikboving  2 роки тому +1

      I think it comes with full cartridges but it spends a lot of the initial ink to clean the printer heads and hence the amount of ink available for printing is significantly reduced + the "waste basket" that collects the ink runs full almost instantly (a spare one is supplied with the printer).

    • @tomhart9251
      @tomhart9251 Рік тому +1

      @@frederikboving Another UA-cam review of the P900 mentions that the cartridges shipped with the computer are only about 35% full. I can't verify that, and I'm not sure, come to think of it, if that was the reading after the initial set up (ink loading) or before.

    • @frederikboving
      @frederikboving  Рік тому

      @@tomhart9251 Thank you for sharing Tom 🙏🏻

  • @jointherevolution5577
    @jointherevolution5577 3 місяці тому +1

    Its not ink in the maintenance cartridge, its mostly fluid that was in the tubing for shipping!

    • @frederikboving
      @frederikboving  3 місяці тому +1

      @@jointherevolution5577 That may well be, but later the printer will use ink when it cleans it heads and it EXPENSIVE, that I can assure you!

    • @jointherevolution5577
      @jointherevolution5577 Місяць тому +1

      @@frederikboving Yes i agree, I recently got the p700 and i had to add the extra ink cartridges onto my home loan. but its great being able to make prints at home so rewarding.

    • @frederikboving
      @frederikboving  Місяць тому

      @@jointherevolution5577👌

  • @moi-ex6ul
    @moi-ex6ul 3 роки тому +1

    Hey Frederik, been silently watching for a few years. I wanna suggest you look into the "High CRI Led" that are 95+. I think you will be very interested in the topic after you see the color reproduced by these types of lights. I recently got a few lightbulbs and although pricy they make stills/video pop. Not to mention since they are led they can help reduce your electric bill. Cheers

    • @frederikboving
      @frederikboving  3 роки тому

      Thank you for the tip! Will definitely look into it! Just out of curiosity: how did a video about a printer get you to think about Led lights ? 🤗

    • @moi-ex6ul
      @moi-ex6ul 3 роки тому +1

      @@frederikboving for some reason the part with the ink and seeing how many cartiridges you need for certain colors

    • @frederikboving
      @frederikboving  3 роки тому

      @@moi-ex6ul Got it, thanks. Yes, 10 cartridges is quite a bit!

  • @joseenriquecorchadoarribas6137
    @joseenriquecorchadoarribas6137 3 роки тому +1

    Llevo desde el 25/02/2021 intentando imprimir en papel epson posterboard en la sc-p900 y es imposible, muchos fallos y sin solución de epson

    • @frederikboving
      @frederikboving  3 роки тому

      Thanks for sharing and sorry about your issues. After some initial problems, my P900 now works like a charm.

    • @joseenriquecorchadoarribas6137
      @joseenriquecorchadoarribas6137 3 роки тому +1

      Gracias a ti por responder pero yo sigo dos meses y medio después con los problemas. Un abrazo y gracias

    • @frederikboving
      @frederikboving  3 роки тому

      @@joseenriquecorchadoarribas6137 Sorry to hear about that Jose! If you are still within the return period, maybe consider returning the product and go for Canon instead? You can also try to reach out to Keith Cooper and see if he can help you: ua-cam.com/channels/PQLkjp7wlbOWusz2D2RHpA.html

    • @joseenriquecorchadoarribas6137
      @joseenriquecorchadoarribas6137 3 роки тому +1

      Muchas gracias intentaré devolver y comprar una CANON. Muchas gracias

  • @MateuMatheu
    @MateuMatheu 3 роки тому +1

    This state of affairs will gradually give you a new German name: Hahnemüehle. In my view, it is inevitable.

    • @frederikboving
      @frederikboving  3 роки тому +1

      Friedrich Hahnemüehle. Doesn't sound too bad, does it? :-D

  • @DIOS10
    @DIOS10 3 роки тому +1

    In other words unless one prints daily / weekly for sales… forget it !!!!

    • @frederikboving
      @frederikboving  3 роки тому

      There definitely is an investment (time / energy) to be made before this printer is up and running, yes.

  • @ironmantooltime
    @ironmantooltime 3 роки тому +1

    Wow that's expensive ink 😎

    • @frederikboving
      @frederikboving  3 роки тому

      It is. Danish prices. TopGear once noted that the most expensive accessory you can get for your car is Danish plates. The price level in Denmark in general is crazy. However, I can save some by going online, and I will do so going forward.

    • @ironmantooltime
      @ironmantooltime 3 роки тому +1

      @@frederikboving yea I'd heard about the price of beer! 🍻

    • @frederikboving
      @frederikboving  3 роки тому

      @@ironmantooltime Ha-ha! If you think the beers in Denmark are expensive, then don't go to Norway! It is CRAZY up there!