Back again,
I've been in touch with my tech guy again with some further questions, for myself and for you. My last email to him was late last evening and I do not yet have a reply. When we converse through email sometimes the tech lingo between us does not translate properly, especially in my case of course. So last evening I asked him to verify my latest translation of what he had sent earlier. When I passed along the difficulty you were having with the P9000 and trying to access the Wiper etc. and then the not able to power up the printer properly, he agreed with my take on why that might be happening. He mentioned two possible scenarios as follows. If you want to power down the printer while doing the maintenance routine you must be certain to leave the carriage/print head in approximately the middle of the machine before powering up again, so that it will re-seat properly on the cap station. That is the case for each scenario actually, both for powering off and leaving the power on during maintenance. Also, and very important, once you are finished cleaning/replacing the wiper you must be sure to very gently push the wiper assembly back up to its initial position. Otherwise you could encounter some rather nasty results, accompanied by some not so pleasing messages before you are able to power up the printer again. It's really no surprise to me that Epson has deleted the Wiper Exchange menu in Service Mode, since the Temporary PG menu covers all you need for maintenance purposes. This is the exact procedure I followed with my 9900 for general maintenance purposes, although I'll leave out the first step, since it would not apply to the Px000 series. I also asked about the “Maintenance Schedule”, but haven’t heard back yet. He’s a very busy man!
All of the following is carried out while the printer is on. There is no need to power down for this sort of maintenance. If you have any reservations about that, simply place a piece of cardborad over the control panel so that you cannot touch the OK button by mistake. If you do wish to turn off the printer while the maintenance procedure is carried out, I cannot guarantee that the following will work in quite the same way.
1. In Service Mode, go to MECHA ADJUSTMENT
2. Scroll down to TEMPORARY PG > ENTER/OK(or for the your printer perhaps PG Adj.) to release the carriage/print head and expose the Capping Station for cleaning etc.
3. Open the cover and move the carriage/print head toward the middle of the printer for easier access to the maintenance area
4. To access the Flusing Box and Wiper Assembly, GENTLY pull that unit downward
5. When finished, GENTLY push the unit(Flushing Box & Wiper Assembly) back up to its initial location
6. Check carefully to make sure there are no foreign objects(cleaning supplies etc.) left in the maintenance area!
7. Close the cover and the carriage/print head will re-seat itself on the Capping Station
8. To return to Standard Mode, simply shut down the printer and then restart
And by the way, the answer is YES, we can order the Wiper Assembly from my tech contact. Good news for both of us! I just have to confirm whether he wants me to offer his information on the forum or forward it to you personally, although I’m pretty sure the forum approach will be OK with him. I'll be in touch again as soon as I have further information.
Gary