PageWide printers from Epson model AM-C400

New Epson AM-C400 is a business colour inkjet printer designed for companies that need speed, reliability and quality printout without long wait. Users often describe it as Epson PageWide Printerand his official name is Epson WorkForce Enterprise AM-C400.

It is a device that can print up to 40 pages per minute and prepare the first page in about 4.9 seconds. This is why it is interesting for smaller companies, development teams, project offices, secretaries and innovators who daily print offers, invoices, technical documentation, instructions, presentations and first samples of new products.

The problem is often revealed a little later. The printer works perfectly and then comes the moment to buy new original cartridges. Then the initial enthusiasm quickly replaces the concern and the question of how much printing will really cost. So in our video we show conversion of Epson AM-C400 printer to cheaper cartridges, the recharging process and the use of a special reset for chips.

Epson AM-C400 for small innovative companies

Small businesses often do not have a separate purchasing, information and printer maintenance department. All taken care of by one person. In addition to his regular work, the secretary, guardian of the office, accountant, or even director of the company must check the state of the paper, order ink, and solve warnings on the printer screen.

The biggest problem is not just the price of the cartridge. The problem is uncertainty. Will the ink be enough by the end of the week? Will the printer accept the new cartridge? Will the necessary offer be printed in time? Will it be necessary to buy a expensive set again, even though there is only one color empty?

The conversion of Epson AM-C400 to refillable cartridges is particularly interesting for companies that:

• regularly print large quantities of business documentation,
• develop new products and frequently change instructions or technical drawings,
• print offers, catalogues, price lists and presentations,
• require colour printouts for prototypes and internal tests,
• want to better control the cost of each printed page,
• do not want to depend on the purchase of a new original cartridge at each warning.

When the system is properly prepared, the person in the office does not need to become a servicer. The cartridges are charged, the chips reset correctly and the printer returns to the normal working process after the test.

Fast Business Printing Epson AM-C400

Epson AM-C400 uses technology PrecisionCore Heat-Free. Printing does not require classical heating as we know it in laser devices. The result is a quick start of printing and less waiting when someone only needs one offer, invoice or accompanying document.

For a small development company, speed is particularly important when the idea needs to be quickly transformed into something tangible. On the screen, the technical drawing can look right, but on paper we quickly see the wrong layout, too small text or inappropriate contrast. Quick colour printing allows us to correct, reprint and continue the project without unnecessary interruption.

Among the major properties of the Epson AM-C400 model are:

• colour and black and white printing up to 40 pages per minute,
• quick first page printout,
• automatic bilateral printing,
• scanning, copying and printing in one device,
• a large and transparent touch screen,
• compact design for the business environment,
• reduced need for heating and lower energy consumption,
• suitability for regular printing of large quantities of documents.

Conversion of Epson AM-C400 to cheaper cartridges

It is not enough to pour ink into an empty cartridge. The business printer must correctly identify the cartridge, the chip must show the correct condition and the ink flow must remain stable even during a longer print job.

The video shows step by step how we review the printer, prepare cartridges, use the chip reset and perform the final test. The process is adapted to the actual state of the device, the version of the cartridge and the printer software.

The basic steps of processing are:

1. Printer View – check the condition of the device, warnings, quality of printout and operation of the print head.
2. Control printout – print the nozzle test and make sure all colors are working properly.
3. Checking the cartridge – check the housing, valves, gaskets, chips and recharging possibility.
4. Preparation of the appropriate ink – use ink that is adapted to the way the print head works and the requirements of business printing.
5. Charging Cartridges – charge cartridges controlled, without unnecessary air intake into the system.
6. Reseting of chips – we install the chips in the rewinder and check the successful reset.
7. Reinstall – cartridges are correctly inserted and checked to see if the printer recognizes them.
8. Final test – we do more control printouts, check the colors and monitor the stability of the printing.

An important part of the process is also the inspection of the waste ink tank. The reset of the chip should never replace the actual inspection of its charge. The electronic warning may be reset and the physically collected waste ink still needs to be safely removed or replaced.

Reset for Epson AM-C400 chips

Reseter for Epson AM-C400 chips is a small electronic device used to reset the cartridge state information. It shall normally have a bed or guide, a contact pin and a signal light showing whether the procedure has been carried out correctly.

The cartridge chip must be placed precisely when reset. Contacts on the reseter must touch the appropriate contact surfaces on the chip. If the position is incorrect or the contacts are not clean, the reset may not be successful.

You can see clearly in our video:

• what a reset for Epson AM-C400 looks like,
• where the cartridge chip is installed,
• how to correct contacts,
• how we recognise the successful reset,
• how to reinstall the cartridge into the printer,
• how to check if the printer detected the cartridge correctly.

Reseter does not in itself improve the quality of the ink and does not correct the damaged cartridge. His job is to reset electronic data. For a reliable result, the correct ink, filling, sealing of the cartridge, the flow and condition of the print head must be at the same time.

Cheaper cartridges for Epson AM-C400

The main advantage of refillable cartridges is greater cost control. The company can re-use the empty cartridge instead of buying a new original cartridge with a new housing and a chip at each discharge.

Such a solution is particularly interesting where much is printed in color. The development of new products often requires several versions of the same document. The colours of the packaging, labelling, technical descriptions, instructions for use and presentations for customers are changing. One document may be printed ten or more times before confirmation.

Processing can help reduce the following problems:

• high cost of original cartridges,
• unforeseen printing interruptions,
• waiting for delivery of new consumables,
• rejecting an empty cartridge after refilling,
• poor control over monthly printing costs,
• accumulation of empty plastic cartridges,
• the stress of a person who needs to ensure smooth printing in the company.

The maximum value is not only that individual charging is more favourable. It is important to feel that you have the solution ready before the printer stops in the middle of an important part.

Epson PrecisionCore Printing Head ink

For Epson printers, ink selection is extremely important. The printing head has very small nozzles through which the ink must flow evenly. Inadequate viscosity, surface tension or poorly filtered ink may cause missing lines, unstable colours and more frequent cleaning of the printing head.

In the Board of Inks, therefore, we do not only deal with the chip in processing. Check the entire system, as the solution must be useful even after hundreds or thousands of printed pages, not only for the first test printout.

The well-prepared ink must enable:

• a stable flow through the print head,
• even printout without broken lines,
• good readability of fine text,
• reproducible colours during different fillings,
• less unnecessary cleaning cycles,
• reliable daily business printing.

Customer experience with Epson AM-C400

Anonymised customer experience summary:

A small company developing new products used Epson AM-C400 to print offers, technical instructions, colour presentations and production documentation. The printer was fast and of high quality, but the person who took care of the office always cared about the price of the next set of cartridges.

Before processing, I first thought of the cost and whether we would be able to complete all orders with each blank cartridge warning. Now we have a recharging solution ready, so I don't have to interrupt the other part and look for new cartridges at the last minute. Most importantly, the printer simply works and I know who I can turn to.

After processing, the company still used the same printer and the same method. The way ink is provided has changed. Empty cartridges could be refilled, chips reset and printing continued without buying a new set of original cartridges at each discharge.

For the development company, this meant less thinking about consumables and more time for projects, buyers and new products. For the administrator of the office, above all, less stress, as the warning of an empty cartridge no longer meant an unexpected high cost.

Video Processing Epson AM-C400

We're not just showing the final result in the video. The actual process from printer inspection to cartridge and control printing is shown.

Viewing the video is useful because you can check before making a decision:

• how the printer is assembled,
• where cartridges are installed,
• how they are disposed of,
• what recharging looks like,
• how to use a reseter of chips,
• how the printer recognizes the reset cartridge,
• what is the control printout after the procedure has been completed.

This is particularly important for buyers who do not want promises without proof. You can see the process and see for yourself what processing involves and how the solution looks in practice.

Epson AM-C400 with lower printing costs

Epson WorkForce Enterprise AM-C400 is a fast business inkjet printer that is well placed in environments with lots of documentation, short deadlines and frequent changes. The conversion to cheaper refillable cartridges can help to address one of its biggest business weaknesses: the high and difficult foreseeable cost of consumables.

A properly executed solution includes printer examination, proper ink, quality charging, chip reset and thorough final test. The goal is not just to fill the cartridge. The aim is to prepare a system that can be relied on by the director, development team and person who every day ensures that the office functions smoothly.

Do you want your Epson AM-C400 to support the development of new products instead of spending your budget mainly on expensive cartridges?