I have an Epson 7600, and want to upgrade to a 7890 to take advantage of the $500 rebate. I live in a small condo. I made a fome board template of the footprint (54"x27"). It will fit in the space where I will put it, but getting around corners and down a bending narrow hallway will not work, unless I tilt the printer either front to back or side to side. If the shipping hardware is left on, can the printer be tilted? Can it be tilted to fit on a hand truck? I assume the printer comes on a skid with the stand seperate, is this correct?
Thanks in advance
Dave G
Until you install the ink and prime the lines, you can tilt it, roll the thing sideways, carry it upside down, or play catch with it using a pair of forklifts. (Well, maybe not the last one.)
The 7890 ships crated with some assembly of the printer and stand required. As long as you've got enough people, you can pop open the crate, carry all the pieces individually to its final destination and then assemble it there.
Thanks Colinm. I really want to upgrade, but being 75 with similerly aged friends, I was concerned with lifting, moving and maneurving it before I put it on it's stand.
I still may do it!
Dave
I will tell you from vast experience as I have had a couple 7900's and now a 9900 that are in my 2nd floor print room. This means up a set of stairs to a 7' x 39" landing and turn up another set. The easiest way to handle these printers is to take a few minutes and remove the outside plastic housing. Everything is a phillips screw head and they come off easily enough. Once each endcap is off you now can either grab ahold of it by the metal frame or as I did with the 9900 put it on a refrigerator capable appliance dolly with straps (using carpet scraps between the printer and the dolly) and took it up the stairs that way. Either is much easier than trying to maintain a hold on a large plastic end with no real means for gripping.
HAPPY ENDING:
I heard from Epson Tech Support as follows: "Dear David,
Thank you for contacting Epson regarding your Epson Stylus Pro 7890. It is my pleasure to respond to your inquiry.
It can be tilted as much as needed as long as it is before the inks are installed and primed.
Should you require further assistance with this issue, please reply without history (when possible), as our email system contains all previous correspondence. If you have a different technical support issue, please submit another email request via our website (http://www.epson.com/support), and we will respond in a timely manner.
Thank you again for contacting Epson."
I was able to unpack it and put it on a flat dolly that a friend owns. We assembled the stand in the office (2nd bedroom), then rolled the flat dollie next to it. It went around corners, we had to remove the bedroom door first. It is now making a 20"x30" print! MUCH faster and quieter than my old 7600. It is now the largest item in our 2 bedroom, 2 bath condo! Some have pianos or big china closets....we have a printer in the 2nd bedroom. My wife is a saint (married 53 years....she is used to me).
Thank you all for helping.
Dave Gurtcheff
Beach Haven, NJ
