Océ 460 GT - disable heads

not going to happen unfortunately, you'll try up the heads and you'll be up $10k for new ones. unless you convert it to a 440 which i believe is only a CMYK machine which isn't worth it.
IMO i'd convert it to a double white as white can be used a lot if you do acrylics.

 

Not sure this will be too much help but I saw a post about cloning your hdd and essentially putting the time back three months, extending the ink life. There’s also chips you can buy that extend the time you’re allowed to use the ink. Pretty sure the thread was “Oce Arizona tips #2”. Hopefully something in there might help, not quite the solution you were hoping for but should save you switching the bags as much.

 

not that simple.
you need to turn change the firmware on the printer to a 440. and im not even sure how to do that. first you need to obtain it.

 

One of my 350XTW running without the white heads, because the same reason.
This machine can running without these heads. I mean, I pulled out these heads. Some of minor settings necessary in SDS.

I think you can do a test, if you pull-out the power cord of the first (W+V) head board. This board controls the first 2 heads, so the W and V in the 460 Machine. If the machine could running without error messages, you can do easily what you want. You can wash and dry your inklines and reservoire very simple. Buy 3rd party chips is good idea, and worth it. (I dont need to buy chips, but this is another story).

If you need more help, just say.

GregK