Epson injets blocked - what should I do?
04 March 2003, 11:37 PM
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Only had the damn thing for about a year, piece of s**t - Epson Stylus Color 760 and its not working. I'm almost certain that the print head is clogged/blocked. Mechanically, its doing what it should but the paper is blank. I tried numerous clean cycles but the end result is the same, a blank sheet.
I thought that it was worth trying cleaning cartridges so ordered a black and colour set and ran some clean cycles, etc. Eventually got a broken text print (in faint cleaner form) but then when I plugged in the ink cartridges again, nothing not even a line or a dot.
I read on a forum about fixing your own printer (yes, there is one) that Epson printers are prone to blocked print heads. Is there anything else I can do (I suspect a new print head will cost more than a new printer) or shall I just throw it into a skip.
D.
I thought that it was worth trying cleaning cartridges so ordered a black and colour set and ran some clean cycles, etc. Eventually got a broken text print (in faint cleaner form) but then when I plugged in the ink cartridges again, nothing not even a line or a dot.
I read on a forum about fixing your own printer (yes, there is one) that Epson printers are prone to blocked print heads. Is there anything else I can do (I suspect a new print head will cost more than a new printer) or shall I just throw it into a skip.
D.
05 March 2003, 11:35 AM
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I now see you've done that....... you have to try and use the full cleaning cartidges printing full a4 pages of pictures... in the clear ink.
Then the new ink takes a while to come through. It worked for me, but that's no good for you, is it
Then the new ink takes a while to come through. It worked for me, but that's no good for you, is it
05 March 2003, 01:23 PM
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Just make sure you use them on a regular basis. Met with Epson yesterday to discus a number of things and this is the advice they gave. You are likely alos to get colour banding if the printer has not been used for a couple of weeks and printing out a couple of pages normally clears it.
The ink settles in the tanks and also dries on the print heads blocking them.
Allan
The ink settles in the tanks and also dries on the print heads blocking them.
Allan
03 May 2003, 11:33 AM
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You can buy inexpensive cleaning cartidges.... work out about a tenner for black and colour.
Then, buying colour cartidges from places like SVP communiactions for £3, you can't go wrong with the 760
[Edited by BuRR - 3/5/2003 11:36:28 AM]
Then, buying colour cartidges from places like SVP communiactions for £3, you can't go wrong with the 760
[Edited by BuRR - 3/5/2003 11:36:28 AM]
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