Printer Problem
Apr 5, 2019 08:28:57 #
rando
Loc: Rochester NY
All of a sudden, my Epson printer is only printing pink. Any help would be appreciated.
Apr 5, 2019 08:44:40 #
Apr 5, 2019 09:09:06 #
Apr 5, 2019 09:19:27 #
Sounds like a clogged print head. They will clog easily if you only print sporadically.
Apr 5, 2019 09:29:39 #
Try this:
Go to the menu on your printer and find the choice called either Tools or Setup. Move down the choices in this section. You will generally find the options to clean your print heads. You may have to run it 2 - 3 times to clear up heads that are seriously clogged.
Good luck.
Go to the menu on your printer and find the choice called either Tools or Setup. Move down the choices in this section. You will generally find the options to clean your print heads. You may have to run it 2 - 3 times to clear up heads that are seriously clogged.
Good luck.
Apr 5, 2019 09:31:42 #
Ah.... It was determined years ago when I worked at the now defunk Computer City, that printers work on black magic.
When they don't work, its white magic cause you can't see anything on white paper!
Give it a good cleaning. Maybe more than once.
When they don't work, its white magic cause you can't see anything on white paper!
Give it a good cleaning. Maybe more than once.
Apr 6, 2019 07:44:21 #
rando wrote:
All of a sudden, my Epson printer is only printing pink. Any help would be appreciated.
Use the printer test and head cleaning and alignment features built into the printer driver’s utilities.
Head cleaning uses ink, so have spare cartridges available.
Apr 6, 2019 09:57:26 #
Apr 6, 2019 11:04:32 #
gvarner wrote:
Put in fresh cartridges and see what happens.
Unless you just want to waste money, don't start here. Take Bill's advice and start with head cleaning, probably multiple times. Best of luck.
Apr 6, 2019 11:16:40 #
cjc2 wrote:
Unless you just want to waste money, don't start here. Take Bill's advice and start with head cleaning, probably multiple times. Best of luck.
This is sage advice. Many times new cartridges don’t always fix the issue. I have two Brother printers and a Canon printer with the same type of issues. Ran the cleaning routine to no avail. Some printers also have a secondary deep clean function that uses even more ink. If the cleaning doesn’t help, new print heads are in order. Cheaper to just get a new printer if it’s a lower end model.
Apr 6, 2019 15:20:52 #
rando wrote:
All of a sudden, my Epson printer is only printing pink. Any help would be appreciated.
Rip out all the cartridges and reset your printer install all new ink packs
Apr 6, 2019 15:59:38 #
marty wild wrote:
Rip out all the cartridges and reset your printer install all new ink packs
My current printer is an Epson & I used to have a more upscale Epson Photo printer. Went to change the inks on that older printer and it told me to use genuine Epson cartridges. Thing was, the cartridges were OEM Epson cartridges. Anymore, I use a lab to print my prints. I only use my printer for basic functions
Apr 6, 2019 16:06:21 #
Screamin Scott wrote:
My current printer is an Epson & I used to have a more upscale Epson Photo printer. Went to change the inks on that older printer and it told me to use genuine Epson cartridges. Thing was, the cartridges were OEM Epson cartridges. Anymore, I use a lab to print my prints. I only use my printer for basic functions
The main problem with ink jet printers is. Use them or loose them! If you are a basic print user you should test print your printer once a week to keep things in order
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