What to do when your inkjet printer suddenly stops printing?
What to do when your inkjet printer suddenly stops printing?
Technical Summary:
- Making a copy on my multi-function inkjet printer & the copy was blank!
- Copy still blank after replacing the black ink cartridge
- Copy still blank after printer level 1 & level 2 printhead cleaning
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Copy still blank after pulling power plug on printer for an hour
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Copy still blank after resetting multi-function printer to defaults
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Removed & reset all ink cartridges
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Copy still blank after another printer level 1 & level 2 printhead cleaning
- Multi-function printer is 5 or 6 years old, so did it just die?
Solution process:
- Searching he internet ran across some tips
- Ready to replace printer if needed, but not first choice
- Followed a tip to soak/flush printhead after removing from printer
- Allowed ample time for air drying printhead – roatating to various positions for complete draining & drying
- Reinserted printhead & cartridges into printer & powered down printer
- Powered up & waited for printer to startup & responded to prompts to replace cartridges – not replacing cartridges
- Printer took longer to startup as it was priming the ink nozels
- Printer auto ran a cartridge alignment
- Ran a printer status report – SUCCESS! Printing on page!
These or similar steps should be run at your own risk!
This post partially brought to you by a “snow day” while I was waiting for a tow truck after our van getting stuck yesterday in our subdivision!
About the Author: Ray Bowyer, Computer Consultant
Ray Bowyer, Computer Consultant lives & works in the Boise, Idaho area & provides computer desktop & laptop repair, training, problem solving, computer networking, & virus removal for Boise, Meridian, Nampa, Caldwell & other Treasure Valley Idaho area small businesses, home offices & home computer users. Phone: (208) 631-7527. Email: consultant@raybowyer.com . Mailing Address: 1740 E. Fairview Ave., # 305, Meridian, ID 83642. Computer Repair & Services - Boise Idaho - Meridian Idaho. "Reducing computer frustration one problem at a time by providing computer TLC(Technical Loving Care)!"