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Author Topic: My god damned printer... Andrew McCrea Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 645 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Registered: Nov 2000 posted 04-30-2005 12:05 AM                        Hello This printer is an Epson Stylus Colour 760, and here's the problems I've been having with it: 1. The ink cartridges were out, so we replaced them. We use the non name brands, never had a problem. 2. It won't print anything. Multiple head cleanings, etc. Not one drop of ink on any sheet. Any idea what cold be holding me back from enjoying my paper archieves?  |  IP: Logged Darryl Spicer Film God Posts: 3250 From: Lexington, KY, USA Registered: Dec 2000 posted 04-30-2005 01:05 AM                    Did you remember to remove the plastic protective strip from the cartrage printer heads?  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 04-30-2005 02:06 AM                        Is it plugged in?  |  IP: Logged Richard Greco Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1180 From: Plant City, FL Registered: Nov 2003 posted 04-30-2005 02:19 AM                     Have you tried violence. Violence can work for mostly anything.  |  IP: Logged Peter Kerchinsky Master Film Handler Posts: 326 From: Seattle, WA, USA Registered: Jan 2002 posted 04-30-2005 05:23 AM                     I had one of these turkeys given to me. We found the head cleaning "felt pad" to the right of the carriage had peeled off and obviously did not clean the head. We tried everything to get it back on with no luck so I threw it out the window. I bought an HP and have been a happy camper ever since. Epsons suck!  |  IP: Logged Andrew McCrea Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 645 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Registered: Nov 2000 posted 04-30-2005 08:22 AM                        Darryl: Yes Mike: Yes Richard: ?  |  IP: Logged Floyd Justin Newton Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 559 From: Phoenix, Arizona, USA Registered: Jun 2002 posted 04-30-2005 08:29 AM                     Good going, guy. I have an HP-630c. Works like a charm!  |  IP: Logged Ken Layton Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1452 From: Olympia, Wash. USA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 04-30-2005 10:17 AM                     I have an old (by today's standards) HP Deskjet 882c. It's still happily printing page-after-page without a problem.  |  IP: Logged Rick Raskin Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1100 From: Manassas Virginia Registered: Jan 2003 posted 04-30-2005 11:48 AM                     Epsons tend to clog the heads after several runs of ink. Epson will claim its because you used after market cartridges, but a friend who runs a printer business says that's BS. Buy an HP. The head is part of the cartridge.  |  IP: Logged Christian Volpi Master Film Handler Posts: 349 From: Arlington, NE Registered: Apr 2004 posted 04-30-2005 12:31 PM                        PC load letter. What the fuck does that mean?  |  IP: Logged Joshua Waaland Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 800 From: Cleveland, Ohio Registered: Dec 1999 posted 04-30-2005 12:38 PM                     Do like the guys on Office Space did. Take it out to a field and get gangsta on it.  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 04-30-2005 12:38 PM                        Andrew - maybe the ink carts you're using were old and are clogged. I had that happen once with ink that was on the shelf too long. Try new carts as a last (expensive) resort. quote: Ken Layton I have an old (by today's standards) HP Deskjet 882c. It's still happily printing page-after-page without a problem. Ken, maybe if you unplug it you can get it to stop. [ 04-30-2005, 06:55 PM: Message edited by: Mike Blakesley ]  |  IP: Logged Mike Pennell Expert Film Handler Posts: 150 From: Tucson, AZ, USA Registered: Apr 2003 posted 04-30-2005 01:57 PM                     Andrew, I have the epson stylus c40ux and it did the same. Apparently there is a smart chip on the cartridge, you need to change the ink when the computer reminder tells you to, I had to use the printer over and over until the screen came up again that reminded me to change then put in the new one again and it worked. Hope this is helpful  |  IP: Logged James Falloon Film Handler Posts: 72 From: Wigram, Christchurch, New Zealand Registered: Oct 2003 posted 05-01-2005 04:20 AM                     Try the epson service utility - http://www.ssclg.com/epsone.shtml - scroll down to the bottom of the page to download. Lets you mess with the ink level counters etc in the printer. Almost a must if you are unfortunate enough to own one of those POS printers.  |  IP: Logged Andrew McCrea Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 645 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Registered: Nov 2000 posted 05-01-2005 10:07 AM                        Thanks for all the replies... I've been fooling around with it, but then when I was at Wal-Mart yesterday, I returned the no name cartridge, and for about $10.00 more, got a decent LexMark printer that included ink and photopaper, but no USB cable. Still, this one works pretty well.  |  IP: Logged

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