I have an Epson Stylus CX5400 printer that I use for color printing and scanning in photos. The majority of my printing takes place on my HP LaserJet 6L. For several months I failed to get my ink cartridges for the Epson refilled and so it sat, with the power turned off.
Last week I purchased new cartridges but now I can’t get the printer to print. It acts like the printer heads are clogged with dried ink. I have performed a ton of head cleaning jobs through the printer control panel, and now I can get some black ink on paper, but it’s no where close to working properly.
Does anyone know how I can get the jets to open up? I read that if I left the printer on overnight and then try again with head cleaning it should loosen up, but so far…no good.
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Have you found a solution for your printer? I have found myself in the exact same position and no idea how to resolve the problem.
I haven’t. I’m debating whether to take it in to get serviced or just buy a new one. Printers are so inexpensive these days it would probably be cheaper to just purchase a new printer. I would still keep my Epson as it works great for scanning.
If I do find a solution I will be sure to post it here.
Let’s hope someone has an answer, as I just had the same experience today. Replaced the cartridges and not there is lilterally nothing printed.
Go to http://www.fixyourownprinter.com/forums/printer/28050, where this problem has been discussed extensively. Looks like this is a common problem.