Printer won't print
 

Right, its time for me to print my Science project but i have run into a small problem. My printer plays up. Whenever i go to print it just prints out blank pages, even though there is text on the page to be printed.

What can i do about this?

Printer: Epsom Stylus C70 Series

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sounds like empty ink cartridge to me.

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There is still ink showing when i go in to the printing prefrences.

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Have you tried these:

- turn off Printer and leave for 2 minutes. Then restart.

- Turn off PC and reboot.

- See if it will print a test page.

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Have you used it a lot recently? I know my cusins epson became blocked due to not getting used for a while.

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If it has been along time since you have used the printer, the cartridge can dry up. Try taking the cartridge out and holding it over a steaming kettle, this can sometimes help unclog it

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When my HP printer software tells me the printer's out of ink that means that in reality it has about a month to go :)

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What i don't get is that it will print the title page ok but not the main project.

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You could have said this in your first post :) - I was thinking it wasn't printing ANYTHING....

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Sorry my fault! *Puts his hands up*

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It's like pulling teeth :D So what you printing from - what software?

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be honest, now, Wayne :)

- is it a refilled or 're-engineered', cartridge?

Epson printers have this thing with a chip, which registers the print head with the ink cartridge. (or they used too?).

If that gets 'out of synch' on a re-filled cartridge, you may show ink remaining in an empty cartridge - or perhaps, even a full cartridge may not print ?

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Not a problem - just means we should approach the problem from a different angle.

Are you sure there isn't a problem in the document somewhere ?? like page breaks inserted I mean? Something like that.

If it's not to big/personal you could post the document or send it to someone to have a look at to dismiss that possibility.

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Im guessing re engineered means bought and replaced? If so then yes. I have used it in the past with no problems.

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I may have put a break in for the contents.

Edit: Tried removing the page break and it hasn't made any difference.

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Post the document if you can and someone will have a recky for you.

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When the other pages are printing, does the print head move from side-to-side or does it just spit out the paper page after page?

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What does print preview show you?

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What software are you using to write your Science project?

If you are using something like MS Word press CONTROL-A to select the whole document and print out the selection. It should then print out all you have selected.

Also worth checking that all cables are attached properly and that the printer driver is working OK before you do that. It's surprising how often something like that stops documents printing.

Hope you manage to sort it out. :)

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I have printed it at school but will continue to investigate the problem futher :)

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You could try copying the first few lines into a new document two or three times with each copy a different colour and see what if anything prints. It seems to me as if it is a virtually empty cartridge or a dodgy compatable one.

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Ok i changed the cartridge but found that the last one leaked. So half the ink was sat in the printer not the cartridge. One thing i will do i clean the heads etc because even though it is still a new cartridge the lines half print if you get what i mean.