okay i have paper, i have ink, the printer is properly connected to the computer however whenever i print, it doesnt print the document i can hear it but theres no ink on the page...and there is plenty of ink..whats wrong with it? I have an epson c84

8/8/2005 5:45:50 PM

did u take the tape off the ink cartridges?

8/8/2005 7:28:34 PM

Maybe you're out of ink.

8/8/2005 7:34:48 PM

yes i took teh tape off of the ink cartridges and i'm not out of ink because i just put in black ink and the color ink is about 1/3 full

8/9/2005 2:18:19 AM

anything?

8/10/2005 4:12:18 PM

restart everything. restart the computer and turn off the printer and turn it back on as soon as the computer reboots. Damned things are weird sometimes. Try that.

8/10/2005 4:17:15 PM

ummm

clean the heads

8/10/2005 4:25:03 PM

It sounds like clogged printer heads. The cheaper epsons (and epsons in general) are infamous for it.

Also, make sure you are using the right type of ink cartridges for your printer, this can cause this problem.

You will probably spend a lot more on ink cartridges that you paid for the printer. I would recommend for the future to purchase a laser printer (black ones are cheap, Samsung and HP make reasonably priced color ones). The cost/page to print is significantly lower than ink jets.

You can also clean the ink heads manually too, but AFAIK, it's not an officially supported procedure.

8/10/2005 4:48:49 PM

i am using the right cartridges, i cleaned the nozzle, i restarted my computer

i dont get it it acts like its printing but theres no ink coming out

8/19/2005 4:30:04 PM

holy cow

i'm having the exact same problem as we speak with a c80

that's funny

i'm just going this weekend and buying a new printer, cause it did this once last year and it just randomly started working, but i'm not going to try and figure it out again.

I rebooted, I reinstalled drivers, I've gotten new ink cartridges, and I've cleaned the printer heads so many times I should see my reflection in them

whatever

8/19/2005 5:35:42 PM

i think i may steal my brothers printer at home, i really need a printer right now

8/19/2005 7:47:15 PM

^^ get an HP printer from sams, or an hp or samsung laser printer. I love my cheap little samsung

[Edited on August 19, 2005 at 8:39 PM. Reason : ]

8/19/2005 8:38:29 PM

another reason i love my color laser printer

8/19/2005 8:41:34 PM

yeah, laser printers>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>inkjets

8/19/2005 8:44:25 PM

so nobody knows what to do except buy a new printer?

8/20/2005 11:44:45 AM

I am an HP Sales rep, come into BB @ Crossroads and ill get you what you need. I might be able to get you $20 off if you come in next weekend.

HP has individual print heads on each cartridge. Most other manufacturers have print heads that are not easy to replace by the avarage consumer. HP stands out here in that if the print head has clogs or needs to be replaced you simply replace the cartridge.

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1731080,00.asp

8/20/2005 11:29:15 PM

thanks for the offer but i think what im gonna do is take my printer home and take my brothers and put mine where his was, since we have the same printer, so when he tries to print it'll look like he did something w/ it

[Edited on August 21, 2005 at 2:19 AM. Reason : s]

8/21/2005 2:19:45 AM

problem solved, i took my brothers printer

8/22/2005 2:01:47 PM