EPSON Photo 1400 Ink drops on portraits Got as a gift in Christmas 2007 ...Stopped using because of ink drops on pictures...Quit using went back to my HP 6180What's wrong...?
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Same Problem. Epson help center could not "help." I am returning the printer. So disappointed.
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Try this, read it in another persons review on a different site. It seems to be working great with the Refillable Ink Carts. I am using now. I think this will help ALL that are having HIGH INK USAGE on your Artisan 800 or 810! Here is Epson's ANSWER to the HIGH INK USAGE PROBLEM I Was Having! A N D I T W O R K S! TURN OFF the "AUTOMATIC HEAD MAINTENANCE" which is Described Below By EPSON! Epson E-mail Response By (James D) 02/25/09 10:30 AM Thank you for taking the time to contact Epson. It is my pleasure to respond to your inquiry. The "Automatic Head Maintenance" option on the printer, by default is enabled to prevent you from having nozzles clog prior to printing. You can disable head maintenance by following these steps using the touch screen on the front of the printer. 1. Make sure printer is in ready mode 2. Press the Home 3. Press the Setup 4. Press the Maintenance 5. Press the right arrow 6. Press the Automatic Head maintenance 7. Press Off 8. Press Home You're ready to test print.
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I am assuming that you have tried to clean the print heads. This happened to me, and in the end I had to return the printer. It was under warranty and was replaced by Epson.
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not sure about that, but the printer utility, and both printer drivers have crashed multiple times in the past year. HP support does not know why, they just sugest a complete uninstal and reinstall each time. I love the quality of printing, but I hate the software.
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Mine does the same thing, usually in the middle of printing a photo or multiple pages. I emailed seller for a replacement chip/circuitry/cartridges. They replied saying to press the reset button (which I've done countless times), then they said it was out of warranty and they don't sell just the circuitry. You have to buy the whole kit.
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My new printer has not printed even one decent photo. They have all been very low quality and I am starting to think my printer is defective in that respect as HP usually does such a good job with photos. Regular printing is very good.
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I did encounter that error code just last week (after the printer was only 14 months old - fresh out of the warranty) and I did a lot of research. It's usually a bad print head. But what caused the head to go bad in the first place is the question. It could be an over-voltage issue from a bad circuit board (that would also need to be replaced) or it could be that you ran the printer with a dried up ink reservoir, which over-heated the print head, or it could be that it's really dirty and would have to be cleaned (although I didn't encounter anyone who eliminated that error code by cleaning it). So you have a few options: you can drop $70-80 on a new print head that may not fix the root problem and get damaged again, or you can take it to a repair shop and pay out the nose, but know it's repaired correctly, or you can just hedge your bets and buy a new printer (NOT a Canon). I opted for the latter and just got a new Epson. I'll never get another Canon printer.
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Sorry I can't help you with your problem. I have never had that problem, but have had many other problems with this program. It maybe your printer settings but I wouldn't be surprised if it is the program itself. I have used the older versions of Printmaster for many years and was very happy with it but since I changed my computer I had to buy one for windows7 and it is the worst I ever had! What a waste of money. Nothing prints out right and it has a very limited selection for cards etc. I would see if it can be returned for something else.
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Yes, Ours just outside of the warranty period began leaking yellow ink. It was the ink line between the ink cartridge and print head. I tried to get to it but wasn't able to without major surgery. We threw it out and bought a new one.
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Rebecca, Very hearening to hear it may not be 'just me'. The real problem seems to be that there are two modes of printing in grayscale with the HP6500. 'Black ink only' is just what it implies; grayscale rendered with the black ink cartridge only - and with perfectly good grayscale quality too. The other option: 'high quality' is actually a color dependant mode that, for some obscure reason, sprays a coat of Yellow ink onto the image area, in addition to black ink. At least that is the explanation given to me by the HP Customer Care people. The real problem lies in my inability to use the 'black ink only' option AND any 'double-sided printing' option both at the same time. You may find relief in using the 'black ink only' mode by making sure the 'double-sided printing' option is set to OFF. If you are still awake after all of this, I include my recent post to all and sundry trying to get someone out there to at least confirm that this phenomenon actually exists, and not just some bizarre short-coming in my specific situation; as HP has implied for almost a week now... In short, my opinion is that it is some bug in their software. Good Luck with your problem... ------------------------------- I need to print grayscale / black ink only AND use the double-sided printing option at the same time. Both have perfect functionality when used seperately, but the 'black ink only' grayscale option automaticaly reverts to the (color dependant) 'high quality' option as soon as any double-sided printing option is invoked. Is it just me ? I trouble you with this only after nearly a week and countless e-mails with the HP Customer Care people - and many, many hours following up on all of their fruitless directions for a fix. They will not even admit to being able to duplicate this printer preference shortcoming. I thank you in advance for any assisstance. Michael Keller
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Check my review .... I have rated it 2 stars. Yes the printerhead does clog the ink. It seems there is an issue with their printheads and Lexmark is aware of this. They shipped me a new printhead stating that they have fixed the quality issues with the older batches (but some of the printers in stock and in stores may still have the bad batch of printheads). They have not issued a recall on the printheads or printers.
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throw it away and buy an epson, I fought this printer for two years and never won, always something wrong with it then it stopped working altogether, I got an epson wf3500 series printer for my wifes home office and it prints better pix than the kodak ever did, and it works and is still working.
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I'm having the same problem with 14 month old printer. Seems as if thousands of users are having this issue. HP not responsive about it. Avoid this printer.
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I really feel that maybe some people just got a bad one. Happens with anything you buy. Mine has been working fine. Another thing may be that they were not using the epson ink. I looked into buying some generic ink cartridges, but people were complaining a lot about ink leaking and then it occured to me that maybe that's why there was someone on here complaining about Epson having leak issues. Could just be that some people thought they were as good as buying brand name and used them in their Epson printer and blamed the printer. Who knows, but I think Amazon has way more good reviews for this printer than any complaints of leaking ink, so that should say something. I really feel that maybe some people just got a bad one. Happens with anything you buy. Mine has been working fine. Another thing may be that they were not using the epson ink. I looked into buying some generic ink cartridges, but people were complaining a lot about ink leaking and then it occured to me that maybe that's why there was someone on here complaining about Epson having leak issues. Could just be that some people thought they were as good as buying brand name and used them in their Epson printer and blamed the printer. Who knows, but I think Amazon has way more good reviews for... » Read More I really feel that maybe some people just got a bad one. Happens with anything you buy. Mine has been working fine. Another thing may be that they were not using the epson ink. I looked into buying some generic ink cartridges, but people were complaining a lot about ink leaking and then it occured to me that maybe that's why there was someone on here complaining about Epson having leak issues. Could just be that some people thought they were as good as buying brand name and used them in their Epson printer and blamed the printer. Who knows, but I think Amazon has way more good reviews for this printer than any complaints of leaking ink, so that should say something. « Show Less
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Same thing happened to us, and we had to replace the printer. We changed the ink out for first party manufactured cartridges, and it still didn't work. We were lucky they covered it under warranty, but it still doesn't make sense as to why it happened. Good luck.
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I'm thinking of buying this printer. I LOVE using Picasa3. If I buy this particular printer and I will be using Picasa3 and IF I find the same problems you are talking about, I'll get back to you. Thanks for the information you've passed along. I've LOVED my HP Photosmart 7550 but it just quit accepting ANY ink cartridges! Can't find it's problem. Printed beauuuuuutifully.
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Ah, that explains why I suddenly cannot print black & white photos, even though the displayindicates that I have plenty of Black ink left. The image I get is a reddish-gray.I bought the MP620 last month. I am still able to copy ordinary black text, though,probably because the printer comes with an extra Black ink cartridge (which is larger). So the 620 holds a total of 5 cartridges. I'm aggravated that the 5 cartridges do not come in a 5-pack... you have to buy a 4-pack & a separate pack for the extra Black one. [Just in case you're wondering, re my reddish photos, the ink display shows that I have plenty of ink in BOTH black cartridges.] Ah, that explains why I suddenly cannot print black & white photos, even though the displayindicates that I have plenty of Black ink left. The image I get is a reddish-gray.I bought the MP620 last month. I am still able to copy ordinary black text, though,probably because the printer comes with an extra Black ink cartridge (which is larger). So the 620 holds a total of 5 cartridges. I'm aggravated that the 5 cartridges do not come in a 5-pack... you have to buy a 4-pack & a separate pack for the extra Black one. [Just in case you're wondering, re my... » Read More Ah, that explains why I suddenly cannot print black & white photos, even though the displayindicates that I have plenty of Black ink left. The image I get is a reddish-gray.I bought the MP620 last month. I am still able to copy ordinary black text, though,probably because the printer comes with an extra Black ink cartridge (which is larger). So the 620 holds a total of 5 cartridges. I'm aggravated that the 5 cartridges do not come in a 5-pack... you have to buy a 4-pack & a separate pack for the extra Black one. [Just in case you're wondering, re my reddish photos, the ink display shows that I have plenty of ink in BOTH black cartridges.] « Show Less