Is it worth changing spent ink pads on this printer? I am not qualified, I must take it to a service center. Any advice would be appreciated>
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my printer ink pads just went end of life. printer was working great but now is crap. help desk can no longer get the reset codes and the cost of getting the pads repl is more than the printer is worth. it was a great printer but now time for a new 1. not sure if I will be staying with Epson. Sprout1953
762485
This printer eats ink, but it makes the best colors of the few different brands I've tried. Very easy to change ink.
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I'm not sure about ink pads. If you've been having a good experience with this epson 800, then it's probably a good idea to replace your old ink pad to get this printer up and running again. As you can tell from my review, this printer drove me nuts. You might be better off getting a new printer.
762487
You can change them yourself. There are even videos on YouTube that show the process. Its very easy! I would waste time and money taking it to a service center for that. Hope that helps.
762488
I would replace it. It was a very frustrating machine for me. I enjoyed bashing the crap out of mine.
815270
Hi. Please take the cartridges out, then please turn off printer and then wait 20 seconds. Then turn on printer and don't put in cartridges yet. Wait until the printer starts up. And when it prompts for the cartridges. Please make sure you remove the orange piece from the new cartridges, then please put them in, and make sure they click in, it might need the extra push to get them in, if a message pops up that they are not original, please just acknowledge the messages and click ok. and do 2 test prints. This should work. Please let me know. Thank you
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I agree with dclaudew. Do you really need it? I no longer have the printer, I had bought 2 of them and had been very happy with them until I replaced the belt unit and the drum along with the waste unit on the second printer which had been bought as a replacement of the first one. From that day I replaced the units, it never worked right; so finally I gave it away for free to a tech guy and bought a Samsung. It is a lighter machine but I have pretty much closed my home business so for my personal and volunteering needs it will do.
891334
If you contact Brother, they can help. Their CSR Rep was able to help me Purge the print head and now I'm back in business. I got a back-up printer just in case.
875380
Tried all of the suggested corrections to no avail then a light went on above my head. References to the ink overflow being full. Try this: Open lid and allow the ink carrier to center itself. Behind the ink carrier you will see a row of white rollers. At the right side end of the rollers you will see a small white unit with a little piece of plastic sticking up. Now, take a piece of paper towel, or maybe a Q-tip, and clean all of the ink off this little piece of plastic. Recommend rubber gloves while doing this. Found ink all over the place in mine. Immediately towards the front, maybe an inch, from of that piece of clear plastic there is a small square that is a foam, sponge like pad. Take some pieces of paper towels and press into this foam. Do this several times until the paper towel is no longer soaking up ink. Once that is completed, close the lid, turnoff the printer, restart the printer and print a test page. This cleared the 6C10 error and I was able to print again with no problem. Might be a good idea to soak up the ink in the pad every time you change inks.
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It sounds like a bad idea to leave your ink slots empty anyway. If there is no ink flow through any of the slots for a long period of time the ink inside the ports will dry up and clog the print heads. Also, I wouldn't spend $80 to $100 for replacement ink. You can buy a brand new printer (with ink) for that price! I buy my replacement cartridges for $1.68 each and they work perfectly. Of course the printer companies don't want you to do that so they are going to tell youit's bad for your printer, and perhaps even tell you it will void your warranty.
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Sorry to hear about your problem, I never had any problem with mine recognizing the ink cartridges. I have ordered 2 different package deals and they both have worked. I would say that you have a problem within the printer itself. To have it fixed would cost more than getting another one. Unless it's still under Warranty.
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I researched this a lot out of severe frustration and I found no positive solution. There is no way to service this printer for this. If you call them they will tell you to get a new printer and offer to sell you one at a slight discount. Basically you trash the thing and get a different brand. The lower priced printers are made to be disposable and not to be fixed.
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I wiped my cartridges' 'chip' before installation. I also received a message from the manufacturer that it was not a 'genuine' replacement on my computer screen. If I continue with installation it will null and void the printer warranty. I continued, and clicked ok. After the nasty-gram it worked fine. I also unplugged my printer for about a minute and plugged it back in. Have you contacted Inktonerman? They may have some suggestions. I hope this helps, it's so frustrating.
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Here's what worked for me... Take the old cartridge out > Turn off printer > turn printer back on with no cartridge > wait until it tells you cartridge is missing > insert cartridge > It will again tell you it's not genuine ink, but this time it will prompt you with a message telling you basically what a terrible person you are, but then ask you if you want to use the ink anyways > click yes. Done.(Your first print may take a while as it adjusts for the new ink)
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Dear blueyzI have my Brother just as long as you and fortunately I have no problems. I buy my ink fromLDProducts.com and besides the discounted they have been problem free. Sounds like you need some service to your machine, call Brother if warranty is just over, (ask for a Supervisor) they may honor it. Or call the store you bought it for help. Service may be minor. If you took it to a service center they could tellyou what is wrong and how much it would cost to fix, before you would have to go ahead and spend anything more. Good luck.
1538175
Unfortunately that usually the print head is ruined and needs to be replaced. I would not suggest that you do so and instead just buy an Epson Workforce printer which uses less ink and is far more reliable.
1795844
You can try taking the print head out and cleaning it, but I have not had good luck with it fixing it. Sometimes it helps and then the next time I use it, it won't print black again. Basically, these are useless printers. The print head is about $50 to buy a new one and they don't last very long. I'm limping along with this and then I will buy a different brand. Sorry. Maybe cleaning it will get you a little more use.
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Is anyone out there a Macbook Pro owner with this issue? I've bought the ink and refilled my cartridges but I can't figure out how to reset them. I would love your help if you know the answer... (I'm about to spend $29 to buy a gadget that resets the chips but who knows if that's another crazy scheme!)Thanks, Samantha B
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Assuming you get it from the same seller, I don't know, you'd have to ask them or look a little closer than I did and see if it says something about a warrenty in the ad. I probably should have looked, but I figured if the replacement print head didn't fix the problem, I wouldn't know whether I'd gotten another defective one or there was something else wrong with the printer. New heads are around $75, so I figured if this didn't fix the problem, I'd dump the printer entirely.
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I received paperwork in my shipment that stated your printer will give you an "empty" notification, because the little computer chip on each cartridge will not work correctly after being remanufactured. There were also instructions on how to bypass or ignore the "ink level warning" on the printer if that warning doesn't allow the printer to print. Give it a try printing a sample page or two. My replacement cartridges have been working just fine. Good luck!
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I don't really know, but if it were my printer, I would unplug it and see if it would reset itself. If not, re-install the computer with the disc. I use mine a lot with eBay and use cheap ink, cheap paper and it does a decent job. For real quality, I use another printer. This printer seems to be a faithful work horse.