printer has heavy ink on photo how do i fix it
906985
Do like I did and throw it in the garbage. I replaced it with a black and white laser printer and take my photos to a photo shop for printing. It's ridiculous how heavy this printer is on ink. It forces you to keep expensive spares on hand to prevent downtime. But they have an expiry date on them which the printer won't let you print beyond, so you end up throwing them away if you don't use your printer all the time. Ink Jets blow. Laser all the way!
906986
First of all you are very lucky it is still working. There are faults on the PCB capacitors which make the printer constantly recycle. If you are using the photo paper pack with the cartridges then I was informed by a reliable source that there is just enough ink to print the paper pack included. Could this be the reason?
1848300
My photos do not print with the correct color if I fail to use the photo ink cartridge.
348060
Just push up on the plastic cover and remove. Lift out ink roller and put in new roller.
796090
Prinr Head is probably clogged, Excess ink pads probably soaked to the max. Theese are not easily repaired by the end user. Taake to a printer repair shop they will soak the print head in solvent and replace the ink pads. usually costs about $40.00
99399
Try this. grasp the sides of the ink cartridge firmly and the press the front top clip on the cartridge till you can pull it straight up. If that doesn't work do the same (pressing front top clip on the cartridge) and jiggle the sides of the cartridge and at the same pulling up gently until it breaks lose. It's also possible to remove the print head but that can be done by squeezing the two clips at the back top of the print head and lifting. I would avoid this unless it's absolutely necessary because you may have to replace the print head once removed. Just be careful and work gently with the information described above. Good luck. Try this. grasp the sides of the ink cartridge firmly and the press the front top clip on the cartridge till you can pull it straight up. If that doesn't work do the same (pressing front top clip on the cartridge) and jiggle the sides of the cartridge and at the same pulling up gently until it breaks lose. It's also possible to remove the print head but that can be done by squeezing the two clips at the back top of the print head and lifting. I would avoid this unless it's absolutely necessary because you may have to replace the print head once removed. Just be careful and work gently with... » Read More Try this. grasp the sides of the ink cartridge firmly and the press the front top clip on the cartridge till you can pull it straight up. If that doesn't work do the same (pressing front top clip on the cartridge) and jiggle the sides of the cartridge and at the same pulling up gently until it breaks lose. It's also possible to remove the print head but that can be done by squeezing the two clips at the back top of the print head and lifting. I would avoid this unless it's absolutely necessary because you may have to replace the print head once removed. Just be careful and work gently with the information described above. Good luck. « Show Less
1562438
just remove the color cartridge and answer ok ok ok, ignore warning signs of color out and print on.
99400
Try this. grasp the sides of the ink cartridge firmly and the press the front top clip on the cartridge till you can pull it straight up. If that doesn't work do the same (pressing front top clip on the cartridge) and jiggle the sides of the cartridge and at the same pulling up gently until it breaks lose. It's also possible to remove the print head but that can be done by squeezing the two clips at the back top of the print head and lifting. I would avoid this unless it's absolutely necessary because you may have to replace the print head once removed. Just be careful and work gently with the information described above. Good luck.
478960
Check your ink levels, if you are out of any color you may see banding. Also clean the printer heads.
816350
You might want to try putting back in the dead ink cartridge as you can get a few more prints out of it that way. But in the long term, buy a new printer as this one goes through ink like water and will cost you 10x the amount you paid for the printer itself. I threw mine off my third story window and it made a very satisfying crash into the parking lot behind my building.
2183612
I suppose you have to buy new cartridges. I hope you like your printer better than I like mine. Mine sounds like a truck starting up when I use it.
437820
buy a new large cartridge because it will not work , if the ink in the big one is out for some reason
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.
2210605
You can try cleaning the print heads (google the model of your printer along with "cleaning print heads" and you should be able to find instructions") and try a better quality ink. It may or may not work. It did not work for me. I ended up having to replace my printer after using this poor quality ink. Good luck to you!
308193
I still have the software on my comuter for this printer. Take the paper out of the tray. Grab the entire tray mechanism (photo and larger) by the back end of tray (printer end). Wiggle it a little, then press down carefully on the back of trays (printer side/not front) and see if it clicks into place. The "help" says this is for when the photo tray won't dis-engage, so try it. Maybe when you loaded it the trays lifted a little. Also, this printer seems to have an issue with overloading. Put the paper back in (don't go above the top of the paper guides) then slide in the guides till they touch the paper. See if the top tray will swing down. That's all the menu had, sorry. Hope it helps. I still have the software on my comuter for this printer. Take the paper out of the tray. Grab the entire tray mechanism (photo and larger) by the back end of tray (printer end). Wiggle it a little, then press down carefully on the back of trays (printer side/not front) and see if it clicks into place. The "help" says this is for when the photo tray won't dis-engage, so try it. Maybe when you loaded it the trays lifted a little. Also, this printer seems to have an issue with overloading. Put the paper back in (don't go above the top of the paper guides) then slide in the guides... » Read More I still have the software on my comuter for this printer. Take the paper out of the tray. Grab the entire tray mechanism (photo and larger) by the back end of tray (printer end). Wiggle it a little, then press down carefully on the back of trays (printer side/not front) and see if it clicks into place. The "help" says this is for when the photo tray won't dis-engage, so try it. Maybe when you loaded it the trays lifted a little. Also, this printer seems to have an issue with overloading. Put the paper back in (don't go above the top of the paper guides) then slide in the guides till they touch the paper. See if the top tray will swing down. That's all the menu had, sorry. Hope it helps. « Show Less
1078312
Exactly same thing happened to me several years ago. It was caused by something dropping on the printer. It was misaligned and the cost of repair was too much. Check with Amazon ,E-bay and other resources for a printer, but i suggest the following: You can buy an HP all in one printer for under $100.00 that does printing, copying, faxing, etc. The best part you can print pictures, any size you want with the same 2 ink cartridges that you use for everything else and they have a 20+ year photo life and look better then the printer dock did. Photo paper is cheap and can be bought anywhere. Cartridges are not expensive as they once were, but you should buy HP ink cartridges only to get the maximum photo life. GOOD LUCK and happy holidays.
487373
You can try reset your printer by restarting your computer and your printer. You may also need to reinstall the drivers or install a new updated driver
256820
Make sure the printer is ON!! That was my problem also...I just changed mine for the first time....