Paper keeps coming out blank, with no ink. I installed all new ink cartridges and cleaned the print head very well. Still papers are blank, any ideas?
1078448
If the printer sits unused for too long, the ink dries inside the print head, and new cartridges don't help. The print head has to be replaced if this happens - I went through 2 print heads before I gave up on this otherwise good printer. PS the print head was over $100 the last time I bought one - more than a new printer with ink - it just wasn't an economical repair. I tried cleaning the old one several times, never got satisfactory printing results.
1087671
I've been having the same problem with cardstock. It would just feed through blank. I went into the Setup menu --> Printer Setup --> Paper Source Settings --> Paper Configuration and turned it OFF. After that, the cardstock has been running through just fine.
1180572
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!
678720
All refilled cartridges don't register because it's refilled. I remove mine, give it a shake and put it back in. It still says it's empty, but it's printing!
2272348
Oh my I had the opposite problem! I was getting the ink system failure message before which made me consider a new printhead. I didn't know Amazon had them so I've ordered a new printer. Since it didn't help you maybe it wouldn't work for me. The reason for my problem-using remanufactured non OEM ink, the black cartridge was leaky. I thought it would be alright after wiping off and I did print some pgs. The problem was when I tried again about a month later..that's when I got the "ink system failure" msg and nothing I did took it away!
1575540
It might be that the printhead is dirty. I save that blue alignment/cleaning card at the bottom of the stack of photo paper and run it through again (put it back on the bottom, with the printed side down, and it'll run through when you close the paper compartment cover). I also put it back on the bottom if it's going to be a while before I use the printer again.
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.
920787
My black cartridge has nothing coming out, even though it registers full. Put a new one in & it works so it is not my printer. Did you send me a cartridge that is empty? What can I do?
341743
this is an old issue with epson printers. it is the printer - not the cartridge - which decides when it is empty. because third party cartridges often hold more ink, they appear to be defective. what you should try to compare is the page count. are you getting the same number of pages?
2210603
Take them out to see if there is any ink left...and reset them that might help.....I'm not an electronic person though so I have no idea
1612756
Very likely the print head is dried up. Sometimes a drop of water may make it work but no guarantee ... pls try on your own.
332531
I had a similar problem but it wasn't the cartridges. I emailed Brother from their support website and within about a day they got back to me and gave me some suggestions. I tried them and was back up and running. You might try using the cleaning function on your printer especially if you had let the ink go completely dry (which is not a good thing). It turned out to be dirty print heads on my machine. Hope you get your machine running soon.
487377
my printer its not telling me that my cartridge is emptyi just refill when is empty,because it starts printing blank
449823
I have the same trouble when I print using the Plain paper setting. My solution: I tell the printer to print as if it's on going on Matte or Photo quality paper in the print dialog settings (Comes up when I hit the Fie>Print action.) The printer will increase the ink output and you should get a vivid print even on Plain Paper. Its the printers problem, not the ink cartridge.... G'luck!
2005436
Yes it absolutely refuses to print if it shows the cartridges are empty. Further, I KNOW the cartridges are NOT fully empty because it demands that the cartridge be replaced even if the print doesn't have ANY signs of degradation yet. It's very frustrating in that sense because I'm certain that there is a great deal of ink being wasted, resulting in me having to spend extra $$$. Aside from that I do really like the printer itself, but this function of it is frustrating.
1577826
Same thing happened to me. After not printing(B&W) for awhile, I took out the black cartridge - carefully, to avoid stains - and wiped the ink orifice with an alcohol-soaked Q-tip. I might have done it more than once; at any rate, it worked and the ink now flows well. The color cartridges were OK, but I am prepared to repeat the trick if necessary. It's worth a try. Good luck.
433871
I went thru the same thing. Contacted the seller and they sent me new ones and I had the same problem. I'm not happy with the cartridges OR my printer. Wish I could give you more help.