how do i remove the print head to clean it?
1872707
Don't know how to physically remove print head. There is a clean print head option in the maintenance section of the printer that automatically cleans the print head while in place.
733835
Yes, it will. Try cleaning the printhead periodically as a maintenance routine.
1758424
it might be that the print head itself has stopped working. this seems to be a common complaint with this model. I bought a replacement on line and that sorted the problem for a while.
961219
f streaking or print quality problems occur, first check that the printheads are positioned correctly in the carrier: 1 Press Menu&gt; until you see the Utilities Menu. 2 Press Select. 3 Press Menu&gt; until you see Change Printhead. 4 Press Select. 5 Open the printer cover. The carrier moves to the load position at the center of the printer. 6 Raise the carrier handle up and back down to reseat the printheads. 7 Close the cover. If this does not solve the problem, a printhead may be plugged with dried ink. Doing a Short Clean should fix most print quality problems: 1 Press Menu&gt; until the Utilities Menu appears. 2 Press Select. 3 Press Menu&gt; until Clean Printheads appears on the second line of the displayPress Select. Short Clean appears on the second line of the display. 5 Press Select. Once the Short Clean finishes, a test page prints four color bars. If you do not see an improvement, do a Long Clean. Keep in mind, however, that a Long Clean uses a substantial amount of ink and takes some time to run. 1 Press Menu&gt; until the Utilities Menu appears. 2 Press Select. 3 Press Menu&gt; until Clean Printheads appears on the second line of the display. 4 Press Select. 5 Press Menu&gt; until Long Clean appears on the second line of the display. 6 Press Select.
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.
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.
1450645
go to maintenance....alignment and clean printer heads Hope this does the job!
1854650
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGQ9j-WNAHEThe above Youtube video should get you started. You can use window cleaning solution to clean the heads or you can get go to eBay and look for head cleaning applications.
992925
Open up the system menu and run the head cleaning utility. If that doesn't fix the problem replace your blue or tricolor ink cartridge.
1888041
I just bought my pro901 and the printhead is clogging....and now the printer wont work
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
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.
1030390
If you have put in a new print head and the re-alignment fails, try taking it back out and then reseating it. This worked for me. I must not have gotten it in right the first time.
198974
Yup same thing happened to me. This printer is a piece of junk !! u need to clean the print head all the time
761981
The printer head is in the printer and is not in the cartridges which just supply the various ink for the printing. Incidentally, the printer head is cleaned sometimes as needed by the printer and it is done automatically. Refer to page 58 in the Basic User's Guide for the machine: mine is the MFC-J450 DW. The Guide applies to all three models. You can also do the printer head cleaning manually as explained in the manual, but cleaning consumes ink.
1498676
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.
1900847
yes ... and easy to do, although I haven't had any need to do so for cleaning (I removed it to see what would be entailed in replacing it, which I abandoned once I found out a new print head cost more than the printer).