Color ink dots I have two of these printers and both are now getting small color dots on the printed pages. One is just the red and the other is rainbowANY THOUGHTS?
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How long have you had each printer? Have you performed any maintenance to try to get rid of the dots? Post more details....
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I am having the same problem- black dots all over the page, faint cloudy gray/black haze covering the entire page, red dots clustered in one corner. I have cleaned the corona wires for all four cartridges repeatedly, and have cleaned the toner drum rollers repeatedly with alcohol per instructions from a Brother tech as well. One Brother tech told me I need to replace the master drum- no help there. I have owned the printer 11 months, still under warranty. According to the printer-settings printout, I've only printed 2,000 pages, and the drum unit should have 14,000 pages left, however the tech told me nothing related to this problem is covered by the warranty. I am having the same problem- black dots all over the page, faint cloudy gray/black haze covering the entire page, red dots clustered in one corner. I have cleaned the corona wires for all four cartridges repeatedly, and have cleaned the toner drum rollers repeatedly with alcohol per instructions from a Brother tech as well. One Brother tech told me I need to replace the master drum- no help there. I have owned the printer 11 months, still under warranty. According to the printer-settings printout, I've only printed 2,000 pages, and the drum unit should have 14,000 pages left, however the... » Read More I am having the same problem- black dots all over the page, faint cloudy gray/black haze covering the entire page, red dots clustered in one corner. I have cleaned the corona wires for all four cartridges repeatedly, and have cleaned the toner drum rollers repeatedly with alcohol per instructions from a Brother tech as well. One Brother tech told me I need to replace the master drum- no help there. I have owned the printer 11 months, still under warranty. According to the printer-settings printout, I've only printed 2,000 pages, and the drum unit should have 14,000 pages left, however the tech told me nothing related to this problem is covered by the warranty. « Show Less
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I have not had the same problem. My printer prints great in color and black & white.
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You probably have a faulty color ink cartridge or you have used up all of your red ink. I suggest that you put in a fresh color cartridge and see if that doesn't give you good color balance.
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With a laser printer I did not have this issue. I would guess that on an inkjet printer the issue would vary by ink manufacturer.
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I don't have an answer to this particular problem but.....At first I was very satisfied with this cartridges but after about 10 prints the color faded and then even the black faded. If one can make only a couple of prints with the refilled cartridges, it'll be cheaper to buy the original. Which I did after a couple of frustrating prints and try's to get it working correctly.
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mine did the same thing, I calibrated, cleaned the printhead, changed the printhead and put brand new ink in it and it still didn't work. I am on my 3rd Kodak printer now from the company and it started doing it again. I am switching brands.
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05/13/2014 I called Epson about this, because the printer looked like a good deal. I found out that the problem has been addressed with new units. If you order from Epson it will be a newly engineered unit. If you order from another source it might be an old unit. Maybe you could check the serial # with Epson
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I came to see if I could help. I have been in IT for years, but sounds like Dave, the retired tech support guy, is your best bet. I think it is great that Dave has the time and is willing to help you. Way to go, Dave! I'd enjoy knowing "the rest of the story" just in case my printer ever has print quality issues. --Janey
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Are you sure you're really printing grey? Check the RGB values on the color you're trying to print. If all three values are not the same, or very close to the same, then it's not really grey. You may have a screen calibration problem in that case. Or it could just be a poor batch of ink. The ink I have seems to be on par with the original Epson ink I've used except for the black which, to my eyes, is much closer to black than Epson's which always looked more like a charcoal grey to me. It's possible that this black does have a color tint to it, though. It's so dark, though, that I can't see it if it's there. The Epson ink, while not quite "black", at least appears to be pretty color neutral. Are you sure you're really printing grey? Check the RGB values on the color you're trying to print. If all three values are not the same, or very close to the same, then it's not really grey. You may have a screen calibration problem in that case. Or it could just be a poor batch of ink. The ink I have seems to be on par with the original Epson ink I've used except for the black which, to my eyes, is much closer to black than Epson's which always looked more like a charcoal grey to me. It's possible that this black does have a color tint to it, though. It's so dark, though, that I can't see... » Read More Are you sure you're really printing grey? Check the RGB values on the color you're trying to print. If all three values are not the same, or very close to the same, then it's not really grey. You may have a screen calibration problem in that case. Or it could just be a poor batch of ink. The ink I have seems to be on par with the original Epson ink I've used except for the black which, to my eyes, is much closer to black than Epson's which always looked more like a charcoal grey to me. It's possible that this black does have a color tint to it, though. It's so dark, though, that I can't see it if it's there. The Epson ink, while not quite "black", at least appears to be pretty color neutral. « Show Less
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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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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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Do you mean you can not see the ink levels for Black and Magenta in the control panel. If so something may be wrong with the printer. If you mean they are not just printing properly the problem is probably these cartridges. Throw them away, install something with better ratings and run head cleaning several times till the printouts are good.
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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?
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Yes. I've printed from a light red to full bright red and a dark red. And, every one of them prints true to the image on the screen.
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No problem with printer printing in purple hue. Have you cleaned the printer ink heads under the maintenance menu? And only purchase the kodak ink for the printer, do not refill the cartridges. Well I hope this is helpful and I hope it works. MERRY CHRISTMAS
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Good morning, David! I notice that if I continually use the printer, the ink is used normally but if it sits for any length of time (e.g. week, weeks, months) than the ink dries up! The ink may be inexpensive but so much of it is wasted! I also don't like that if the color ink runs out the printer shuts down. I will not purchase another printer like this, inexpensive or not! Good luck!
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I have now used 1 full black and started a 2nd and it all comes out as true black. If someone is having that problem it's most likely because they have their printer set wrong. If you try to print in black but the cartridge is empty or not installed correctly the printer tries to make the black using the color ink.