After zeroing the printer does not print. Why doesn't the Epson printer prints

Why does not print the cartridge after refueling?

So, you refrain the inkjet cartridge, inserted into the printer, and the printer either refuses to print and gives an error or prints but the sheets are empty (or the wrong color). What could be the problem and how to try to solve it?

Mainly, these problems arise from those printers HP and Canon, which have only two cartridges: black and color (three-color). This is due to the fact that the cartridge itself is the print head with the inkwell in one case. There are several "weak" seats in this system:

Print head itself, namely nozzles. These are the channels of a very small diameter. The consequence of a small diameter is fast drying during downtime, clogging by various contaminants.
Print cartridge electronics. The principle of operation of thermostrous cartridges HP and Canon implies heating ink in nozzles for "spinning" drops. Therefore, if for any reason the ink in the channel did not turn out - there is overheating of the print head and partial or complete failure of electronics and, accordingly, the entire cartridge.

Now let's try to determine the reason why the cartridge does not print and try to make it work. To begin with, we argue that ink in the cartridge you refrain and ink there is there. The inkjet cartridge device is described inside and described how to determine the correct hole for refueling.

The first thing to be done after refueling is to check whether ink is ink through the printer's nozzles.To do this, we take a refilled cartridge and a clean paper napkin. Put the napkin on a flat surface and lean the cartridge in the print part to the napkin for a few seconds, then we remove the cartridge to the side and look at us (here you need to be careful because ink can quickly increase the napkin and dying the tablecloth under the napkin, so better Something to put an inevitable napkin).

The result of these actions you can see in the table

	Partially or completely absent color	Fingerprint of a serviceable cartridge, there are all colors without skips
Black cartridge
Color cartridge

If you see clear ink strips on the napkin, one black or color triple (yellow + red + blue together) - it means the cartridge is filled and ink is well passing through the channels. This cartridge must print.

If there is no ink cart on the wipe, or it is intermittent, or (in the case of a color cartridge) of the color bands in the print not three, then there is a clear problem with the ink supply to the printhead.

There are three reasons:

1) no ink

2) Aerial plug in print head canals

3) Drying Channels Print Head

There are three options for solving the problems of the ink cartridge system:

In the case of air traffic jams - can be used to pump the cartridge and disposal of air from the printhead channels. The cartridge must be inserted into the device and with the help of an incoming syringe, pull out the air from the printhead until the ink drops appear in the syringe.
If you do not have this device and you need to print, you can try to squeeze the air from the printhead, shaking the cartridge as a mercury thermometer. When using this method, you must first unscrew the bottom print part of the cartridge with a napkin or something else in order not to spat everything around ink, and do it in the bathroom.

Drying the channels of print heads of printers can be tried to bite. There are special flushing fluids for this, for example. You can use both the submitted means, for example, well established "Mr. Muskul" of green. The problem of using the undergraduate flushing is only that it is impossible to predict the result of the reaction of the infringement liquid and the internal parts of the cartridge. Special flushing is guaranteed safety.

In general, flushing inkjet cartridges is the topic of a separate article.

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After all the procedures, your cartridge must leave on the napkin these prints.

This means that the ink feed works properly.

The cartridge leaves an imprint on the napkin but the printer still does not print, why?

1) Electrical Problems

The ink cartridge system is properly, but in order for the printer to print - the electrical system of the HP or Canon inkjet cartridge should be properly.

If after installing the charged cartridge in the carriage - the printer displays a message that the cartridge is defective or missing - you can try to remove the cartridge from the printer and gently wipe the golden electrical contacts of the cartridge with rubber eraser or alcohol (followed by drying).

It is also useful to look inside the printer into the carriage (this is where

Cartridges are installed) and check electrical contacts including there. Often, in the carriage, everything is evaporated in ink at the site of contacts - this is the cause of the non-working cartridge. You need to wipe contacts in the printer, naturally, with a power cord disconnected from the electrical network.

2) Problems of excessive cartridge refueling.

Quite often occurs this situation: after refueling the ink cartridge, when checking on the napkin, a clear imprint (either black, or a three-color) but cartridge remains does not print, or prints not all colors. The reason may be a banal oversupply ink in the foam sponge of the cartridge. The sign of such an oversight is the formation of a drop of ink from the bottom of the cartridge on the outlet holes (when you raise the cartridge - you see that the ink is selected from the cartridge). This should not be! Cartridge in the calm state should not flow!

The explanation is quite simple. When printing, the accumulated drop ink interferes prevents firing droplets on paper and can leave blots.

If all the signs of refundation are present - just throw away a little ink and achieve the cartridge from the cartridge, and after wiping the napkin, the nozzle part of the cartridge remained clean.

Important comments!

If the printer defines the cartridge, but it shows that ink on zero is not worth worrying here. The thing is that no ink level sensor in cartridge Naturally, no printer does not know that this cartridge you are refueling. You just need to not pay attention to reports about the absence of ink and quietly print.

If the cartridge is determined by the printer and gives good prints on the napkin, but when printing empty sheets come out - most likely that the cartridge is faulty by electric and do nothing with it. Buy a new cartridge, for example and refuel it on time, not allowing the print "dry" cartridge.

Not translated from the transport position in the working (closed (a) small (AHI) -Rodes (a)) - ink cans are at a lower level than the one that is necessary for the printer's correct operation; - was transmitted ink loop; - ended ink; - air in the ink loop; - Dried ink with printer long-term non-use.

Solution Options:

Does not print one of the colors

How nevertheless solve the problem:

Check the ink level in tanks next to the printer (if less than 30%, then you need a refill)
On tanks, large holes must be closed, and small open.
On the ink cable should not be air lumen
You need to go to the printer menu and find the installation item (Setup), then you need to select the 2nd point of those. Maintenance (Maintenance) and Again the 2nd Point Practice Print Head (Head Cleaning)
Clearance needs to be done 2 times, then 40 minutes do not print on the device. For the day you can perform a maximum of 5 cleaners.
If after cleaning there are no improvements, then you need to contact the service center. When transporting, be sure to close all holes on ink tanks.

Possible reasons: - not translated from the transport position to the working (closed (a) small (AA) -Rodes (a)) - ink banks are at a lower level than the one that is necessary for the printer's correct operation; - was transmitted ink loop; - ended ink; - air in the ink loop; - Dried ink with printer long-term non-use.

Solution Options: - translate CSS to work position, install air filters; - Install banks with ink correctly; - pump air or eliminate the transmission of the loop; - Clean the print head using the driver; - Print the test page and make sure visually.

Does not print one of the colors

Why does the printer prints in one color? There may be many reasons for this. Let's deal with.

Does not print yellow? Check first of all, whether in the ink system of this color, because they can just end. Also, perhaps the NFC system is not translated from the transport position, its plugs are closed. With a long printer, the paint can dry up - another reason for this problem. It can be a reason that the printer does not print blue.

If the green canal of the ink loop is shifted, then, accordingly, the printer does not print green. Check also the level of exterior jars with paint. They should not be at a lower level with the printed apparatus.

If you do not print a black color, then it may not be translated into the working position or is at a lower level with the printer. The loop can also be passed. Do not forget that in the system can simply end in ink in blue. Interfere with printing can be air in the loop.

Does not print red? All simple! Either your SSRCH is not ready for operation (its holes are closed), or its ink loop is transmitted. Also in it can be hit by air, which will not give the ink penetrate to the cartridge.

Check the paint level if the device does not print pink color! They can simply be not enough. And, perhaps, you did not use the printer for a long time, and the ink was dried there.

Since the price of a new cartridge remains high and almost equals the cost of the printer itself, many users in order to save finances, resort to independent refueling tank for ink. But, despite the fact that the cartridge is complete, in some cases the printer refuses to print.

It happens that the parameters of the printing devices in the OS reset to basic. Most often it happens when installing a new printer or fax. In this case, it is worth checking the correct settings through the control panel.

Select the desired device:

We call the search string (Win + S) and enter the control panel.
Go to the "Devices and Printers" section.
From the presented equipment, select the desired model and click on it right mouse button.
In the context menu, click on the "Use By Default" line.

Another concomitant problem - overloaded print queue. This point is especially relevant for models connected via a local network.

Print queue cleaning:

In the "Devices and Printers" section, click on the desired model twice the left mouse button.
Next, open the Picture Overlay item.
We delete unnecessary tasks from the list or completely clean it ("Document" -\u003e "Cancel all").

Tip! A more radical way to reset the files sent to print - reboot the computer. But this option will not work if the printer has an independent memory block.

The main causes of the problems in the jet devices

Before searching for faults with a cartridge, you need check cordUSB. Oddly enough, sometimes the cause of problems is this cable. If you do not have a spare cord, try moving all the connectors or connect the cable to another USB port PC. If these actions did not improve the situation, then you need to look for other reasons why the printer does not print.

Dried ink in nozzles

W. inkjet printers There is one big drawback: after a short period of time ink in dunes of the print head dry out. That this does not happen, it takes something to print something or 1 time a few days (from 3 to 7) to include the printer so that it is "blowing" nozzles.

When refueling got air

Air in the cartridge, filled with ink, does not cause much harm. Unless the paint starts from it to flow out, since inside the container there will be no necessary vacuum holding ink from the flow.

Another thing when the ink is over, and the air falls into the dunes of the print head. In this case, it is possible head drying in capillaries. Also, the air can get and dry the head if it is incorrectly parked after the printer is completed. It is important to verify that the carriage always reached the parking space. Only in this case, the dubs will be protected from drying out.

Air can harm the print head, especially in Epson printers, since it is non-removable. The problem is that when changing inks, if it is slow, or when installing SRSH, when the head is outside the parking unit, the dubs have time to dry.

Ink chosen wrong

Some users think that ink for all models of printers are the same. But in fact, even for the devices of one trading ink brand may differ. The cartridge may not print due to refueling in it incompatible ink, which entails the full flushing of the print head.

You should also pay attention to shelf life ink.

The cartridge is set wrong

Sometimes there is a situation where the printer does not see the cartridge. It is explained by the fact that it contains electrical contacts that when installing should be perfectly coincided with the contacts inside the carriage. If for any reason there is a violation of contact (dust, dried paint), then the device will not work normally. Also need to spare protective film with contactsIf the ink is new.

Some devices, especially MFP, will not start working while opened cover. The reason for the equipment failure lies in a special lid sensor. Therefore, if you installed the CSFC, and the loop from it interferes with the lid tightly closed, then this sensor needs to be blocked, for example, a piece of foam (for different models of printers, blocking methods may differ).

Excess paint

Many users at regular refueling are trying to pour the cartridge almost to the edge, which is impossible to do. If the box is transparent, then you need to navigate the paint volume by about 90%. If the cartridge is darkened, the maximum allowable litter must be clearly indicated in the instruction manual.

It is also worth viewing boxing for the presence of microcracks. There should be no fresh drops after refueling on the housing. It does not hurt him to wipe with a rag and leave for a few minutes somewhere in a dry place to make sure there is no leakage.

Laser cartridge

Sometimes after refueling, the cartridge refuses to work normally or does not give signs of life at all. The reason for all problems lies, as a rule, in ineptive user actions, and at the same time deviation from instructions.

Toner Replacement Procedure in Laser Cartridge:

We unscrew / remove the cover to access the toner compartment.
Clean the box from the accumulated old powder.
We fall asleep a new toner (extremely preferably branded with a loan to the printer brand).
We remove the residues of the powder (especially from the photocell and the dosing blade).
We collect a cartridge and install it in place.

Tip! For cleaning boxing from powder it is more convenient to use the vacuum cleaner. If the cartridge is refilled far from the first tens of times, it is worth paying attention to the state of magnetic shafts and cleaning blades (rochel). If necessary, the latter are replaced.

Also, as in the case of jet printers, laser cartridges are equipped with control chips. Some boxes are disabled and may be accidentally damaged at the next refueling. Notify this issue should be a corporate software of equipment.

Problems with chip or ponder counter

In jet printers are used cartridges of two types: disposable and re-controlled. In one-time manufacturer sets a special chip that blocks the operation of the device after the end of the ink in the container. Also, the printer refuses to print if the diaper meter indicates that it is overflowing.

Managing chip

Each cartridge is equipped with a small microcircuit, which contains the most outskirts of service information. The chip is fragile enough, and it is easy to damage it, for example, with the next ink refueling. Most of the proprietary applications that serve the printer signals the failure of the microcircuit.

If such a message appeared, then the first thing it is necessary to inspect the chip for the presence of contaminants. You can remove the dried paint with a rut dipped in alcohol, or a regular stationery, if dirt is not so much. In other cases, you will need to replace the chip or the entire cartridge.

Also chips read the number of printed pages. Some boxes are limited to the exhaustion of which they simply cease to work. Helps flashing the chip, or again its replacement.

Absorber

Most often, this element is called "diapers" or absorbent gasket. The absorber is needed to remove the excess ink at the time of cleaning the tie of the cartridge. Through mini pump in nozzles, a zone of reduced pressure is created, while in the case itself it is approximate to normal. Due to the difference in the pressure of clots, paints are pushed out and fall on the gasket.

Many devices can control the level of testing of the absorber and issue the corresponding messages or error code. If the "diaper" is completely clogged with paint residues, the printer may refuse to print.

In the good half of the cases, the replacement of the gasket is a fairly time-consuming procedure, so it is better to provide this to the specialists. In addition, not every utility allows the user to reset the counter of the contamination indicator.

To eliminate problems with diapers and chip there is no universal method, since the design of the devices is different. For different models of printers, there are ways to eliminate faults.

Troubleshooting Printer Problems (MFP) Brother

Brother's printers do not have sensors that follow the overflow of diapers with ink, and therefore the control over the adsorber is carried out at the program level. The calculation is made on the basis of the amount of prints that came out of the apparatus, as well as on the number of ships of the head (forced and regular). After some time of the unit, the software counter defines that the diaper is time to be crowded, and blocks the printer, and the message "Cleaning" or "Error 46" is displayed on the machine display. To reset the counter, the additional software will not need. In the apparatus provided reset function via service menu. To get into it, do the following.

Switch out the network cable from the outlet.
By pressing and holding the "MENU" key, connect the power cable to the electrical network.
Wait until the "Maintenance" message appears on the screen, which is displayed for a couple of seconds. At this moment you need to have time to remove your finger from the "Menu" key. If it did not work, turn off the outlet and do everything first.
By clicking on "+", wait until the figure 8 will appear, then press "OK".
Using the "+" key, select Number 2, and after "OK". After these actions, you must see the message "Machine Error" or "Machine Error 00". If such a message has not appeared, but any other is displayed, then the diaper meter will not turn out.

perform the steps above to paragraph 3 (inclusive);
next with the "+" button, select the number 0 and then press the "OK" key, the image "00:00 XX: XX" will appear, where XX: XX is the time;
now you need to press the "Black and White" key (it, as well as the "Color" key, you can find near the "Start" button) until the inscription appears "Purge: XXXXXX" (instead of xxxxxx, there may be any numbers).

At the next stage, you need to enter a special code "2783" for the inscription "PURGE":

key the "+" locate the number 2 on the display and click on "OK";
next, "+" → "7" → "OK";
"+" → "8" → "OK";
"+" → "3" → "OK".
after that you should see the message "Purge: 00000";
pressing the "Black and White" key, select "Flush: XXXXXX";
repeat all the actions that were made after selecting the inscription "PURGE";
after selecting the number 3 and pressing on "OK", you will see the message "Flush: 00000", then turn off the printer, disconnect it from the outlet and turn on again.

After resetting the counter, the printer will continue its work. It is also recommended to extract the diapers itself, rinse it and dry, but for this it will be necessary to disassemble the device. To understand how to do this, a separate article will be required.

CANON printers solution

On Canon inks, a chip is installed, which considers the amount of paint remaining in them. When the "Opinion" of the Chip paint ends, the error message appears either about the empty cartridge. So need disable counter.

If CANON PG510 / 440/426 inks are installed, press OK, in all messages appearing on the device display. Press "OK" until the message appears about the need to press the button that includes a paper break. Hold it a few seconds, and the paint counter will be reset. For the remaining cartridges, the reset occurs after pressing the button with the image of the triangle in the circle of 5-10 seconds. Either in the printer settings on the PC.

Manufacturer Printing Canon uses 2 types of printheads in its devices: non-removable and removable, located directly on the cartridge.

We reanimate the Epson printers

Ink Accounting in Epson printers is made by their own software (firmware). Therefore, no matter how much the ink you are drawn, the program will assume that the container is empty, and blocks printing.

To return the device to work, it is customary to use printhelp programwhich is freely available on the Internet and is free. In addition, it can be used for most Epson printing equipment.

With this program, you can make not only zeroing ink, but also monitor their number. Also, the program is able to determine the pampers overflow and, if necessary, reset it.

We restore the performance of HP printers

It is no secret that the inks of HP 121, 27, 28, 56, 57, 21 and 22 are able to refuel. At the same time, it is necessary to be attentive and not allow full exhaustion of ink, on time to topping them. When the chip determines that the ink ends (but still there is paint), a message is issued about this: an exclamation mark appears opposite the problem inkwell. In this case, you must click on "continue", thereby disable paint tracking. The disadvantage of this method is that you will not be able to see the level of ink.

If after this ink does not add and continue to print, then after their deduction, the sensor will work, which determines the actual number of paint, and blocks the operation of the printer and the chip itself. And in front of the cartridge, a cross will appear. If this happens, you will have to replace the chip or inkwell. Although there are several ways reset chipSo that the paint level is displayed.

Put the inkwell on the contact table up and do the following.

The meaning of the data of the manipulation of such: four different cartridges are replaced, after which information about the refilled ink cell is erased from the device's memory, and it is inserted with fifth, it is considered new. After that, the printer will assume that there is paint, and display its level in tanks.

The second way is suitable if the first turned out to be ineffective:

curl the first contact, insert the ink mill into the device, and print the test, as in the first method;
without removing the sticker from the first contact, it is necessary to take three contacts to the rhinestone, as shown in the figure;

insert the item into the device and print the test;
remove all stickers and return the inkner to the place, without forgetting to clear the contacts with alcohol.

Check cartridge brand

In this case, there is no need to directly contact the user with cartridges: the procedure management occurs through the printer software. You can find it on the official website of the manufacturer of the equipment in the "Drivers and Utilities" section.

Cleaning nozzle and calibration:

Open the "Control Panel".
Go to "Devices and Printers".
Click on the desired model.
Select the line "Configuring print options".
In the window that appears, we find the "Service" section ("Service", etc.).
Click on the icon of the necessary procedure.

Most utilities make it possible to check the nozzle, clean the print head and its calibration. The purge of the nozzles in time takes about 1-2 minutes, actively spending ink. Therefore, the cartridge must be filled with at least 50%. If necessary, the procedure can be repeated.

Flushing of non-removable printheads

Before getting flushing this part, you will need to prepare a small container in which the flushing process will occur. It can be a saucer, a box of plastic with small sides, a photo of the bathtub, etc. Also need: march or bandage, a pair of syringes (10 ml), plastic and rubber tubes that are in medical droppers. Elastic bands will be needed if a strong blockage is detected, which is not cleaned with soching.

For flushing, it is recommended to use a flushing fluid selling in stores selling ink. But, since the price of fluid is high enough, then you can use the means of household chemicals, namely " Mister Muscle"(Mm) To wash the glasses, with the content of ammonia alcohol.

Please note that the chemical color is either green or blue. Other liquid colors are not suitable for flushing.

Next, you must remove the print head itself. Since the devices of this type are a great set, in each case there are their nuances. The video of the head removal process under any printer can be found on the Internet.

Easy way

So, when everything is prepared, do the following.

In the case when the drop of fluid is not absorbed into the grille, leave it for a while for soching. From time to time, remove it with a napkin and apply again.

With strong stamps

When the napkin stops coloring, but the liquid does not pass anyway, you will have to use the following flushing method that is used with strong stamps.

Before installing in the printer, the head needs to "roll" so that it is not dry. To do this, in the grid of ink channels, drip a few drops of flushing fluid.

Do not forget to run the hardware screen of the printed head so that it is filled with ink.

Washing the print head on the cartridge

This restoration method is suitable for both CANON printer cartridges and HP inks, which have a built-in head, and schematically look like in the following figure.

To begin with, it is necessary to determine whether the cartridge is really dried if the printer does not print. To do this, take the toilet paper and press it the bottom of the inkwell, where the nozzles are located. If the ink imprint on paper is clear, then the head did not dry. If the imprint is not or weak, it means you need to scat up. The easiest and fastest way of soching is to apply a few drops of mm on the nozzle. To do this, turn the part up dresses, as shown in the figure.

After 10 minutes, remove the fluid with a nozzle with a napkin and check whether the paint passes on paper. If this method does not help, then you can put the detail to dump for a longer time (2-3 hours) in the container with mm.

For better penetration of the fluid to the nozzles, it is possible to put under the ink mill, for example, a piece of toothpicks so that the dubs do not touch the bottom of the tank, but were immersed in the solution.

After soching, it is necessary to wipe the part with a napkin dry, especially the contact group, insert it into the printer and run deep cleaning. After that, run the test check test. If the result does not suit you, you can try blow nozzle through the air intake holein the cartridge.

To do this, do the following:

cut a medical needle to half and put it on the syringe;
in order to ensure hermetic adjacent of the syringe to the ink case, on the needle you should wear any soft rubber band;

insert the syringe with the air into the opening of the cartridge and tightly press it so that the gum ensures hermetically fit;

start carefully to urge the air into the inkwell, pre-laying a piece of toilet paper or napkins under it;
as a result, ink should flow from the nozzles;

Thus, "color" cartridges, having 3 holes from above.

The printer for a modern person is the thing is quite necessary, and sometimes even necessary. A large number of such devices can be found in educational institutions, offices or even at home if the need for such an installation exists. However, any technique can break, so you need to know how to "save."

Under the words "does not print the printer" means a lot of faults that sometimes are connected not even with the printing process, but its result. That is, the paper enters the device, the cartridges work, but the outgoing material can be printed in a blue or in black stripe. About these and other problems need to know, because they are eliminated easily.

Problem 1: OS settings related

Often people think that if the printer does not print at all, it means only the worst options. However, it is almost always connected with the operating system in which there may be incorrect settings that block printing. One way or another, this option is necessary.

To begin with, to exclude printer problems, you need to connect it to another device. If it is possible to do through the Wi-Fi network, even a modern smartphone is suitable for diagnostics. How to check? It is enough to send any document to print. If everything has passed successfully, then the problem is definitely lies in the computer.
The easiest option why the printer refuses to print documents is the lack of driver in the system. This is rarely installed independently. Most often it can be found on the official website of the manufacturer or on the disk bundled to the printer. Anyway, you need to check its availability on the computer. To do this, open "Start" — "Control Panel" — .

There we are interested in our printer, which should be contained in the tab of the same name.

If everything is fine with such software, we continue checking possible problems.
Open again "Start"but then choose "Devices and Printers". It is important that the device that interests us has a tick, saying that it is used by default. It is necessary that all documents go to print exactly this machine, and not, for example, virtual or previously used.

Otherwise, we make a single click right-click on the printer image and select the context menu "Use default".

Immediately you need to check the print queue. It could also happen that someone just unsuccessfully completed a similar procedure than caused the problem with the "stuck" file in the queue. Because of this problem, the document simply cannot be printed. In this window, we make the same actions as the item earlier, but choose .

In order to delete all temporary files, you need to choose "Printer" — "Clear print queue". Thus, we delete that document that prevented the normal operation of the device, and all the files were added after it.

In the same window, you can check and access the print function on this printer. It may well be so that it is disabled by a virus or third-party user, which also works with the device. To do this, open again "Printer", and then "Properties".

We find the tab "Safety"We are looking for your account and find out what functions are available to us. Such an option is the least probable, but it is still worth considering it.

On this analysis of the problem is over. If the printer further refuses to print only on a specific computer, it is necessary to check it on viruses or try to use another operating system.

Problem 2: The printer prints strips

Quite often such a problem appears at Epson L210. What is it connected with, it is difficult to say, but it can be completely confused. It is only necessary to figure out how to make it most effectively and not harm the device. Immediately it is worth noting that with such malfunctions they can face both the owners of inkjet printers and laser, so the analysis will consist of two parts.

Problem 3: Printer does not print black

Most often, such a problem is found in the L800 inkjet printer. In general, for a laser analogue, such problems are practically excluded, so we will not consider them.

To begin, it is necessary to check the cartridge for the subjects or the wrong refueling. Frequently often people buy not a new cartridge, but ink, which can be poor-quality and spoil the device. The new paint can also be simply incompatible with the cartridge.
If there is complete confidence as paint and cartridge, it is necessary to check the print head and nozzles. These parts are constantly contaminated, after which the paint dries on them. Therefore, it is necessary to make their cleaning. It is written in detail in the previous method.

In general, almost all problems of this kind occur due to the black cartridge, which fails. To find out for sure, you need to spend a special test by printing the page. The easiest way to solve the problem is to buy a new cartridge or an appeal to a specialized service.

Problem 4: Printer prints blue

With such a malfunction, as at any other, first need to check by printing the test page. Already pushing out from it, you can find out what exactly faulty.

When some colors are not printed, you should clean the nozzle of the cartridge. This hardware is done, the detailed instruction is discussed earlier in the second part of the article.
If everything is printed perfectly, the problem is in the print head. It is cleaned with the utility, which is also painted under the second paragraph of this article.
When such procedures, even after repetition, did not help, the printer requires repair. Perhaps you have to replace one of the details, which is not always appropriate financially.

On this, the analysis of the most frequent problems associated with the Epson printer is over. As it is already clear, something can be corrected independently, and something is better to provide professionals who can make an unequivocal conclusion about how large the problem is.

This, as a rule, happens at the wrong time - when you need to urgently printed an important document. Yesterday, a better working printer suddenly refuses to fulfill his duties: instead of the document, clean sheets of paper throws out or stupidly blinks with light bulbs, as if not understanding that you want from him.

With problems when printing is facing almost everyone who uses the printer regularly. The most extensive group of such problems is the various defects of the printed image, in second place - the complete absence of printing. The reasons for the fact that the printer does not print at all or prints badly, there is a lot - from the wrong settings in the operating system until the device itself is malfunction.

Why the printer does not print

All the reasons that lead to failures and complete refusal of the printing system are conventionally divided by 3 large groups:

Problems with installation and configuration of the printing device in the operating system. Other types of software troubleshooting.
Problems with cartridges or continuous ink feed system (SSR).
Problems in the hardware of the printer itself.

The first group is most simple for diagnosing and eliminating the user. It is possible to cope with it approximately in 90% of cases. A group of challenges associated with cartridges is not always amenable to solving at home, however, if funds allow, just buy a new cartridge. The third group is solved only with simple and typical problems, such as paper jams, a connecting cable challenge, etc. Problems associated with the malfunction of the device require access to the service.

Problems related to the installation of the printer and the operation of the printing system in Windows

Fortunately, the bulk of problems in the printing system associated with the work of software is eliminated very simply. These include:

The lack of a printer driver operating system or driver failure.
Disconnect the print service.
Incorrect selection of the default printing device.
Suspending the print by the user.
Switching the printer to offline mode.
Problems with a document in the print queue (too large, not recognized, etc.). The printer is still typing, but extremely slow. Or instead of text, it displays something similar to the hieroglyphs.
Prohibition of access to the security system of security policies.

More complex cases are damage to the OS components, the driver conflict and viral infection. With them, unlike the previous ones, it is not always possible to cope with a pair of mouse clicks.

The reasons for which the network printer does not print:

A printer port is blocked on a remote computer.
The network path to the printer is incorrect.
Incorrectly installed shared access parameters.

To separate the problems of the printer itself from the problems that have arisen on the computer, try printing a document from another PC or a mobile device. If it is (printer) connected via USB, if possible, connect it on a wireless connection and vice versa. Your task is to find out whether the print function works at least somewhere.

After making sure that the failure source is not in the print device, but is associated with a computer, look at the Device Manager (the printer must be connected to the computer and is included in the power grid). The absence in the list of devices of the "Printers" group and the presence of an unknown equipment marked with an exclamation or question mark says that there is no necessary driver in the system. To solve the problem, it is enough to download it from the manufacturer's manufacturer (for example, HP, Epson, Samsung, Canon, Brother) and install.

If a PC sees a printer, but it does not print anyway, look into the service application (it is the most convenient to open through the Task Manager tab).

Find in the Print Manager list and make sure it is running. If not, open its properties with the right click. In the "Startup Type" drop-down list, set "automatically", and then click the "Run" button below.

The problem is not eliminated? Go ahead. Run the "Parameters" system application, go to the "Devices" section - "Printers and Scanners" (this and further instructions are considered on the example of Windows 10). The right half of the window displays a list of all installed printers, among which there must be the one with which problems arose. If it is not there, check the physical connection of the apparatus to the PC. If there is, click "Open Queen".

If the default printer is used (if not, a virtual printer is assigned by the default printing device, which instead of printing, for example, converts the file to another format).
Is it worth a label near the paragraphs "Suspend printing" and "work autonomously". Spontaneous switching of the printer in the offline mode indicates poor communication with the computer, nutritional problems or malfunction.
If there are documents in the print queue, click "Clear Queen" and try printing a trial page.

If the printer does not print only over the network, click "Sharing" and check whether it is allowed to this device.

Look at the Safety tab and make sure that your account is not forbidden to use the print function.

The reason that the printer does not file files in the queue may be something from the following:

Ended or jammed paper.
The toner or ink ended.
A non-original cartridge is installed in the device.
The quantity counter has reached the limit - printing is blocked.
The user account has no right to print files.
The device is faulty.
There was a failure in the operating system.

Devices of different manufacturers block printing in various situations. So, when the paint ends in the cartridge, one machine stops processing documents and reset the print queue, and the other simply spits empty sheets. The same in other situations. What kind of problems lead to blocking are usually written in the instructions for the printer.

Many problems of printers quite well recognize their self-diagnostic system. If the device is equipped with a display, the cause of the failure is most often displayed on it. The diagnosis of simpler devices is carried out using their branded application. It is usually present on the disk, which was included with the device, as well as on the manufacturer's website.

The following is an example of a malfunction diagnostic function in the branded HP Deskjet 1050 printer application.

Stop when referring to printing some particular document is most often related to the document itself. So, if the printer does not print the PDF file, perhaps the author protected it from printing (PDF supports functions). In such cases, the easiest way to make screenshots of the problem file pages, insert them, for example, to Word document and quietly print as pictures.

When the hieroglyphs appear on the printed printing, "Krakoyar" or gaps instead of text, try to replace in the document font to one of the preinstalled in Windows (all printers are recognized).

Problems with cartridges, dye, CSS

Any dye - toner or ink, sooner or later ends. But this happens not suddenly. It was not enough for the fact that the paints remained a little, pushing the decline in the quality of the print - pale colors, whites stripes, partial spontaneous. It happens that the printer stops typing and at the normal level of the dye. This is due to:

Drying paint drops in print head or blockage of its air stopper.
Incorrect installation of the cartridge (for example, when the protective films were not removed, the cover is not completely closed).
Contamination of air duct cartridges.
Expressing or blocking ink cable CCRCH.
Blocking the non-original cartridge.
Achievement of the limit of the number of printouts.
Fault cartridge.

The blockage of the head of the dried ink - the usual thing with a debt of non-use of the inkjet printer. If the plug is relatively small, cleaning the problem helps the problem (outlet openings). This is also done using the printer's branded utility, and each manufacturer has this function in its own way:

HP is cleaning cartridges.

Epson has a print head cleaning.
Canon - cleaning and deep cleaning (second - reinforced option, when the first) is not helped), etc.

During cleaning, a special pump installed inside the printer drives through the dubs a little ink under greater pressure. From this clutch, paint or air traffic jam comes out.

The most budget models of printers are not equipped with a pump, and the function of cleaning the nozzle does not work on them (despite supporting its driver). In the case of blockage, the printed heads of such devices have to be brought together and rinse in cleaning fluid.

On the modern inkjet printers, the Epson print head is not built into the cartridges, but in the device itself, and it costs it quite expensive. The output of its failure is equivalent to the failure of the entire printer, which in such cases it remains only to throw away. To prevent the ink drying, the owners of the Epson printers are important to do the nozzle cleaning at least once every 2 weeks if the device is idle without a case.

If you have taken out the cartridges from the printer, make sure that they are correctly installed and their air ducts are not closed.

When using SNRs, first of all, it should also be checked if the ink loop is carried out and the air holes are free of reservoirs.

Spots and stripes (sometimes almost black sheets) when printing on a laser or LED printer - a consequence of the leakage of the cartridge (toner is poured), overflowing the hopper-peculiar, falling inside the device of foreign minor items, damage, improper installation or wear of the cartridge details.

Problems after refueling when:

the printer prints only one tint, for example, red;
print looks too pale with full cartridge;
instead of the image - multicolored spots, etc.,

there are usually due to contamination, improper installation of the cartridge into place or violation of the refueling technology.

The complete lack of image (white sheets) or print defects after replacing the original cartridge or dye on conditionally suitable - just the result of the incompatibility of the latter with your printer model. In some cases, it is solved by flashing cartridges or apparatus, in others - only the purchase of original components and consumables.

Printer problems

The printer failure is not always manifested by a complete refusal when the device does not turn on or does not fulfill its functions. In some cases, it looks like this:

The printer does not print one of the colors, for example, black. Cartridge is well-compatible, paint is. Replacing the cartridge and toner does not help.
Only part of the document is printed.
Toner is not fixed on paper.
No capture paper from the tray.
The printer does not print or incorrectly transfers the text of any documents to paper, does not reproduce typical frequently used fonts.
The impression is incorrectly positioned on the sheet.
Instead of one document, several and vice versa are printed.

At home without special training, the bulk of such problems is not solved. Independently, the user can see if the unit has written the paper; If yes - try to extract it; Check whether the cartridge is installed correctly; Remove foreign objects that have fallen into the device if they are easily accessible; Clear visible pollution. In other cases, it remains to contact the service or buy a new apparatus if it is from a series of disposable, which are very cheap.