I'm not a printer tech but was asked to lokk at an HP 2546 Deskjet which had been sitting around for 6 months or so.
When switched on, the machine goes through all the motions before deciding it is ready, only the 'Black-ink' warning light was blinking.
I managed to clear this, only for it to return, so went out and got the cartridge refilled at a market stall who do that kind of thing. The lady pointed out how dry the cartridge sponge had become and it took her almost 30 minutes to get the ink to flow, but she did.
This is where it starts to get interesting, as after trying again, the printer goes through all the motions of actually printing, yet the page stays blank. Then, trying to perform a scan, the printer succeeds in printing out a nice copy.
??
But still not even a test-print.
So yesterday I bought an 'original' HP cartridge, and now nothing prints at all, not even a scan.
The print heads chop from side to side, yet the paper just remains blank.
Do these printers need some special kinda paper ?
Any ideas or a heads-up, would be greatly appreciated.
When switched on, the machine goes through all the motions before deciding it is ready, only the 'Black-ink' warning light was blinking.
I managed to clear this, only for it to return, so went out and got the cartridge refilled at a market stall who do that kind of thing. The lady pointed out how dry the cartridge sponge had become and it took her almost 30 minutes to get the ink to flow, but she did.
This is where it starts to get interesting, as after trying again, the printer goes through all the motions of actually printing, yet the page stays blank. Then, trying to perform a scan, the printer succeeds in printing out a nice copy.
??
But still not even a test-print.
So yesterday I bought an 'original' HP cartridge, and now nothing prints at all, not even a scan.
The print heads chop from side to side, yet the paper just remains blank.
Do these printers need some special kinda paper ?
Any ideas or a heads-up, would be greatly appreciated.
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