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I bought a cleaning kit from an eBay seller for my epsons, but I used it for the brother too. A component of the kit is a small bottle of cleaning fluid. I used this with a syringe that came with the kit to inject the fluid into the ports for the heads. I'm a little fuzzy on the details now. But...

Yes, I'm familiar with the offerings at HP. I didn't d/l the postscript printer because I've never used Postscrip, mostly because in the past it was a highly specialized driver and I just didn't need that level of complexity. As for the Administrator Resource Kit, I assumed, perhaps mistakenly...

Thanks for the link, Tudor. I've just d/l'd the files and I'll give them a look directly. Peter, Yes, I agree that the USB port would seem to be working normally, but it is an unknown, which is why I mentioned it. And, no, I just don't think the USB driver would be flawed, since I tried three...

Thanks for the follow up. I'll have a look at Craigslist. And if I end up with a Pro-100 I will definitely follow the forum's advice.

I own an HP laser printer. I bought it new probably 14 or 15 years ago. Across the front it reads "hp LaserJet 1200 Series" so as far as I know, that's also the model number. It stopped working one day -- that was it. Just one day it stopped printing. It has a button on the top left of the...

Hey Stratman -- you don't by any chance drop in at Strat-talk.com every now and then, do you? I thought I recognized that ID, but maybe it's another Strat fan? Mine is a '96 American Standard (50th year anniversary) and I love her dearly. My handle over there is the same as here. But anyway...

Thanks, Support. Glad to be here. Well, The Hat, thanks for your response, but just to reiterate what I stated in my previous post. I consider 8" x 12" photo paper to be my Standard Size. I have absolutely NO interest in printing out anything smaller. Except 8.5x11, which I end up cropping...

Pardon if this is a dumb question, but have you tried Canon's website for a list? I'm a fairly active photographer and I've been using Canon cameras for over 30 years. One nice thing about their website that most other camera makers don't have is a Camera Museum...

I guess I will reluctantly agree with you that this printer is designed to print a maximum size of photo paper at 4x6 inches. I'm also thinking I might be able to jury rig that top paper tray/photo paper feeder to get it to permit the larger paper to fit. It will probably require minor surgery...

Just to add to the above -- well it took several tries, but I managed to print out my first 8.5x11 photo print. This printer did an excellent job -- as good as the Epson R300 or Workforce 600. The biggest problem I had was getting the printer to reliably feed the thicker photo paper. If you...

Yep. I kinda got into that habit because of my HP 1200 series, which doesn't even have an on-off switch. Besides, being on the network, it's kind of a hassle when I'm working in another part of the house and I need to print something, where I have to walk over to the printer, turn it on, walk...

Hey Websnail, thanks vey much for your post. I just might be able to get all three of my Epsons back in service using your tips. If the WF600's black head isn't broken, that is, which I suspect it is. I wasn't pushing hard on any of the heads' nozzle openings, but whereas the plunger would move...

Well, I have some good news. I managed to get the Brother's print heads unclogged. And I didn't even run out of ink doing it. :) So, off I go to give it a workout. Hopefully it will provide decent, high-resolution color because that's what I need.

Hey guys, thanks for the additional info. Yeah, I used to do HP and Lexmark -- both which have three-color cartridges/heads -- but I wised up pretty fast on those. However, HP has this new ink refill service that a person or a business can subscribe to. I checked the prices they charge, and for...

I just took a look at an old set that came out of my WorkForce 600 and a set that was in my Stylus Photo R300, both Epson brand sets, and none of the cartridges say Durabrite anywhere. Funny, I was under the impression that both used Durabrite -- which is a pigment ink, isn't it? And I made a...