It's interesting to note that the ink is smudged in a side to side direction and not down the length of the feed direction.
This seems to imply that the printhead? or some other side to side thing is leaving the ink rather than it getting wiped on as the paper falls out, I'd expect the smudges...
I have an Epson Artisan 810 that I use to print covers to back up my DVD collection.
Lately it has been leaving black smudges at the end of the page.
But ONLY at the end of the page. It doesn't leave smudges anywhere else.
A Head cleaning does little to solve this issue, it seems to print...
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Service Manual free download,schematics,datasheets,eeprom bins,pcb,repair info for test equipment and electronics.
Got the Service Manual for my Epson Artisan 810 here.
Carb
Here's a bunch of printer service manuals:
http://www.eserviceinfo.com/equipment_type/Printers_22.html
For my printer (artisan 810) they have this page:
http://www.eserviceinfo.com/download.php?fileid=43553
It's a multi part DL and they've named all the parts the same.. I tried renaming some...
I've made sure all the tanks are full. Plugged the vents on the working ones. Did a couple head cleanings. Pull Vents. Nozzle check? No good, still not primed. Replace vents, 2 more head cleanings. Pull vents. Nozzle check? Dang :(
Last time this happened I also printed some "Purge" pages...
Thank you very much, I'll try this technique right now.
Unfortunately it seems that the ink levels in the carts and what's being reported are not reliable sometimes, I ran out before it reported low.
Any idea why the chips are reporting incorrectly?
I'll let you know how my...
Yeah, I tried a small amount of positive pressure, but it was not very effective.
I can't seem to find the option to "Replace Cartridge" unless the ink levels are low.
I've tried a couple head cleanings but still no yeller. I'm afraid to print "Yellow Purge" sheets since there's no yellow. On...
It has happened a couple of times that the ink levels were reported incorrectly and I've run one of the colors out of ink.
This obviously is not supposed to happen, so there is no "built in" function to re-prime one color. I've been told multiple head cleanings is a poor solution due to the...
I recently got an Artisan 810 at Staples for $179. (Reg $299 - $70 rebate and $50 for trading in an old canon printer :P)
I must say that I have been EXTREMELY pleased with the print quality and speed of this printer. I bought a refill kit with ink online and have had excellent results. I...
I'd like to thank Mikling for his informative posts here.
I recently puchased an Epson Artisan 810 and bought Auto-Reset carts and Claria specific ink from inksupply.com (w/very good results).
At one point my black cart came slightly unseated, such that the contacts for the chip were no longer...