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  1. Lee Beck

    Penaltys for opting out of HP instant Ink?

    I purchased a HP Inljet Envy Photo7858 Printer a few months ago and enrolled in the 'Instant Ink" program witout doing much research. The printer stopped working because I didn't purchase additional cartridges. After complaining to a chatbot then a real agent i was 'rewarded' by receiving a...
  2. Lee Beck

    Epson WF-2750 Missing Lines

    Clogged printhead? The subject printer continues to print with several horizontal lines missing. I've done the "clean te print head" routine a half-dozen times and no improvement. Yes - I am using after-market ink. Is there another routine to use? Can I manually (not the printer utility)...
  3. Lee Beck

    WF-2750 Printer all-of-a-sudden SLOW

    WF-2750 has started printing very slowly - maybe 3-5 minutes or so for a simple BW text file. Kind-of like it is printing a high quality color image. It used to spit out these text documents in a few seconds. What has caused the printer to perform so slowly?
  4. Lee Beck

    Epson WF-2750 printing unwanted header

    Recently my cited printer starts each print job with several lines of header that I don't want. The first line is "HEAD / HTTP/1.1" followed by 3 additional lines that show what appears to be the IP address and some additional identifiers. Total of 10 lines in groups of [4-space-3-space-3]...
  5. Lee Beck

    Epson WF-2750 won't print from certain apps

    Epson was good to replace a defective printer. The old printer would print regardless of the source. The replacement prints a good test page and will print from MSFT Word and several other apps. But it will not print a PDF or a browser page. I think the printer is okay and will copy and...
  6. Lee Beck

    Best consumer-level printer that also prints CD/DVDs?

    I'm aware that there are CD/DVD printers that cost several hundred dollars. What I'm looking for is a reliable photo-printer that also prints CD/DVDs and that is at the non-professional price (i.e., <$200). I started with an HP printer several years ago and when that died bought an Epson 610...
  7. Lee Beck

    Epson printer is basically useless - any recommendations for another?

    I've had both Epson and HP printers. My most recent is an Epson 610 and 640 printers. After trying after-market ink for the 610 and having problems, I decided to purchase another 610 for common jobs given that I already had lots of after-market ink. Found that the 610 is no longer made, so I...
  8. Lee Beck

    Epson 610/640 printers print but won't scan

    Both are wireless printers connected with excellent wifi connectivity according to the front panel LCD. I can print to either, but both won't scan with the message "Communication Error" check if a computer is connected" I tried the unplug/replug on the 610 and no difference. What do I need to...
  9. Lee Beck

    Nozzle check pattern with broken lines even after nozzle cleaning

    Epson XP-610. Printer test pattern shows banding so I perform a nozzle check, which indicates that nozzle cleaning is needed. Had the printer go through the nozzle cleaning routine and the nozzle check pattern still says cleaning is needed. Is there some way to physically clean the nozzles...
  10. Lee Beck

    I have an XP-610 and just ordered an XP-640 - need education

    I've been having printer problems for several years and guess that I need to learn more. Most of my printing is paper and photos, but an occasional DVD (maybe 10/year). I had an HP 5250 and was totally satisfied with it until it quit a couple of years ago. I got the Epson 610 and though not...
  11. Lee Beck

    Can you recommend a good inkjet printer that prints CDs?

    Looking for an all-in-one in the $>150 range. I had an HP 5250 that served me well for about 6 years but quit. I replaced it with an Epson 610 that worked okay for a little more than a year. But the ink cost appears to be very high with the 5 cartridges needed. It has been giving me...
  12. Lee Beck

    XP-610 paper jams in duplexer

    Printer copies fine. Prints one-sided fine. But every try on 2-sided printing the paper jams. I've removed the duplexer a dozen times, replaced the paper at different quantities, and looked inside the printer and duplexer with a flashlight. Everything looks fine. Why is the paper getting...
  13. Lee Beck

    Epson XP-610 blobs ink when Printing on DVD

    Twice now I have blobs and smears on the printed DVD from the Epson XP-610. I will go through nozzle cleaning, but I'm wondering if there is something else going on that I need to address?
  14. Lee Beck

    I need a recommendation for the best print utility

    Prior to upgrading to Windows 10 I enjoyed a free printing utility called "Image Expert". this is an old utility that came free with my first digital camera abut it won't install it in W10. I also have Adobe LightRoom and the W10 app "Photos", but they do not print WYSIWYG. Any...
  15. Lee Beck

    Epson XP-610 Banding. What to do?

    Recent prints using Lightroom and Windows 10 Print utility. How do I diagnose and fix?
  16. Lee Beck

    What wastes ink?

    I'm on my 4th or 5th inkjet printer during my 20 years or so of home printing. I'm sure that I've spent over $1000 on ink. My current model is an Epson XP 610. I've heard that cleaning the heads (jets?) wastes ink but is needed to keep the printer heads from clogging. Also that the printer...
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