How to Fix Common Epson Inkjet Printer & Printer Cartridge Problems

Having printer problems can be some of the mostThese printers have sensitive print heads which
challenging technology errors to contend with.can become clogged or blocked easier than with
There seems to be a myriad of problems thatother printers. You can unclog them by purchasing
can go wrong with the average printer. The gooda specially designed fluid which can flush them out
news is that many of the problems you’reand make them as good as new.
likely to face with your Epson inkjet printer canCommunication Error Problems
sometimes be corrected without much difficultWhen you can’t print because of a problem,
right in your home. Here are a few examples.you may sometimes get a message that there
Print Cartridge Not Properly Installedhas been a communication problem between the
With Epson printers, you may receive an errorprinter and the computer. That usually means a
message after you have changed the inkminor problem has occurred. Another possibility is
cartridges. The message may say that the printerthat you have not selected the appropriate printer
is not installed correctly in the printer. First,in your print options menu. You may also want to
re-install the cartridge to make sure you havecheck the cable connections to your printer or the
done it correctly. If the message still appears,wireless connection depending on which method
remove it again and place adhesive tape on theyou are using. If none of these problems help,
portholes. Re-install. If the problem continues again,consider re-downloading or re-installing the printer
take the cartridge back because it may bedriver.
defective and get a replacement. Finally, install theSlow or Incomplete Print Jobs
replacement cartridge. If you’re still gettingOccasionally, you may get the Epson printer to
the same error message, you probably need toprint only to have problems occur during the
clean the print head. You can do this at home orprocess. For example, you may find that the
can take it to a reliable repair facility.printing stops, waits then starts back up again.
Failure to PrintThen it repeats the process again several times
Another common problem with Epson printers isbefore finishing a single page. In some cases, you
that sometimes you’ll either print documentsmay also find that the page prints out but does
which are blank or you won’t be able to printnot have the finished print job on the page.
at all because the flow of ink has been blocked.