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| Thread ID: 36308 | 2003-08-05 23:13:00 | hp 610c Printer | granpa (2631) | Press F1 |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 165715 | 2003-08-06 01:46:00 | Thanks Andrew- I havent got that flyer yet. | granpa (2631) | ||
| 165716 | 2003-08-06 05:52:00 | Hi granpa, I had to fix a very similar fault in a friends printer recently (same model as yours). It did exactly what you said yours was doing and I couldn't figure out the problem. Took it into the shop for repair and they said it was just the cartridge had run out of ink! I was most embarrassed! :8} Apparently this particular model will do that when it runs out. My HP810C and other printers will continue to print quite happily if they run out of ink, and you just get a blank page, but the 610C doesn't for some reason. Try a new cartridge, it will probably fix it. Cheers. |
Rod J (451) | ||
| 165717 | 2003-08-06 07:06:00 | Thank you Rod- Yes I checked that out too! | granpa (2631) | ||
| 165718 | 2003-08-06 08:25:00 | Hi granpa Can it print its own test page? I don't know about the HP610c but most printers seem to be able to print a test page without being connected to a computer. My HP6L laser can, and so can my HP1200. All the Canon inkjets I've had were also able to print a page without a computer. See what the manual says, and give it a go. If that fails you almost certainly have a fault. It shouldn't need a service just for light use though, in fact none of my printers have ever needed a service and I have flogged them quite mercilessly. They all died from print head collapse due to sheer over work. :( Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 165719 | 2003-08-06 09:50:00 | Thank you Billy for your comments. As a matter of fact it will not print a test page. I have followed the hp. troubleshooting advice but it wont self print or return the print carriage to the right hand side rest position when the lid has been closed. The amber light just carries on blinking and the only way to extinguish ( apart from using Dr. Plumb- my ancient axe)it is to turn the power off. then the carriage returns to its rest position.A new printer looks attractive right now.. But---- | granpa (2631) | ||
| 165720 | 2003-08-06 11:11:00 | You mentioned that you had cleaned the carriage bar. Did you give it a slight lubrication also? Use a very light grade and a slight smear only. Cooking oil if you haven't any other. | exLL (515) | ||
| 165721 | 2003-08-06 12:00:00 | have you tried cleaning the contacts both on the printer cartridges and the carriage | beama (111) | ||
| 165722 | 2003-08-07 23:42:00 | Thank you all for your help. All your suggestions were useful but I have to confess that my face is now a little red!. I took Robo's advice and contacted Visual Repairs (HP Service Agents) and their Help Desk was very accommodating- They were fairly sure that the problem lay with one of the two ink cartridges-probably the colour one as it tends to get less use than the Black one. I had already looked to see if the cartridges had ink inside and assumed that they were OK- But finally I tried a new colour cartridge and Bingo! the problem disappeared.! So a special thanks to all of you who came to my help..the lesson for me is--give the colour cartridge some work to do occasionally and keep a spare of each in the drawer.:8) | granpa (2631) | ||
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