theconrodkid
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| posted on 2/3/09 at 06:21 PM |
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*&%&*$%£$*&% printer :-(
trying to print a simple letter.
makes all the right noises and nothing comes out on the paper.
renew ink cartridge,still the same any ideas before i attack it with my axe?
its a HP f390 btw
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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bob tatt
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| posted on 2/3/09 at 06:27 PM |
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i once tested the flight carictaristics of a printer for doing something very similar to that i say smash it one....
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 2/3/09 at 06:36 PM |
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i gave it a kick and swore a bit but still no joy,its only 6 months old as well,pity to die so young
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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bob tatt
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| posted on 2/3/09 at 06:37 PM |
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its better to burn out than to fade away 
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flak monkey
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| posted on 2/3/09 at 06:50 PM |
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Run the print head cleaning utility. Should be in the print options menu somewhere.
Keep running it until it works.
Usually cures it
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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James
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| posted on 2/3/09 at 06:50 PM |
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There should be a button combination on the printer itself that will print it's own test page (rather than the Windows one).
See if that does anything. If it still comes out blank then its definately just the printer and time to dig out the receipt!
If it does print the test page then try the windows test page (inside the printer configuration).
Hope that helps,
James
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"The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses, behind the lines, in the gym and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights."
- Muhammad Ali
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 2/3/09 at 06:51 PM |
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tried all the test page stuff as well,makes all the right noises but no action
it printed the test page once when i first tried it but no more
[Edited on 2/3/09 by theconrodkid]
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 2/3/09 at 08:21 PM |
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I'm not helping much am I?
erm nope
execution is at dawn with a rusty axe
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 2/3/09 at 09:59 PM |
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after a bit more playing i can scan something and get it to print but it still ignores the fact i am trying to print a letter,after some more
twiddling i got the message "no coms with printer",tried plugging the lead into various other ports and still the same error.
ill let it sweat it out tonight and see if it is co-operating by morning
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 2/3/09 at 10:13 PM |
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wooooo hooooooo,dragged the old cartridge out of the bin and it works....now to hunt down a new cartridge tat works,cheers for your help peeps
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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