Printer that prints in transparent!

luciole -  
ben69 Posted messages 3137 Registration date   Status Contributeur Last intervention   -
Hello,

My Epson Stylus DX5050 printer is printing blank.
That is to say, I start the print job, it takes the paper, makes the exact same printing noise as usual, as if it’s really printing (slower on images, faster on text, in short, it prints but really)
but unfortunately, the paper comes out desperately white, absolutely nothing on it!!

Can you help me because I have to submit a very urgent file and without a printer, I'm screwed!!

Thank you in advance!
Configuration: Windows XP Internet Explorer 6.0

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ben69 Posted messages 3137 Registration date   Status Contributeur Last intervention   677
 
Hi,
did you remove the protective tape from the cartridges and the print heads?
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madmyke Posted messages 52304 Registration date   Status Modérateur Last intervention   12 483
 
I assume you checked the ink level?
Based on that, a cartridge that no longer prints can have various causes depending on the technology used, but for personal printers, it's often the print head. So in the print menus, you need to look for the cleaning function and perform a cleaning or advanced cleaning if it exists.
Second option, if that doesn't work, remove the cartridge(s) and gently rub the cartridge heads with a pharmacy alcohol-moistened cotton swab.
If nothing works, it may be done for and needs to be replaced.

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luciole
 
Yes, the black cartridge is full, the other three are half empty, as for the protective tapes I had removed them properly... I will try with a cleaning, thanks for the advice...
Otherwise, I had uninstalled this printer, and after formatting my PC, I reinstalled it; since then I had only used the scanning function, which worked wonderfully... could it be due to the fact that during the reinstallation I only installed the scanning function? And that I didn't configure the printing option?
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luciole
 
Actually, it's all good, the problem is solved. I don't know what happened, I just took out the cartridges, then I put them back in and it works again... I suppose there must have been a cartridge improperly installed or a loose connection... thank you for your help ;)
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ben69 Posted messages 3137 Registration date   Status Contributeur Last intervention   677
 
It's cool ;-)
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