HP printer woes, not Linux specific
Re: HP Deskjet 970 Cxi I don't use this much, since I have little use for color, and inkjet printers are expensive to operate. However, it worked about 4 weeks ago. Tried to bring it up tonite, and the orange and green lights flash in unison no matter what I do. Went to HP website--they had two solutions, neither of which worked. Have tried the machine on two computers, both of which used to drive it. I _really_ do not want to buy another color printer for the twice a year or so I would use it. (I've already thrown out an almost new Epson because I could not clear one of the ink-jets. I thought HP would solve that, since the ink jets are in the cartridge.) HP "solutions" do not seem to imply a cartridge problem altho that could still be possible. (Does anyone know if there is a uP reset button on the machine somewhere?) Suggestions? --dm
On Friday 21 January 2005 05:48 am, Doug McGarrett wrote:
do not seem to imply a cartridge problem altho that could still be possible. ~ Suggestions?
~ maybe, try:- unplug power cable from printer. use kjob to remove all, from print queue. ps aux | grep cups ~ and kill cups process ps aux | grep parallel ~ and kill parallel process. finally : rccups start and . . . plug power cable back into printer . . . remove print-head unit, and gently wipe bottom of unit, to clean off any congealed ink ~ ?? best rgds ___________
On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 00:48:11 -0500, Doug McGarrett <dmcgarrett@optonline.net> wrote:
Re: HP Deskjet 970 Cxi
I don't use this much, since I have little use for color, and inkjet printers are expensive to operate. However, it worked about 4 weeks ago. Tried to bring it up tonite, and the orange and green lights flash in unison no matter what I do. Went to HP website--they had two solutions, neither of which worked. Have tried the machine on two computers, both of which used to drive it. I _really_ do not want to buy another color printer for the twice a year or so I would use it. (I've already thrown out an almost new Epson because I could not clear one of the ink-jets. I thought HP would solve that, since the ink jets are in the cartridge.) HP "solutions" do not seem to imply a cartridge problem altho that could still be possible.
Off the record -- I fill my cartridges with ink. It saves a lot of money. Just as a thought, you might want to try to print a page or two using all colours every two weeks or so in the future in order to prevent the colour in the head of drying out. The advantage of HP inkjet printers, as you noticed, it that they keep heads in the cartridge. Theoretically, new ones should solve your problem.
Off the record -- I fill my cartridges with ink. It saves a lot of money. Just as a thought, you might want to try to print a page or two using all colours every two weeks or so in the future in order to prevent the colour in the head of drying out. This is very true, but HP, Epson and others put lubricants in their ink. Using this kind of ink can cause all sorts of problems with your
On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 09:43:21 +0100 Predrag Micakovic <pr3dr49@gmail.com> wrote: printer.
The advantage of HP inkjet printers, as you noticed, it that they keep heads in the cartridge. Theoretically, new ones should solve your problem. This is not true for all their printers. -- Jerry Feldman <gaf@blu.org> Boston Linux and Unix user group http://www.blu.org PGP key id:C5061EA9 PGP Key fingerprint:053C 73EC 3AC1 5C44 3E14 9245 FB00 3ED5 C506 1EA9
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