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Canon Printer: resetting my ink absorber

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 19:08:20 -0700

I have a Canon Pixma MX420 printer and i'm getting the ink absorber is almost full. I have removed them and cleaned them. Still getting the error. How do I reset it to remove this error?

⟐ Commented 4월 03, 2026 at 19:08 GMT-7

HP Officejet 4500 Wireless: Why does my printer not recognize a new print cartridge?

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 23:14:35 -0700

The printer continually tells me my HP 901 color cartridge is empty -- even after I have just replaced it -- and refuses to print in color. The black cartridge gives it no trouble. Is it possible that the contacts for the color cartridge are fouled or damaged in some way?

⟐ Answered 12월 03, 2025 at 23:14 GMT-7

HP Officejet 6600: Problem with Printhead so Printer is not working...

Thu, 11 Jun 2020 04:52:13 -0700

I bought this HP Officejet Pro 6830 e All-in One series in March 2015 and it worked very well...got new ink worked for awhile.....I do have kittens and they were jumping on it...I know the printer is sensitive....could they have caused this problem??? Now it will NOT PRINT....but says: "Problem with Printhead"???? What can be done???

⟐ Answer edited 6월 11, 2020 at 4:52 GMT-7

Epson Artisan 1430: Says "Paper Jam" but no jam is present.

Sat, 19 Jul 2025 10:01:05 -0700

My Epson Artisan 1430 worked perfectly for about a year then stopped. The Ink and Paper Feed lights are both flashing and the Epson driver/software says I have a paper jam. Here's the message I'm getting:

1. Cancel all print jobs.

2. Open the printer cover and remove any jammed paper.

3. Close the cover and turn the power off and then on again.

There is absolutely no paper jam. I've tried unplugging it, rebooting - nothing helps.

I cannot get the ink head to unlock so I can't use a method suggested by others.

I now have a very expensive printer that worked for only a year.

Any suggestions - other than send it back to Epson for repair?

⟐ Answered 7월 19, 2025 at 10:01 GMT-7

HP Photosmart 5520: Why is it printing so small? Can't read the documents.

Sun, 08 Mar 2026 20:09:38 -0700

When I print a document it comes out extremely small. What needs to be adjusted

⟐ Answered 3월 08, 2026 at 20:09 GMT-7

epson l3150: Printer does not print in color even after cleaning

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 07:06:55 -0700

Hello,

I have an Epson L3110 and for some weeks the color printing was getting weaker and weaker.

I followed youtube and cleaned the print head using isopropanol and warm distilled water. After cleaning, there was no blockage to water flowing through the printhead ... everything seemed great. After putting the printhead back in, I did nozzle cleaning 4x to make sure the printhead was loaded with color ... and the color printing was OK!

I turned the printed off for the night and the next day, printing in color resulted in nothing being printed, only black printing worked! I cleaned the head again, did 5x nozzle cleaning to fill the printhead with color, I made sure there is no air in the tubes and when printing in color .. nothing happenned, I still cannot print anything in color.

What am I doing wrong?

Best,

Daniel

⟐ Answered 11월 26, 2025 at 7:06 GMT-7

HP Photosmart Premium Fax C309a: Printer not picking up paper to feed

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 08:48:24 -0700

The printer will not pick up the paper to feed it into the printer. It displays the load paper into main tray message even though there is plenty of paper. It seems like it could be a paper sensor issue.

⟐ Commented 6월 28, 2022 at 8:48 GMT-7

Epson Stylus L380 CISS Printer: How to solve Multi-page feed error during Duplex Printing?

Sat, 08 Mar 2025 21:55:21 -0700

I am having problems duplex printing with Epson L380 model. After each page is printed, it says "Multi-page feed error", then I have to manually press the copy button to get it to print again. I have to print 200-300 pages at once, so this is really inconvenient.

I don't think there is any issue with the hardware because its printing single pages without any problem, just the duplex printing is causing problems.

I want to add to this... I am also having problem with the odd page/even page printing. Every 15 pages or so later, the printer will skip a page, thus completely disturbing the page sequence. The vendor has not been able to give any solution. Wrote to Epson, got no reply yet (it has been two weeks).

This problem is occurring in Foxit PDF reader as well as MS Word, making the printer practically useless to me.

⟐ Commented 3월 08, 2025 at 21:55 GMT-7

HP Officejet 6500: How to replace the paper feed rollers

Sun, 14 Jul 2024 07:58:54 -0700

I have watched the video on cleaning the roller pick up and these tips did not work. As per the instructions I need to replace the rollers. I have searched the net to find the parts. Can someone help?

⟐ Answer accepted 7월 14, 2024 at 7:58 GMT-7

Brother HL-5240: Paper feeder not picking up paper

Sat, 13 Aug 2022 19:53:45 -0700

I have plenty of paper in tray, but when I try to print something printer acts like it wants to work, but then stops and error message comes on, could my paper feeder be the problem?

⟐ Commented 8월 13, 2022 at 19:53 GMT-7

Epson Stylus NX240: Why can't my printer connect to my wireless network?

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 01:36:59 -0700

My printer doesn't seem to be able to find my home wireless network. When I turn my printer on, my home wireless network doesn't appear. What can I do?

⟐ Answered 1월 04, 2025 at 1:36 GMT-7

Brother MFC-L6700DW Printer: My Brother printer is always jamming in duplex mode

Wed, 06 Nov 2024 05:45:44 -0700

Single sided printing works fine but duplex is always jamming. I clear the duplex tray but it just jams again. I own a Brother MFC-8910DW. It’s about two years old and has been a great printer. Until now!

⟐ Answered 11월 06, 2024 at 5:45 GMT-7

Kodak ESP 3 All-in-one Printer: error 3 528 paper jam

Mon, 14 Apr 2025 08:57:14 -0700

keeps reporting error 3528 paper jam cannot find

⟐ Answered 4월 14, 2025 at 8:57 GMT-7

HP PSC 2410 Photosmart All In One Printer: once turned on, my photosmarts starts clicking and won't operate!

Thu, 08 Nov 2018 20:17:45 -0700

Once i turn on my photosmart, it starts clicking and won't operate!

⟐ Answered 11월 08, 2018 at 20:17 GMT-7

HP Photosmart 5520: Printer stop printing black

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 01:21:41 -0700

My printer stop printing black

⟐ Answered 11월 12, 2021 at 1:21 GMT-7

Canon PIXMA iP3600: error canon printer 5B00

Sun, 28 Apr 2024 10:06:06 -0700

How to reset the error 5B00??

⟐ Commented 4월 28, 2024 at 10:06 GMT-7

Canon G3010 Printer: Reset Canon Service Tool v.5306

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 18:22:14 -0700

I need your software Reset Canon Service Tool v.5306 how can I get this for free.Jul.can you send a link if possible?thank you for your interest and help.

⟐ Answer edited 3월 11, 2026 at 18:22 GMT-7

Brother MFC-3240C: Printer won't print in black

Mon, 29 Sep 2025 10:10:46 -0700

This printer is about 3yrs. old. I've tried all the cleaning tips the manual suggests, still nothing.

Is there anyone who has a tip and or trick to fixing this? I've replaced the black cartridge several times.

I bought a case of ink for the printer so I'd like to be able to use it up!! Thanks.

⟐ Commented 9월 29, 2025 at 10:10 GMT-7

Epson XP-960: Preparing to print CD/DVD everytime I try to print document

Tue, 26 Nov 2024 10:56:48 -0700

Trying to print document and every time I send to printer, message comes up

"preparing to print CD/DVD" then

"close the output tray all the way inside before inserting CD/DVD tray"

Have checked for updates all up to date.

⟐ Commented 11월 26, 2024 at 10:56 GMT-7

Epson Printer: Epson Printer NX510 Error message: "A printer error has occurred..."

Sun, 12 May 2024 10:27:47 -0700

I got this error message when I turned my printer on: "A printer error has occured. Turn off the printer, then press On button to turn On. See your documentation".

I did take a look and they say to verify there is no paper jam, which is the case here and then to call the Epson support centre, what I did.

The answer I got from the guy I spoke to is to send it to an authorized repair centre as there is nothing he could do over the phone. It seems it is a mechanical problem, but I wondered how much the repair will cost (probably more than what I paid for the printer...), so the technician offered me a big $30 discount to buy a new printer on their website...

Did someone get the same problem and fixed it? If yes could you please tell me what you did?

Many thanks in advance

⟐ Answered 5월 12, 2024 at 10:27 GMT-7