Epson Artisan 50
How to Identify and Fix Common Problems ?
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Access the Print or Page Setup dialog box. Click the Utility icon button, then click the Auto Nozzle Check and Cleaning button. Follow the on-screen instructions. The power light flashes while the printer performs the cleaning cycle.
In the majority of cases, printers` self-cleaning mechanisms clean blocked printer heads by flushing the nozzles with air. The air works to dislodge dry ink inside the cartridge channels and also push it out. The intensity of the self-cleaning process of printers is usually not very strong.
Open the Applications folder, open the EPSON Printer Utility3, select your Epson printer, and click OK. Then select Head Cleaning. 3. Follow the on-screen instructions to start the cleaning cycle, which lasts around 1 minute.
The printer will start cleaning the print head and the processing light will begin flashing. Print head cleaning takes about thirty seconds to complete.
Solutions. First, clean the nozzle using a damp cloth or an alcohol wipe while the nozzle is hot. This may cause some steam but will indeed remove any material clinging to the nozzle. If this doesn`t work, you can also use a wire brush, small blade, or needle to remove any remaining debris from the nozzle.
A common method for cleaning the nozzle is to use a solvent like acetone. Using acetone is most effective with ABS filament. PLA, for its part, can be dissolved using ethyl acetate. [2] With this method, simply submerge the nozzle in the acetone or solvent for a few hours.
Soak the Printhead
Fill a bowl with warm water (or a mixture of water and vinegar to clean the printhead) and place the printhead directly in it. Let it sit for five minutes or so. Pull the printhead out of the water and use a lint-free cloth or paper towel to remove the dried ink.
Heat up the nozzle to 250°C and push the filament through the nozzle until you don`t see any of the previous filament coming out of the hotend. Cool down your extruder to room temperature to solidify the filament in the nozzle. Set the hotend to 115°C. At 90°C, pull on the filament until it yanks out of the nozzle.
Dried Ink Buildup on the Printhead
If the print cleaning cycle doesn`t work, dried ink may be the culprit. Take the printhead out and wipe the nozzles clean to remove any buildup. Depending on the model of your printer, this may be difficult—some printheads are harder to remove than others.
If you`re still experiencing quality issues or printhead errors, then there may be other problems at play. Before taking any other actions, it`s recommended that you clean the printhead and ink cartridges four or five more times.
Press and hold the power button and the help button at the same time until the Power Cleaning screen appears on the LCD screen. Follow the on-screen instructions to run the Power Cleaning. When the Power Cleaning is finished, run a nozzle check.
Dried Ink Buildup on the Printhead
If the print cleaning cycle doesn`t work, dried ink may be the culprit. Take the printhead out and wipe the nozzles clean to remove any buildup. Depending on the model of your printer, this may be difficult—some printheads are harder to remove than others.
Relevant Questions and Answers :
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black will not print after cleaning the nozzle head 5 times
ANSWER : There’s way to clear your print head. Go to Youtube site of Jose Rodriquez. He’s got a video on just about every aspect of printing. Put something like a folded shop towel, spray it with Windex, no deodorants etc. just the original Windex, no ammonia D, and some alcohol (not rubbing alcohol but 90 percent or some such). Fold towel into a strip about and inch and a half or so and put it in the cup like trough that the print head follows when printing. Start printer. Let printer just begin. When head moves out of the dock, and unplug the printer. Now you can move head manually. Maneuver head over the towel. Leave it overnight. You may need to do this many times. I had about given up when my print head cleared up. I think you need to see Jose’s video, then you’ll understand better. If you can’t find it or you need more help, feel free to email me. There are other resources, but I wouldn’t go for commercial cleaning kits. That’s just me. And I’m leery of trying to put pressure through the head. I hope this helps. It’s kind of brief. There is a man I found who had written almost a book on the subject. He’s not anxious for his name to be given out however.
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Won't print after cleaning the printhead
ANSWER : Not a good idea to take the printhead out. You can clean it just as good with it in place. Time to buy a new printer.
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Clean Printing
ANSWER : Simply look at the drum and the belt. If there is still a latent image on either one, that is what you should replace.
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cleaning nozzles
ANSWER : Inject cleaning solution down into the heads. You can search Epson head cleaning kit on Ebay
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Epson Artisan 835 print head cleaning question
ANSWER : I had the same problem. After reading the comments, I tried Liquid Wrench spray. 1st try got about sixty percent improvement. Tried again this time I let it set for about 10 min then did a head cleaning. Completely solved the problem. I am a little concerned about its use on plastic. So far so good.
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Nozzles do not clean.
ANSWER : The head cleaning uses wet ink to clean dry ink. Really bad idea. Go on eBay and search for Epson head cleaning kit. They work a lot better and don’t use ink.
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when printing front and back, the front will print well but the back will fade
ANSWER : It happens because second side voltage is much higher and the board breaks. Are you getting this issue in auto duplex only, or same error you are getting when you print second side manually?
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One small segment (nozzle check) missing/clogged – cleaning?
ANSWER : You need to buy a “head cleaning kit”. What that does is inject cleaning fluid through the ink port on top down through the heads using a syringe. They don’t cost much. Do a search on eBay for “Epson head cleaning kit” There’s lots of them. Another idea stolen from this site. Gotta love the internet.
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