Digital BW, The Print

Steven,

Sounds like the underside of the print head may be dirty and in need of some
cleaning.

First you must release the print head so that you can manually move it from
side to side. With the 1160 you should be able to push the cartridge change
button and once the head assembly is in the cartridge loading position
unplug the printer.

A common way to clean the bottom of the head is to place folded paper
towels, cloth or sponge cloth in the path the head travels that are wet with
Windex, ammonia & water, or rubbing alcohol & water. Then manually move the
head back and forth over the wet material to clean off any gunk (dried ink
and paper fibers). Change the paper towel a couple of times.

When you feel you have gotten it clean, then move the head to its normal
parked position all the way to the right before you plug the printer back
in.

If you are still not getting good nozzle checks then I would try installing
some Epson cartridges and doing nozzle cleaning cycles.

Martin Wesley

http://www.borderless-photos.de/guests.html



----- Original Message -----
From: <stevenr@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 6:49 PM
Subject: [Digital BW] Problems with my 1160


> Help,
>
>  I am having problems with my 1160. I started having problems getting a
> good nozzle check (I never do). At the same time ink track marks, from
> the rollers, started to appear on my paper.  I cleaned the inside of
> the printer and run several sheet of paper through until the paper came
> out clean. But, as soon as I cleaned the heads and did a nozzle check
> and ink tracks would reappear. I could never get a good nozzle check.
>
> If the nozzles are clogged will it spray ink all over the inside of the
> printer?
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
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