Digital BW, The Print

Hi Earl:

With the printer on, press the yellow button under the cover as if  
you were going to change an ink.

Then pull out the plug which will allow the printhead to move back  
and forth.

Then take a paper towel, fold it over a few times, soak it with  
windex and tape it down to the center area of your printer under  
where the head travels/.

Move the head with your hand back and forth over it. You should see a  
lot of "gunk" come off.

Return head to right side.

Plug in printer.

I know you said that you tried Windex on the pads, but after the  
procedure above, you might want to use an eyedropper and soak the  
cleaning pad area where the head rests with about 10ml of Windex or  
similar product. Then return the head to the right and wait about  
10-24 hours. Then fire it up and give it a try.

Hope that helps,

Andrew
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Andrew Darlow
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Author, 301 Inkjet Tips and Techniques:
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On Jul 19, 2008, at 2:09 PM, esharamaki wrote:

> I'm about at the end of my rope with my 1280. I've tried windex on
> the pad. I've tried using ink base in the cartridges and running
> multiple cleaning cycles. I've tried just printing lots of documents.
>
> Any last suggestions before I recycle my 1280?
>
> Thanks,
> Earl
>







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