Digital BW, The Print

I've got a 1160 printer that is giving me trouble.  I've never had trouble with 
it in the past , so I'm not sure what to do.  The black head is terminally 
clogged or it's premeturely out of ink (which I suspect is the case).  
However, I'm having no luck getting the print heads into the position to 
change the cartrages.  The system does not show that it is ready for ink, 
so every time I push the button and hold for 3 sec it just goes into a 
cleaning cycle.  I've tried pulling the plug during the time it is doing that, 
but that does not release the head (I can not move it easly manually and I 
am afraid I will damage it).  Can anyone tell me what to do?  Would 
appreciate any help I can get.  Please email me or post on the list.  I 
would probably get a email faster and I'm dead in the water now.  Thanks 
so much guys/gals.

Bill
billbs@...

press and hold the paper jam button, and it should send the cartridges to
the left.  Try to clean the printheads from underneath with the folded over
paper towel/ammonia trick.

Jerry

> I've got a 1160 printer that is giving me trouble.  I've never had trouble
> with 
> it in the past , so I'm not sure what to do.  The black head is terminally
> clogged or it's premeturely out of ink (which I suspect is the case).
> However, I'm having no luck getting the print heads into the position to
> change the cartrages.  The system does not show that it is ready for ink,
> so every time I push the button and hold for 3 sec it just goes into a
> cleaning cycle.  I've tried pulling the plug during the time it is doing that,
> but that does not release the head (I can not move it easly manually and I
> am afraid I will damage it).  Can anyone tell me what to do?  Would
> appreciate any help I can get.  Please email me or post on the list.  I
> would probably get a email faster and I'm dead in the water now.  Thanks
> so much guys/gals.
> 
> Bill
> billbs@...
> 
> 
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If you turn the big plastic gear on the left hand side it will 
disengage the print heads and you can just drag them over.

mark

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., billbs@a... wrote:
> I've got a 1160 printer that is giving me trouble.  I've never had 
trouble with 
> it in the past , so I'm not sure what to do.  The black head is 
terminally 
> clogged or it's premeturely out of ink (which I suspect is the 
case).  
> However, I'm having no luck getting the print heads into the 
position to 
> change the cartrages.  The system does not show that it is ready 
for ink, 
> so every time I push the button and hold for 3 sec it just goes 
into a 
> cleaning cycle.  I've tried pulling the plug during the time it is 
doing that, 
> but that does not release the head (I can not move it easly 
manually and I 
> am afraid I will damage it).  Can anyone tell me what to do?  Would 
> appreciate any help I can get.  Please email me or post on the 
list.  I 
> would probably get a email faster and I'm dead in the water now.  
Thanks 

> so much guys/gals.
> 
> Bill
> billbs@a...

Yes, do this to disengage-or I'm able to release my 1280 just by 
pushing down on the white post that sits up at the bottom middle left 
of printhead in parked position with power off and unplugged. The 1160 
is similar.

You don't give enough info to determine what is needed. What ink you 
use/ whether a CIS/CFS is used, are crucial questions. But you need to 
get that nozzle clear ASAP if it has run dry (there may just be air in 
it though). Get some Epson brand new carts in there and try to recover 
with no more than 3 cleaning cycles followed by a purge pattern 
printout. If you can clear the pattern you can stop counting minutes 
and determine whats wrong from there. But those nozzles shouldn't sit 
dry for many hours..
Jim H.



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Mark Hahn" 
<markhahn2000@y...> wrote:
> If you turn the big plastic gear on the left hand side it will 
> disengage the print heads and you can just drag them over.
> 
> mark
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., billbs@a... wrote:
> > I've got a 1160 printer that is giving me trouble.  I've never had 
> trouble with 
> > it in the past , so I'm not sure what to do.  The black head is 
> terminally 
> > clogged or it's premeturely out of ink (which I suspect is the 
> case).  
> > However, I'm having no luck getting the print heads into the 
> position to 
> > change the cartrages.  The system does not show that it is ready 
> for ink, 
> > so every time I push the button and hold for 3 sec it just goes 
> into a 
> > cleaning cycle.  I've tried pulling the plug during the time it is 
> doing that, 
> > but that does not release the head (I can not move it easly 
> manually and I 
> > am afraid I will damage it).  Can anyone tell me what to do?  
Would 

> > appreciate any help I can get.  Please email me or post on the 
> list.  I 
> > would probably get a email faster and I'm dead in the water now.  
> Thanks 
> > so much guys/gals.
> > 
> > Bill
> > billbs@a...