How do I clean badly clogged heads on my Epson Printer?

At some time or other the print heads on your Epson printer will clog up. This could be due to ink hardening through infrequent use or perhaps a bad batch of ink cartridge, more than likely it will be the former. There is a standard head cleaning procedure for cleaning the print heads on your Epson printer that can be found through your properties option when you go into your printer utility.

In the properties section you will find the 'maintenance' section, click on this tab and it will give you access you the head cleaning. The first step is to check the performance of the various individual ink cartridges; click on 'Nozzle Check' to print out a graph that will indicate if the nozzles are clogged. The next step is to run the 'head cleaning' operation and this can take several minutes. Immediately afterwards, run another 'Nozzle Check' to see if there is an improvement in the quality. This procedure may have to be repeated up to 5 or 6 times to clear a stubborn blockage.

This will inevitably mean the use of a lot of printer ink and you will need to have a spare set of ink cartridges in case it runs out mid-cleaning. This is a bit of a bugbear with people as you can go through a full set of ink cartridges on head cleaning alone. Be sure to run out a 'Nozzle Check' after each head cleaning procedure to see if there is any improvement in quality. If after 5 or 6 attempts to clean the heads using this method there is little or no difference, there is another way to try and overcome the problem.

Close the maintenance tab and go back to printing a document. So when you go file print go to the properties again and this time select the option 'Best Photo'. This will use more ink than the normal printing but it will 'layer' the ink colour by colour onto the page. You should find that your document (try on a colour photo if possible), prints perfectly. The next step then is to go back into maintenance and print out another 'Nozzle Check'; it may surprise you to discover that the print out is fine with no clogged nozzles! Inkjet cartridges that have been dormant in the printer for long spells of time without use may 'harden' and prevent easy flow of ink. Ink and toner is different with regard to liquid ink and toner powder and you should not experience these issues in a laser toner printer.

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Why does my Kodak printer give the error message ink cartridge not recognized. Please replace cartridge?

Sometimes when using compatible Kodak ink cartridge you may get an error message that tells you the printer is refusing to recognize the cartridges. This may be an issue with the printer reading the ink cartridges as either empty or unrecognizable.

First of all check you have the correct ink cartridges installed. It has been know for people to try to install a Kodak 10 cartridge into a printer that requires a Kodak 30 cartridge. If the cartridges are the correct type then In the first instance you can try removing the USB cable, this is the cable that connects the printer to the computer. Make sure you leave the power switched on when you do this. Open the printer cover and remove the ink cartridges if you have installed.

Secondly, Close the cover again and wait for the message to appear 'insert' or 'replace' ink cartridges.

Next, disconnect the power cable from the back of the printer and wait for a couple of minutes. Reconnect the power cable; you may have to switch the printer on (press power switch) if it does not come on automatically. Open the printer cover and reinsert the ink cartridges. Close the printer cover and if prompted print a calibration page. Re-connect the USB lead and try to print a document from the computer.

If you have a problem where both ink cartridges are not working then it would be a good idea to carry out a test to see if both cartridges are causing the problem or just one. You should remove the black first and if you have it install the black ink cartridge you previously removed. If the old black and the new colour work then the problem is not with the colour cartridge but with the black. You can use this process of elimination to help see if one or both cartridges are giving the problem.

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Where can I find the best value ink cartridges in Galway?

Smart shopping for ink cartridges in Galway means getting the best deals online and has proved to be the place to go to find the cheapest ink cartridges around. The best deals including the cheapest selling ink cartridges are to be found online and there is a wide choice of suppliers but it is always difficult who to choose and who sells the best products. Using local search terms in Google such as cheap ink cartridges in Galway and Galway cartridges will bring you the sellers both locally and those nearby. Whether you are looking for house use or office use or even for bigger use, you need to be wise with your money and know what products you are actually purchasing. It has been widely reported for 2014 that many restaurants and bistros are now printing their own menus as it is very cost effective. As some establishments change their menus every month and some even daily, you need to make sure you are getting the right reliable cartridges for the right price.

Many online shops have seasonal offers targeted at their customers spending habits, encouraging you to buy their deals at times that are the quietest for them but in fact offer the best deals for you and January is the perfect time for sales! Always shop around online before you buy and even look at the reviews to see what other people have made of their products. You are under no obligation to buy anything while you surf, just get the best prices, bookmark those websites you think are the most promising so you can go back and compare.

TIP: Make sure where you get your products from; there is a money back guarantee in case your ink cartridges are faulty.

Nowadays people are switching to cheap compatible ink cartridges as they are nearly half the price of original one. It is a great way to help the environment by using recycled merchandise! From Epson to Kodak to HP, whatever ink cartridge you need you can get it remanufactured! Remanufactured ink cartridges are getting more and more known and used as they work just as well as the originals and in some cases even better. However, people worry that they are not as good as the originals and are more trouble than they are worth. As I mentioned before always shop around before you buy printer ink in Galway and if you come across a good supplier for compatible ink cartridges with prices that are unbeatable on a local level, you off to a great start!

TIP: If you use a lot of ink on a regular basis, buy in bulk as some places offer discounted prices and multipack deal when ordering a certain amount of products.

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Where can I find ink cartridges that fit in my budget?

The question of finding the cheapest ink cartridges in Dublin is still uppermost on most people’s lips when it comes to buying their replacement ink cartridges. January is a long month for many people with most being paid before Christmas and money has to be stretched as far as possible. Looking for printer ink in Dublin is easy enough it’s finding the cheapest that’s more of a challenge.

Ink prices in Dublin are generally high when it comes to buying the original brand cartridges; the real value is in find the cheap compatible cartridges. Depending on your printer model, it’s not always that easy to find compatible ink for every printer. Some of the Lexmark and Canon can be difficult to locate and you end up paying the full original brand price while wondering if it might be nearly as cheap to replace the printer! There are a couple of ways to approach finding the low cost printer cartridges, you can use feet (as it’s often too stressful to take the car) or you can smart search Google. Suppliers of ink cartridges on-line are very receptive to your search enquiries.

The top 5 Tips for search terms that will bring you good results are:

1. Cheap compatible printer ink in Dublin. This has to be the number one search term for bringing you the best search results for finding those low prices.
   
2. How to find low cost ink cartridges in Dublin. This might sound obvious but don’t forget to search what you’re thinking. As Roy walker used to remind us ‘say what you see’
   
3. Free ink cartridges in Dublin. As unlikely as it sounds, there are free ink cartridges available on-line with those suppliers who will reward you for your loyalty when shopping with them.
   
4. Best Value ink cartridges in Dublin. This will bring a selection of suppliers who claim to be the cheapest in Dublin but check them all out as some will be cheaper than others.
   
5. Dublin Ink Prices. Any on-line supplier discussing recent drops in their online prices are likely to be picked up in this search term.

By the time you have worked your way through the 5 options you should have gathered enough information on the prices of a few selected suppliers to help you make up your mind. There are some other options to consider before you buy, are any suppliers offering a money back guarantee on their ink cartridges? Is there an instant reward scheme where you are given free cartridges or a gift for buying form a particular supplier? There is always added value when buying ink cartridges in Dublin if you look closely enough.

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My printer is saying the ink cartridge is EMPTY even though I just installed it

Following the installation of a replacement ink cartridge the printer may sometimes give the message that the cartridge is empty. This can be common with a remanufactured or compatible ink cartridges. The reason for this is that the manufacturers of the original cartridges do not make is simple for 3rd party manufacturers to reset the levels. The cartridge will be filled to the appropriate level so you can CLICK OK to any error message displayed and continue printing. It may be possible to reset the volume levels on a certain brands of printers and it is best to search how to do this in Google – "how to reset ink levels or counter".

9 times out of 10 if you click OK and ignore the warning and carry on printing the inkjet cartridge or toner ink will perform as normal. In the unlikely event that it won't print once you OK the error message, there are other options you can try. Try reinstalling the ink cartridge again (making sure that the computer and the printer are both actually switched on). Remove the cartridge and put it back in again then close the printer cover, this should display the printer control panel. If this option doesn't show up then you will have to go to Printer Utilities and find the command "install/change ink cartridge". You then follow the steps as prompted and this will hopefully zero the counter on the cartridge.

However, you can rest assured that the toner and ink cartridges you receive from us are filled to capacity and will print the same number of pages or in excess of the original manufacturers ink cartridges.

Disabling the Canon Printer Ink Monitor.

It is also possible for the Canon printer to give problems with the ink volume levels when you have installed compatible Canon ink cartridges. You may have to disable to ink monitor to proceed with printing. To begin with, click on the Start button > Settings > Control Panel > Printers (then right click on the printer model) > Printer Preferences > Maintenance Tab > View Printer Status > Option.

In your options menu click on the 'enable status' monitor, the check tick will be removed and the ink cartridge monitor will be disabled. A pop up message may appear and the printer may start to flash an orange light but just click OK to proceed. If there is no OK to click then just hold down the feed button. If this will not work for you don't worry, just remove the cartridges and reinsert in to the printer and try to print a document. If the message is telling you the ink cartridges are empty then just hold down the cancel button (this is the button with the diamond shape inside a circle) for a full 5 seconds. You may have to try this more than once to disable the ink cartridge monitor.

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