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Troubleshooting Inkjet Printers

Inkjet Printers are generally hassle-free and easy to maintain. The general problem that can occur with Inkjet printers are blank printouts, white streaks on a printout and messy printouts.Some basic problems and tips for troubleshooting an Inkjet Printer are discussed in details below.

Printouts from the Inkjet Printer are blank

An Inkjet Printer can sometimes look like it is working fine, but the printouts turn out to be a blank. The problem is most probably a result of faulty ink cartridges.

To solve this problem:-

• Check if the plastic cover has been removed from the ink cartridge.

• There may be air entrapment inside the cartridge. To undo any such fault, cover the cartridge in a tissue and shake it gently.

• Try printing with another ink cartridge. This will help to verify a fault in the cartridge and find out if the cartridge is empty.

• Check the encoder strap.

Color Printouts are faulty

If an Inkjet printer is not properly printing color printouts, it is mostly a result of a faulty in cartridge.

To solve this problem:-

• Wear gloves to prevent ink from falling on your hands.

• Clean the cartridge with a soft wet tissue.

• Dry the cartridge.

• Try printing. If the printout is still improper, one of the colors must have run out in the ink cartridge.

The ink cartridge is leaking

Leaky cartridges can cause a great deal of problems in a printing. It also leads to unnecessary wastage of ink. In this case, lay the ink cartridges on a wet tissue. The print head should touch the tissue so that the excess ink can be absorbed.

Printer does not recognizes the Cartridge

Printing is not possible if the printer does not recognize the ink cartridge.

To solve this problem:-

• Verify whether the cover of the cartridge has been removed.

• Wipe the ink cartridge carefully with wet tissue and let it dry.

• Clean the print circuitry thoroughly.

• Turn off the electricity supply to the printer.

• Remove all connections from the printer like the power cord and cables. Wait for some time.

• Reconnect all cables and the power cord to the printer.

• Now power on the printer and try printing a test page.

Do not let water near the ventilation dents of the printer. Avoid ammonia-base cleaning liquids. It is best to clean the printer with plain water.