i have a serious problem with the above printer. i just replaced the cartridges, and while black prints out text just fine, anything color comes out all pink and blue. i am not knowledgeable enough to figure it out, and i hate calling epson because they don't provide an 800 #. i have messed with the color settings, and i hate to do any more of that without an idea of what i'm doing, because it seems a waste of ink. anyone familiar with this issue, and the quick fix to make it all right? thanks.
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epson stylus photo 820 problems
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i'm not often embarrassed by posts i make, but i am by this one. so, ok, it turns out that after months of letting it sit unused, it helps to clean the heads. never mind.
move along folks, nothing to see here.
move along folks, nothing to see here.
This is the reason I hate inkjet printers. If you don't use them for a few months, the ink gets dry and the heads need cleaning. Actually, sometimes even cleaning is insufficient. I once have stopped using my Epson 780 for 4 months and then even after the head cleaning I could see some parallel lines on the print-outs.
i left a lexmark sit for about a month. it wouldn't show anything at all on a page it printed out, so i bought new cartridges. it still wouldn't show anything. after having that happen and all the crap i went through with lexmark's horrible drivers that barely ever worked right (i would have to reinstall them after ever third document printed), i threw the printer away and bought an epson 820. i love this printer. i just printed some pictures on photo paper and the quality is amazing!