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Article #2851Re: HP PAINTJET repairable???
From: sheetroc
Date: Fri, 27 Dec 1996 00:00
Date: Fri, 27 Dec 1996 00:00
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"Carl Newman" <cinewman@netcomuk.co.uk> wrote: >My HP PAINTJET printer has a problem! When i turn the printer on, the print >head moves as if it's cleaning the head but thats it! The "on" light stays >on but the >"SET TOF", "LF", and "FF" buttons don't work. I've tried a test page by >holding down the "FF" button and turning on the printer but it won't print. >It just goes through the head cleaning stage again and then stops. >If i turn the printer off and manually move the print head to the other end >of the carriage and then turn it back on again the print head will move >back to it's home position. > >Any help, information or thoughts on the problem are very welcome! >Carl. Try giving the assemby a cleaning. It could be that a sensor is dirty and not able to read the position of the head properly. Use a small paintbrush to brush away the dust while using a vacuum cleaner to suck up the garbage.
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 104d8a,a04e3a812bfdd817 X-Google-Attributes: gid104d8a,public X-Google-Thread: 1131b0,a04e3a812bfdd817 X-Google-Attributes: gid1131b0,public X-Google-Thread: 10d5fe,a04e3a812bfdd817 X-Google-Attributes: gid10d5fe,public X-Google-Thread: 10200c,a04e3a812bfdd817 X-Google-Attributes: gid10200c,public From: sheetroc@micron.net Subject: Re: HP PAINTJET repairable??? Date: 1996/12/27 Message-ID: <59vrqn$722$9@news01a.micron.net> X-Deja-AN: 206684665 references: <01bbec75$cd480ac0$LocalHost@ukpppcinewman> organization: Micron Internet Services newsgroups: comp.periphs.printers,fj.comp.dev.printer,fj.comp.printers,sci.electronics.repair