Re: Epson Stylus Color 400=Help

It might be the cable, but they rarely fail. It could be the driver, as I think I mentioned before, although it would be odd that both computers were corrupted, unless they both have a similar conflict.

It is possible the parallel port is failing on the printer end, or that you have the wrong parallel option set in your bios, or a driver setting is incorrect. I assume the printer cable was working fine previously with this printer.

Art

Blair wrote:

Thank Arthur for all your advice
I removed the cartridge and installed it again and the red light went out!
I check the operation of the printer disconnected from the PC and it worked
correctly.
When I connected it to the PC I now get a large red cross against the image
of the printer showing a communication problem.
I brought the printer to my home and it showed the same red cross, so it may
be the parallel cable faulty. Is this likely?
Blair



"Arthur Entlich" <e-printerhelp@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:9dHJe.141586$s54.93011@xxxxxxxxxxx

Please contact me at the address shown on this posting and I can send
you a copy of my Epson Cleaning Manual which will explain how to resolve
these problems in most cases.

There is no charge for this service.

Art

Blair wrote:


A friend asked me to help him with his Epson Stylus Color  400 which was
printing very faintly and he thought that the cartridge needed replacing


and

he bought and fitted  a new Epson one . The results were the same.
I first of all started the cleaning cycle and after several cleaning


cycles

it printed perfectly although I noticed the ink indicated showed only 

half

full.
I then tried the colour but one colour was very faint and after cleaning
again there was no improvement. As my friend hardly ever used colour we
left it and went back to printing his documents in black when I noticed


the

red light was on continuously against the black and when we tried to 

print

there was a large red cross over the printer. I have now brought the 

printer

home with me and connected the printer to power only and it still shows 

the

red light on against the black so I cannot carry out any cleaning 

cycles.

It is obviously a fault on the printer
Can anyone suggest a remedy please.
Blair





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