Re: IP5000 Paper feed problem

The likelihood of this problem being related to the ink you are using is, as far as I can figure out approaching zero.

I would try cleaning all the rollers and other paper transport components you cans ee with some cotton swabs (like Q-tips) and isopropyl alcohol, gently rubbing down these components, and the allowing the alcohol to evaporate. If the swab shows dirt, replace it often.

If that doesn't resolve the problem, get yourself some cheap (student grade) watercolor paper - do not use a paper that is coated for inkjet use!, and spray it with the same alcohol, trying to avoid the last .5 to 1" edges. Don't dampen it enough to make the paper limp or weak, and only dampen one side. Then run it through the printer first one way, then flip it over and the other way, so the wetted side faces up and then down. Don't print onto this paper. The send some regular bond paper through (NOT anything inkjet coated) to dry it before trying to send paper through again.

Inkjet coated papers tend to transfer some of their coating to the paper transport components. When the start slipping, that even transfers more
of these coatings to the rollers, and those coatings tend to be slippery and glaze the rollers. Cleaning off this coating usually resolves the problem.

Art



ray wrote:

I just returned from a 6 month vacation in Hawaii. I have 2 printers
that have been in storage for that time. The IP5000 which uses MIS
ink had a clogged print head which was fairly easy to clear with
Windex and compressed air. However the IP5000 did not want to feed
paper. A print test results in gear grinding and an error message to
put paper in the lower cassette. If I have paper in the upper and
lower positions it will feed. If I put paper in just either the upper
or lower position it will not feed. Any ideas on what is going wrong?
I don't think it is from using aftermarket ink. My IP4200 which uses
Canon ink for photo printing worked fine.
.

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