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Epson printer won't print...

17 years ago

I have an Epson CX5400 which I just installed new cartridges. But now it won't print at all. I have cleaned the heads, nozzles, and have done the alignment but nothing happens. This has happened before but I don't remember what I did - if anything - to get it going again. Can anyone help?

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owbist
17 years ago
Check the link below, hopefully yours is as simple as that was.

Here is a link that might be useful: Fix your printer
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