jah1@uafhcx.uucp (JAMES ALAN HUGHES) (02/06/90)
I've been using the HP Deskjet Plus since September of last year. I haven't
ever had any problems with it until recently. It has started to print the
first half of the first page correctly, but from there on the print gets
lighter and lighter. I remember a friend making a comment about a problem
with the Deskjet doing this, but I can't remember what it was that I had to
do to have to problem fixed. I was wondering if anyone has heard anything
about a possible recall on a part in the Deskjet Plus, or what I needed to
do to fix it.
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In article <3631@uafhp.uark.edu>, jah1@uafhcx.uucp (JAMES ALAN HUGHES) writes: >I've been using the HP Deskjet Plus since September of last year. I haven't >ever had any problems with it until recently. It has started to print the >first half of the first page correctly, but from there on the print gets >lighter and lighter. I remember a friend making a comment about a problem >with the Deskjet doing this, but I can't remember what it was that I had to >do to have to problem fixed. I was wondering if anyone has heard anything >about a possible recall on a part in the Deskjet Plus, or what I needed to >do to fix it. It dosen't sound like you've used it much, but I had the same problem caused by an empty ink cartridge. Replacing it cured the problem. Perhaps yours is somewhat blocked. Try using the "prime" key a few times, and see if thaht helps. If not, I think I read something about blowing air through the cartridge somehow, but I don't remember the details. Richard Stanton pstanton@gsb-what.stanford.edu
scs2635@cec1.wustl.edu (Sean Cronin Starkey) (02/08/90)
In article <3631@uafhp.uark.edu> jah1@uafhcx.uucp (JAMES ALAN HUGHES) writes: >I've been using the HP Deskjet Plus since September of last year. I haven't >ever had any problems with it until recently. It has started to print the >first half of the first page correctly, but from there on the print gets >lighter and lighter. I remember a friend making a comment about a problem >with the Deskjet doing this, but I can't remember what it was that I had to >do to have to problem fixed. I was wondering if anyone has heard anything >about a possible recall on a part in the Deskjet Plus, or what I needed to >do to fix it. Could it be that your ink cartridge is running out???? You know, they don't last forever....... -- # Sean Starkey }:> Washington University scs2635@cec2.wustl.edu # # 6926 Millbrook Blvd. 3-204 1761 Happ Road # # St. Louis, MO 63130 Northbrook, IL 60062 # # (314) 862-7042 (708) 272-2636 #
wg@cbnewsm.ATT.COM (Bill Gieske) (02/08/90)
> In article <3631@uafhp.uark.edu> jah1@uafhcx.uucp (JAMES ALAN HUGHES) writes: >I've been using the HP Deskjet Plus since September of last year. I haven't >ever had any problems with it until recently. It has started to print the >first half of the first page correctly, but from there on the print gets >lighter and lighter. I remember a friend making a comment about a problem >with the Deskjet doing this, but I can't remember what it was that I had to >do to have to problem fixed. I was wondering if anyone has heard anything >about a possible recall on a part in the Deskjet Plus, or what I needed to >do to fix it. The DeskJet has what HP calls a deprime problem. Because of this, an air bubble can work its way into the cartridge, stopping ink flow. And, this can occur in the course of printing a single page. HP will ship a free of charge repair kit. Installing it took me about 10 minutes. The sled or whatever it was called and a few other pieces are swapped where the ink cartridge parks or homes. I made the repair a month ago, and have not printed high volume since, so it's too early to tell what the upshot of this is. Knowing HP, I trust this is a true fix. Also, any cartridges that died prematurely can be exchanged where you purchased them. HP will accept returns from the dealer. I exchanged two I purchased from RP Systems with no hassle. Now, if only they could fix the water soluable ink problem.
leverich@randvax.UUCP (Brian Leverich) (02/15/90)
The inelegant but generally effective fix to jamming DeskJet inkpots is to pull the inkpot and blow enthusiastically into the small vent in middle of the green plastic arrow on top. For reasons too obvious to enumerate, it's a good idea to put kleenex or some such under the print head before you blow. Now if someone would just tell me how to freeze a restartable core image of PC-Scheme in the middle of a session. (I need a more general mechanism than DOS-CALL...) -B -- "Simulate it in ROSS" Brian Leverich | U.S. Snail: 1700 Main St. ARPAnet: leverich@rand.org | Santa Monica, CA 90406 UUCP: decvax!randvax!leverich | Ma Bell: (213) 393-0411 X7769