Re Epson 5200

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I have the same problem with my EPSON 5200. It stopped printing just a year
after purchase. I called EPSON and they were very unhelpful to say the
least. I've searched the net and has found that this is a very common
problem with this particular model. I've checked the cleaning station purge
tube and its is secure, I've also invested in head cleaning fluids etc etc
etc. but they have not resolved the problem. I am told that this is because
I've used Epson compatible inks but I beg to differ on this, simply because
on researching the net I've found that people have also experienced this
problem who have exclusively used genuine Epson inks. My best guess is that
because the printer was used only a couple of times a week, it may have been
clogged as a result. I am doing what everyone else with this problem has
done.... buy a Canon... the inks are a lot cheaper for starters at £6.00
for genuine Canon cartridges. Refer to this link to see how you you can get
your
printer to work again...... unfortunately I was unsuccessful...any offers of
purchase
for my epson 5200???? ....before it goes to a land fill???

http://www.inkworld.ca/epson-clogged-nozzles.htm


http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store [...] ookie=yes&
noteoid=17567

more dissatisfied customers... interesting reading... I personally think
epson should recall all their printers...

http://www.fixyourownprinter.com/forums/inkjet/26073




"Randy" <ranmcc@msn.com> wrote in message
news:1106352714.983738.274500@c13g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> A friend of mine has an EPSON 5200 that has been setting up for about a
> year.
>
> We hooked it to the computer and everything seemed to work ok but it
> will not print a page. It spits the page out blank. We took the ink
> out and all the cartridges have ink in them.
>
> Does someone have any suggestions on getting it to print. Does it have
> to be set on some printer setting. We tried to get it to copy and it
> goes through the motion and spits a page out, but does not print any
> thing on the page.
>
> Thanks for any help.
>