My printer is not working why?

[Guest]

I have been away for three months and I have tried to use my printer ,but the ink light keeps flashing .

I have put new cartridges in ,but the red idicator light sill flashes

 

[Dogsnake]

Not knowing what model or brand, I would suspect that the Print Head is clogged. The ink from the Carts. is channeled to a thing called the print head. This is where the ink is transformed into print patterns and sprayed on the page. Often (some HP is an example) the print head is a removable, replaceable and cleanable item. Your printer software tools may have an option to clean the head. Check your printer documentation (online if you did not save it somewhere) to check on this. The indicator is flashing I suspect because even with a new cart. the ink is not flowing to the head sensor so the unit thinks there is no ink.

 

[blackmancer]

Try and run any print head cleaning within the printer software. refer to the manual for the printer. its likely the ink has dried and clogged the printing heads which may not be fixed by placing new cartridges in.