On Sunday, March 31, 2002, at 05:32 AM, David L Nuzum wrote:
> After doing a search and long perusal of the results on Dealmac Chat, I
> came
> across the answer. Simply cleaning the chrome bar that the print head
> slides
> along fixes the problem. Apparently a black sooty material builds up on
> the
> bar and the 740 can't figure out where the print head needs to park
> along
> the bar. Just using a paper towel to clean the bar was all that was
> required.
I had this problem with a 440 and a P700 and found that lubricating the
slide bar with a light sewing machine oil is also a good idea, the slide
bar apparently dries out after a couple of years according to Epson.
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