On 12/2/04 16:17, "nigel @ MWORDS" wrote: > On Behalf Of David Preutz >> >> The spongy strip thing has a rather large amount of ink >> (seemingly cyan & >> black) soaked into it about 2 inches eitherside of dead >> centre and a load more (black only) about an inch in from the >> extreme left of the carriage. It's the centre one that's >> causing the most noticeable problem as the paper guides have >> picked it up slightly so it smears onto the paper. >> > > Hi David, > > I don't know where your ink has appeared from. Neither do I as it's dead centre running about 2" eitherside. Overlapping an A4 sheet so it couldn't have been me printing onto A4 with an A3 default setting.
>However, if it had occurred > whilst you were printing I would have expected for you to see evidence of > ink splodging on the printed sheets. I have noticed some 'dragged' ink marks on the reverse side. > > Is it possible that the printer did a print having not correctly detected > that the sheet of paper was not fully loaded? This I have found can be a > real problem with the 2100 - it is 'quite easy' to get a sheet of paper > loaded enough to be registered as loaded, and yet it is not properly fed > through the printer. The result is printing on the sponge under the > printhead as you note. Sounds very possible but, as far as I'm aware this hasn't happened as I don't feed in 10 sheets, hit 'p' & go off for a coffee. Who knows?? Anyway, it's been resolved & thought it might be useful to post it up here. Delicately take out the sponge strip thingy. Give a good rinse out under the tap & leave to dry in the airing cupboard. Mop up all the residue ink from the, now revealed, black plastic holder & surrounding areas. Put back the sponge & you're away with a new clean printer. -- Best regards David Preutz +44 (0)7831 350725 =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
