This is a recent problem. When I try to print, sometimes it works great. Sometimes the paper just rolls through with no attempt to print and the paper light comes on. If I push the paper button the next sheet sometimes prints but lately it won't print at all. Sometimes it will print a test sheet, sometimes it won't. I have reinstalled the drivers, connected and disconnected cleared the spool etc. And sometimes the paper moves around but won't "catch" and get pulled through. It just sits there in the sheet feeder. I spent an hour with an epson guy on the phone with no results. Argh.
I had feeder problems but not any more: every type of paper I put through the rear feeder. Put the rear feeder attachment on and load your paper one by one through there. Try it, it has worked for me and might work for you.
I physically rolled the little rubber sheet feeder all the way forward and worked fine after. maybe it gets stuck in the middle sometimes...
Me again. I had to get a repairman to come out and he basically CLEANED the bejeezus out of the rubber roller section that pulls the paper through. Seems alright again. For now... He used a solvent (said lighter fluid was okay for this purpose- because I had some on hand from a friend who uses it for cleaning such thing, and he fixes printers as part of his work). He wetted a rag with the solvent, and wearing rubber gloves, worked those rubber rollers over good. That seems to be the answer.
This has occured to a 2.hand printer I just bought. First head was clogged very much. I disassembled the head, used a paper towel soaked in luke warm water to clear off the over-gooed printing head surface. It is quite easy to get the head out and back in. Unfortunately my cyan ran out during clean-cycle, so I can't say if it also cured the passing paper problem.
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I'm having the same problem... was hoping someone knew what was up. The printer has worked perfectly for a couple of years... still does, IF the paper catches. I get the "media not inserted correctly" error message, after it HAS been inserted correctly... but the printer just runs the sheet straight through without grabbing it. Agh is right!!
Same here. One day the printer worked great, then for no apparent reason the paper won't feed. I've tried cleaning it, tried different paper finishes and weights, but no go. Really frustrating.
I have a problem with the paper feeding through the printer, it starts to feed then looks like it hits something and doesn't print. the blank paper just comes out and the paper light flashes. I check the printer their are nothing blocking the paper from going freely through the printer. The paper feeds looks like and then it jerks while it's feeding into the printer and doesn't print.
Excellent printer in every way till yesterday. No problems going on four years. However, now the trashcan light blinks on and off very quickly and will not for the life of me pick up the paper and move it to the print head. Sometimes it will pick up a piece of paper and send it through express, the chamber, but will not do it when it is supposed to. Who will fix my printer friend? And who will fix it without making me a pauper?
my printer is doing the same and is only 4 months old
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