My printer won't print and the red light is flashing constantly under the ink and paper symbols although everything seems fine (there is ink and paper in). Also when I try to print there are no messages on screen to say that the printer is not working, just nothing happens. It's the Kodak all in one ESP 3. Can anyone help?

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Hi FixYa team, my Kodak printer's "Check color ink" red light was flashing so I just put in a new color ink cartridge (even though I am only printing black and white). I restarted the machine to try and print some address labels and it acts like it is printing but the paper comes out blank yet I can print pictures. I tried to print and email and it won't do that either.
Thanks.

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I have severe and often different problems with my Kodak ESP-3 printer. Sometime it`s banding of the colors, then I`ll align the printhead and I`ll have a color problem or no color at all. I just talked to Kodak Customer Service by phone, 11 a.m. PST. After a few automated questions I had a live operator in less than 3 minutes. The service tech went thru some diagnostic steps with me and the printer and after about the 5th step determined I had a faulty printer head. If the green on/off light keeps blinking when it shouldn`t be, that is a sure sigh of faulty printer head, it means the printer is not recognizing the head. Kodak seems to be very aware of this problem and are sending me a new printer head UPS, free of charge. After reading some previous reviews I`m suprised how good the customer service was. Maybe I just called at the right time and got lucky.

SOURCE: kodak esp 3 printer not printing properly.

you need to clean the printhead

Calibrate the printer (Scan + Cancel)At the same time for 5 seconds

Do a demo page ( Scan + Copy )

And go to the website :

www.kodak.com/go/esp3downloads

And download the latest version of the firmware

your all set after

Visit also the website

www.kodak.com/go/itg

for the troubeshooting guide

SOURCE: Kodak ESP 5 runs out of ink after about 40 pages

As far as the quantity of black & white - to get more out of it - go to start menu.. Click on on settings,, then printers,, Right click on the ESP 5,, click on printing preferences,, then clcik on draft,, then click on (at the top) advanced,, click on black & white.. Then click on apply then ok..
Now - every time you print it will be in this mode.. If you want to print in color - you will have to choose that each time..
For you black & white docs - this will print faster & use allot less ink..
As far as your color issue & puddling - It could be the printer head.. If it is new enough - call Kodak & maybe get a replacement.. If to old - maybe keep the color cartrige out and caped with the plastic caps until you need to print color.. Snap it in & out as needed..
I hope this helped..

SOURCE: kodak printer esp.3 ...paper jammed

u should only use kodak inkjet papers with size plain paper, coated paper, photo paper, iron-on, transparency film, label media, greeting cards, 20 to 24 lb. plain paper. open back access door of printer by pulling out the latch on back of printer. remove paper-jam from the rollers. u can find manual for ur printer onwww.kodak.com/go/manuals.