Printerhead on my kodak printer 5500 is not working right

SOURCE: Kodak printer 5500 will not print in black

Go to www.kodak.com/go/printheadsupport to get instructions how to remove the old printhead and on how to install the new one.

SOURCE: change printhead in 5500

To change the printer head on the Kodak 5500 AIO printer, you will need to do the following:

To remove the old printer head,

1. Power on the printer.
2. Lift up the lid to expose the printer head.
3. Once the printer head moves to the middle, where you can get at it, then unplug the power cord to the printer.
4. Remove the ink cartridges.
5. With the printer head now empty, run your finder along the underside of the top of the printer head, all the way to the left side of the printer head.
6. Push up with your finger where there is some give, and the shroud that holds the printer head will release the head.

1. Simply put it in place, and push forward with your finger on the sticker that shows a finger pushing on a sticker, and you will hear and feel it click into place.
2. Reload your ink cartridges, close the lid, plug the printer back in and you're done.

bandman1967

• 24 Answers
• Posted on Feb 19, 2009

SOURCE: Kodak printer 5500 will not print in black

I had the same problem and wasted money on 2 new cartridges before finding the answer on several blogs. Call Kodak Tech Support. In this case they are very good. Tell them the problem, they walk you through some steps and then give up. They will then send you out a new print head (a cheap and disposable device). I thought about buying another one for the next time things go bad but I can't find a source. They send it in 3-5 days, free. I think Kodak is embarrassed about their bad system (printheads should not go bad so fast!)

SOURCE: REMOVING OLD AND PUTTING IN A NEW PRINTHEAD FOR KODAK 5500

Remove both cartriges and on the top left there will be a button. Push and remove the printhead. Net, take the new one and insert it, pushing on the thumb picture. Reinsert cartriges and align.

SOURCE: My kodak 5500 AIO easy share printer will not print black ink.

Hi,

follow the step by step solution from kodak.

Choose All-in-one printer and then Print quality and follow the further steps. I think it's a problem with your printhead.