Replacement printer .

[JeepJeep]

No... You can buy the cleaning kits... Paper towel underneath as it'll blow the ink out and make a mess.

I just used a syringe some rubbing alcohol and some Silicone vac tube I had here after seeing it on Youtube and looking for model number.

Blow it down the jets... If the Jets are blocked no end of head cleaning will work,.

 

[Av Gorritt]

Too late I fear . Gave it up as a bad job , un-installed it , and the replacement coming tomorrow . (I hope !)

 

[Av Gorritt]

Replacement printer duly came , despite a bit of snow in the lane . Disconnected and uninstalled the old one and installed the new , bit of a frig with my fingers losing a bit of feeling at the tips on the small control screen . I found a rubber tipped pen-like "podger" (is that the correct technical term ?) which made thing so much easier . All up'n' running now . Only problem I have is that despite uninstalling the old one , with all it's hangers-on bits , my computer still thinks it's still there . It doesn't show in "devices and printers " so I don't know what next . I suppose as long as it doesn't interfere with things I might just leave it . It just bugs me a bit , as would a red light on the dash , having a printer icon with a red cross on it saying "Scan to computer is currently unavailable " Must've left some trace behind . Now that it's unused , I might just try Jeep-Jeeps fix with the blowdown alcohol , I have a bottle of iso-propyl alcohol , so nothing lost if it doesn't work for me , and a bonus for my Gt. grand daughter who's looking for a printer for home schooling work .

 

[J B]

All up'n' running now . Only problem I have is that despite uninstalling the old one , with all it's hangers-on bits , my computer still thinks it's still there .

Are any of it's programs still installed?
Control Panel - programs and features - and remove any traces.

If you have CCleaner, it may be easier within that.

 

[Av Gorritt]

No, I haven't got C.C. I used to use it , but it got lost on the way when I changed computers . I think I'll re-install it . The red cross is for "scan to computer is currently unavailable " I just clicked "Exit" and it's gone ! So that's OK then .

 

[JeepJeep]

Is it wifi? All set the connection and that?

 

[Av Gorritt]

It's an HP Office Jet 8015 . It's wireless operating . Just the mains cable to it . It wasn't difficult to set up once I had the stylus, which was more precise in action than my clumsy numb finger tips . It's placed within 1 Metre of my modem just now , and I've given it all the printing/ scanning/ copying tests I can think of , and it performs faultlessly (so far ) with the bonus that I can move it about if needed without wiring disturbance . I've generally thought that hard wiring was a better system than wireless , but it all seems OK , so - we live in hope .

 

[J B]

No, I haven't got C.C. I used to use it , but it got lost on the way when I changed computers . I think I'll re-install it . The red cross is for "scan to computer is currently unavailable " I just clicked "Exit" and it's gone ! So that's OK then .

Suppose it may be the old printer starting up when the PC starts, which CC can easily stop too.