#Epson stylus photo r3000 problems manual

Here's a link to a video on YouTube created by Inkjet Mall specifically regarding cleaning the Epson R3000. The absolute best source of advice on cleaning an Epson printer that I have ever found is over at Inkjet Mall (Jon Cone's business). If a couple cleaning cycles and letting it sit for a day doesn't fix you're problem, then you may need to physically clean up. Epson says don't run more than four without letting it sit for six hours.

Have you run a cleaning cycle (page 36 of the manual)? You can run more than one, but you need to be careful. When I had blotches like you're describing, that usually meant a cleaning was in order. MK or PK will be one of them it switches between them for the same nozzle. When you do a nozzle check you should see 8 squares. I see that Canon Pro-100s are $59: awfully tempting to junk this POS printer (and $125 worth of ink cartridges :-((( ) and start over. Is this due to a clogged head or some other problem? When I do a 'Nozzle Check' I get 8 square patterns, not nine, but the ninth (on the right side of the page) is probably MK which may not print when I have the printer set to use PK? See Load Roll Paper.When I make a print on this thing I get splotches or just plain drops of black ink at random places on the print, obviously ruining the print. Make sure your paper is loaded correctly.If roll paper doesn't feed, cut the end of it straight across and uncurl the end by rolling it backwards, if necessary.If your paper is wrinkled when it ejects, the paper may be damp or too thin.Select the correct paper size when you reprint.

If the paper loaded from the sheet feeder doesn't eject fully, you may have set the wrong paper size.

See Load Fine Art Paper or Load Thick Media.

#Epson stylus photo r3000 problems manual

Once the media is fed into the printer and you see a message on the screen, close the manual feed tray.

Make sure the manual feed tray is extended.

If you're printing on thick media such as poster board, make sure the rear support is closed and there is enough space behind the printer for the media to feed through.

If you're printing on fine art paper, make sure the rear support is open and extended fully.

Use the manual feed tray to also load thick media (0.7 to 1.3 mm thick) such as poster board.

You can load these types of fine art paper in the manual feed tray.

If paper doesn't feed correctly or load in the manual feed tray, try the following:.

If dust has built up on the paper rollers, clean the paper rollers.

If multiple pages feed at once, remove the paper, fan the edges to separate the sheets, then reload it.

Make sure the manual feed tray is not extended.

If you're printing on both sides of the paper, try loading fewer sheets. Load only up to the recommended number of sheets.

You can load these types of paper in the sheet feeder.

Remove the paper from the product and reload it against the right side with the printable side face up.

If paper doesn't feed correctly or load in the sheet feeder, try the following:.

If paper is jammed, see Paper Jams to check for jammed paper and any other obstructions.

(Make sure the paper is not curled, creased, old, or too thin.)

Use new, smooth, high-quality paper, that meets the product's specifications.

See the solutions below for the type of paper you are loading.