Epson 1400 cartridge carriage jammed

What is the error that appear in the printer status on your computer?

Epson printer blinking different lights. The different lights blinking has different meaning and solutions. When the Epson printer red light blinking that means ink cartridge of your printer is out of ink. And when your printer green light blinking that means paper gets jammed inside the printer.

You can fix the Epson printer lights blinking error using following steps:

·Fix the paper jammed
·Check empty or damaged ink cartridge
·Clean the dirty print head or replace missing or failed print head

·Read the steps to fix the Epson printer lights blinking error.

I think you have two problems.
1. Yes, the carriage is locked. There may be ink built up around it causing the catch to be stuck. When you first power the printer up, it will try to unlatch the head assembly to test motion. If you can catch it during that period and pull the plug again, you can clean.

2. Lights flashing alternately often mean that the printer has "parts at the end of their life". This means that the ink absorption pads in the bottom of the case may be full. Epson is pretty conservative with these, and you can usually get away with resetting them at least once before they leak all over your table.

There are a number of utilities you can use to reset. Here's a link to the Epson one:
http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Storesupport/InkPadsForm.jsp

I hope this will help you :)
* Green Power light flashes- The printer is receiving a print job, replacing an ink cartridge, charging ink, or cleaning the print head.
* RED paper light is On- If the CD/DVD try guide is open, close the CD/DVD tray guide, load paper, then press the paper button. Your paper ran out or multiple sheets loaded at the same time . Load paper and press the paper butoon to resume printing.
* RED paper light flashes- Paper is jammed in the printer. Press the paper button to eject the jammed paper. If the light is still flashing , open the cover and remove all paper, including any jammed or torn pieces. Then reload paper and press the paper button to continue printing.
* RED Ink Light Flashes - One or more cartridges are low on ink. Check the message that appears on your screen to determine which cartridge is low, or follow the instructions in " Checking the Ink Supply". Make sure you have a replacement cartridge.
* RED Ink Light is ON- One or more cartridges are out of ink or not installed. If you have just installed a new cartridge, it may be incomaptible with the printer or incorrectly installed. Reinstall it or replace it with the correct cartridge
* RED Ink and RED paper lights flash alternately- The CD/DVD tray guide was left open when you turned on the printer or when printing on paper. Just simply close it/
* Green Power Light is Off; RED paperand RED Ink Lights flashing- Paper may be blocking movement of the print head. Turn off the printer, then open the cover and remove any jammed paper or other foreign objects. Turn the printer back on again. Or it may have an internal error. Turn off the printer, wait a few seconds, then turn it on again.

Power off and paper and ink flashing alternately:

Parts inside the R1900 Series are at the end of their
service life or an unknown error has occurred. Contact
Epson for help

Power off and the paper and ink flashing fast:

The print head is obstructed by paper or other foreign
material. Turn off the printer, remove any obstructions,
and turn it back on. If the error persists, contact Epson

Good Luck!!!

Asit is only a couple of months old seek a replacement under guarantee/warranty.

How to reset counter on my Epson C-62 Printer I cleaned the Pads

this means your printer wast pad is full but your printer can be reset let me no and i will send you the info on now to reset your printer

if the printer power light is off and the paper and ink light are flashing there are a few things you can try.
1. remove all paper from the printer.
2. lift cover and check for paper jam
3. check to see that the ink cartridge cover is completley closed. (the covers do actually pop themselves open and jam)

if none of these fix your problem then your in the hands of epson tech support. they can be reached @ 562-276-7282

No body wants to take it to repairs, we all hate spending money if it can be avoideded. Do't fret. First, i would bet you have a paper jam that you have missed. This would stop the carriage and head cleaning. Open up the cover as if replacing ink. Get a torch and really thoroughly check for tiny paper jams or ujo's(unidentified jamming objects)check where paper goes too. Now close cover turn off, unplug, all cables, replug, turn on, try printing now. Post back if no good. Cheers lilacgerry