I was having problems with my Koday ESP3250 printer - it was only partially printing text in black. I clean the printhead, after which it printed properly. Now, despite both ink cartridges having plenty of ink, it is producing blank sheets and there is an unpleasant grinding noise when the printhead moves to its starting position. Any ideas please or is it time to replace it?
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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!)
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I had my esp3 stop printing black also. I bought new cartridges even tho' I knew the ones in the printer were at least half full. Still not printing black. I finally called Kodak support and got a tech who was the first tech from India who could speak English well. He was very helpfull but in the end he told me he would send me the printer head because that was the problem. My printer was not used for about a month and the head dried up. The tech said that printer must be used about twice a week and the best way was to print the test by using the 'Scan' and 'Copy' at the same time. There was no sense telling the tech this is a huge flaw in the printer as he must have been hearing this for a long time. After I received the new printer head it prints fine. This is an absolutely huge flaw in this printer. If they can't make a different style of head for this printer these will stop being used................. So if you have the ESP3 (I don't know about the other models) and don't use it often the head will dry up and you can't clean it (according to the tech I talked to). Kodak should send these free for the life of the machine in my opinion.
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HI since you tried replacing the cartridges and cleaning the printhead, try the steps below.
1.Print a Demo Page.
a.Press the Menu button of the printer.
b.Use the down arrow key and select Print Demo Sheet.
c.Press OK button.
If demo page doesnt have black ink or faded prints,the printhead on your printer require replacement. Call 1.800.421.6699
Thanks.
Regards,
Neerak21
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just remove the head printer and wash with warm water and lett.t dry and replace.t
The Kodak AiO printers 5000 series and ESP series PRINTHEADs has orange protective cap that need to be remove to fit on the printer carriage. For the ink cartridges 
there is also a orange protective cap. 
1-800-421-6699
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