Ink carriage started make some horrible noises. Stopped printing. I changed to new ink. Now no ink is printing. Ink carriage just makes thumping noises. Is there a part that can be easily purchased or is my Epson ready to be buried?

Turn the printer on, and replace the cartridges if possible. If the carriage moves, but there is still a grinding noise, there may be a paper feed issue. If the carriage will not move, then it is a carriage stall issue.

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Try this. Switch off the printer. Unplug the printer from the mains and also unplug the usb from the printer. Switch off your pc too.Try to move the printer carrier with your hand to a position where you can change the printer cartridges. After doing so, plug again the printer to the mains and also the usb. Switch on the printer and see whether it starts ok. Now switch on the pc also and if everything looks fine you may start printing.

Lost electricity to head micropiezzo (micro pump). Usually caused by ink leakage that flow to small board at head carriage. Better take to epson service centre. If you wish to repair yourself, find similar solution on aicaxz solution.

Hi, When using refilled print cartridges, the Estimated Ink level and the Printer Status Window may indicate that the print cartridge is out of ink. Either continue to use the print cartridge until print quality degrades, or replace the print cartridge with a new HP print cartridge.

The methods of replacing the ink cartridge of the printer follows here:
Open the printer cover
The printer ink carriage will automatically goes to center
Once the carriage is in the center, the printer was ready to replace the ink.
Pull the down slowly the ink tank off the carriage..
Remember the place where the color/black position.
Remove each tank one at a time, and replace the ink with a new one.
Close the printer cover and it now ready to printer.

HP Deskjet 6500 Series Printer - Setting Definitions

Hope the instructions provided helps.

Do you mean you can't print text in black? You are correct to replace black ink. Turn off printer. Turn on printer, and immediately unplug power when carriage moving. So, carriage will stop not at parking position. Unplug usb. Move carriage freely bay hand.

try try again..........

I had this problem;

Printhead replacement instructions are in the users guide.

THIS WORKED FOR ME --AND IF YOU CALL THE TECH SUPPORT # KODAK WILL SEND YOU A REPLACEMENT HEAD........
Power on printer, the printhead rides on a carriage that is connected to the ribbon cable. When the printhead is in the center position and movement is stopped REMOVE THE INK CARRIAGES. DO NOT TOUCH THE INK-PADS OR THE CONNECTION POINTS. You can just place the ink carriages on their side on a clean piece of paper.

......... To separate the printhead from the carriage press the release botton(above the bulls-eye sticker) in the top center of the printhead. You will hear a click and the top of the prinhead will pop forward about 1/4 of an inch. GENTLY lift from back (where you pressed the botton) to front and lift the printhead up and out of the printer.
---------U will see where the printhead and the carriage connect-------

It is best (very important) to not touch the shiny contact area

Now you are ready to install your new printhead.

BE CAREFUL BE GENTLE............Place the new printhead into the carriage and again at the center top back bulls-eye press back until you hear the click and the printhesd is secured in the carriage.......... replace the ink carriages.......

I would power off the printer and wait about 60 seconds then power on and run self test.

TO RUN SELF TEST

power on the printer and wait until the printhead is in the center position THEN press photo and copy buttons at the same time, you will hear the printhead carriage start to move and a test print page will print.

CHECK for print quailty; run all diag. from the help tab as needed.

REMEMBER; IF YOU THINK THE PLASTIC WILL CRACK U ARE PRESSING TOO HARD....... KEEP IT CLEAN, BE SAFE

hello there. try re-seating the cartridge. Take it out, then put it back in.

Did you check to see if the ink was low in the printer? Epson wont let you print if the ink is low, happened to me before!

My wife had replaced bith ink cartridges and the carriage was also jammed! what she did was helped the cartridge carrier up some and it finally clicked in!!

Fuser/ upper heat roller/film or lower pressure roller has lost it's coating, nees new fuser assembly (hot bit at back) about $150 plus labour