Printer cleaning?

SusannaKB · 07-10-2008, 11:38 AM

I have a HP PSC 1610 All-in-One, that is not printing smoothly. The black ink will "miss" in lines horizontally. I have followed the troubleshooting in the software included and cannot resolve this on my own.

This has even occurred with more than one ink cartridge. Is there any additional cleaning that I can do to correct this? If so how can I so it properly as to not damage anything?

Thank you

**Fox** · 07-10-2008, 01:14 PM

Hi Susanna,

Is there a procedure for re-aligning the cartridge? Usually this will be in the same menu area that the cartridge cleaning option is.

Be careful with the cleaning option too - a printer wastes a lot of ink in this process.

SusannaKB · 07-10-2008, 03:45 PM

Fox,

I did everything HP offers in the cleaning menu. Alignment, priming everything and the same streaks are still there. This happened on my last black ink cartridge too. Which leads me to think that its not necessarily the cartridge. but I guess I could replace the cartridge again, but I hate to waste the money.

Any other ideas?

**Fox** · 07-11-2008, 10:29 AM

I would say it's probably not the cartridge. If you've used this printer a lot, it's possible that the print head (the part that sprays the ink onto the paper) has worn out or become dirty to the point where the self-clean feature no longer works.

Another possibility is that the rubber pinch rollers that feed the paper are slipping, causing the printer to offset the print vertically in the sections where it slips.

SusannaKB · 07-11-2008, 01:00 PM

So is there anything that I can do about it?

Can I clean them somehow?

**Fox** · 07-12-2008, 09:18 AM

You should be able to clean the rollers with some rubbing alcohol on a q-tip, but if you can get to the print head, I would just use a tissue to wipe the print head off.

Hope this helps.

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SusannaKB Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Midwest, US Posts: 196 OS: Windows XP SP3	Printer cleaning? I have a HP PSC 1610 All-in-One, that is not printing smoothly. The black ink will "miss" in lines horizontally. I have followed the troubleshooting in the software included and cannot resolve this on my own. This has even occurred with more than one ink cartridge. Is there any additional cleaning that I can do to correct this? If so how can I so it properly as to not damage anything? Thank you __________________ Susanna

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Fox TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: NJ Posts: 7,752 OS: XP Pro, CentOS My System	Re: Printer cleaning? Hi Susanna, Is there a procedure for re-aligning the cartridge? Usually this will be in the same menu area that the cartridge cleaning option is. Be careful with the cleaning option too - a printer wastes a lot of ink in this process. __________________ Antec Neo Power 500W, ABIT IP35-E, Intel E2180@2.66Ghz, Corsair XMS2 2x1GB DDR2-800, PNY 8800GT, 320GB Seagate * lazy college student alert *- If I've inadvertently ignored a thread, please Let me know about it Have I helped you solve your problem? Donate to Techsupportforums Klart Skepp!

07-10-2008, 03:45 PM	#3 (permalink)
SusannaKB Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Midwest, US Posts: 196 OS: Windows XP SP3	Re: Printer cleaning? Fox, I did everything HP offers in the cleaning menu. Alignment, priming everything and the same streaks are still there. This happened on my last black ink cartridge too. Which leads me to think that its not necessarily the cartridge. but I guess I could replace the cartridge again, but I hate to waste the money. Any other ideas? __________________ Susanna

07-11-2008, 10:29 AM	#4 (permalink)
Fox TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: NJ Posts: 7,752 OS: XP Pro, CentOS My System	Re: Printer cleaning? I would say it's probably not the cartridge. If you've used this printer a lot, it's possible that the print head (the part that sprays the ink onto the paper) has worn out or become dirty to the point where the self-clean feature no longer works. Another possibility is that the rubber pinch rollers that feed the paper are slipping, causing the printer to offset the print vertically in the sections where it slips. __________________ Antec Neo Power 500W, ABIT IP35-E, Intel E2180@2.66Ghz, Corsair XMS2 2x1GB DDR2-800, PNY 8800GT, 320GB Seagate * lazy college student alert *- If I've inadvertently ignored a thread, please Let me know about it Have I helped you solve your problem? Donate to Techsupportforums Klart Skepp!

07-11-2008, 01:00 PM	#5 (permalink)
SusannaKB Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Midwest, US Posts: 196 OS: Windows XP SP3	Re: Printer cleaning? So is there anything that I can do about it? Can I clean them somehow? __________________ Susanna

07-12-2008, 09:18 AM	#6 (permalink)
Fox TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: NJ Posts: 7,752 OS: XP Pro, CentOS My System	Re: Printer cleaning? You should be able to clean the rollers with some rubbing alcohol on a q-tip, but if you can get to the print head, I would just use a tissue to wipe the print head off. Hope this helps. __________________ Antec Neo Power 500W, ABIT IP35-E, Intel E2180@2.66Ghz, Corsair XMS2 2x1GB DDR2-800, PNY 8800GT, 320GB Seagate * lazy college student alert *- If I've inadvertently ignored a thread, please Let me know about it Have I helped you solve your problem? Donate to Techsupportforums Klart Skepp!