Epson 980 problem

[Brian Cartwright]

I have a persistent problem with my Epson stylus colour 980. It continually
prints broad swathes of yellow colour, behind the lines of text in a normal
document. In fact it prints the same broad yellow lines behind everything.
Can anyone help?
Best regards,
Brian Cartwright.

 

[Colin Bird]

Have you tried the Epson nozzle check and print head alignment routines?
anything obvious when you check here?

start/settings/printers right click on your printer and sleect properties
then utility tab.

Otherwise is this a new thing which has just started? or has the problem
always been there? if its just started have you installed anythign new? op
system? graphics program etc?

 

[Brian Cartwright]

The problem started a short while ago and all of the usual checks have been
made. I cannot recall having installed any programme which might have
triggered it off. It just happened and I can't get rid of it.

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Have you tried the Epson nozzle check and print head alignment routines?
anything obvious when you check here?

start/settings/printers right click on your printer and sleect properties
then utility tab.

Otherwise is this a new thing which has just started? or has the problem
always been there? if its just started have you installed anythign new? op
system? graphics program etc?

 

[Arthur Entlich]

This may be due to ink build up under the yellow head, or a piece of
paper or even hair stuck under that part of the head.

Although rare for the yellow head, it may also be a failed head, but
usually that will disappear if printed in the lower res modes, like 720
x 720 dpi...

Email me and ask for the Epson Cleaning Manual and I will send you a
copy via email (no cost, no spaming).

Contact me at: artistic(at)telus(dot)net
(at) = @
(dot) = .

Art

 

[Wayne Youngman]

I have a persistent problem with my Epson stylus colour 980. It continually
prints broad swathes of yellow colour, behind the lines of text in a normal
document. In fact it prints the same broad yellow lines behind everything.
Can anyone help?

Hi,

I had a 9800 also, which worked fine for years, then I had the dumb idea to
use some cheap 3rd-party ink and basically ruined the Print-head. Sent it
into a EPSON approved service centre who quoted me £260-00 repair cost (new
Print Head! + service costs).

Wayne ][

 

[Arthur Entlich]

Although I do not doubt your printer developed a head clog by using
inferior ink, I would be very much surprised if the ink damaged the head
or made a head replacement necessary.

Chances are the head was salvageable with proper cleaning.

Some heads do fail, but rarely is that the result of using 3rd party inks.

Art

I have a persistent problem with my Epson stylus colour 980. It
continually

prints broad swathes of yellow colour, behind the lines of text in a
normal

document. In fact it prints the same broad yellow lines behind everything.
Can anyone help?

Hi,

I had a 9800 also, which worked fine for years, then I had the dumb idea to
use some cheap 3rd-party ink and basically ruined the Print-head. Sent it
into a EPSON approved service centre who quoted me £260-00 repair cost (new
Print Head! + service costs).

Wayne ][