Printer Problem...very frustrating...

[Travis Munroe]

Has anyone ever had this happen to them...
http://twitter.com/#!/TravisMunroe1/...953025/photo/1

I replaced all the ink and it worked for a couple pages but then goes back to having a mind of its own. If I am printing more than 1 page, the first almost always looks 100% perfect, then it just gets worse and worse.

[photon]

What kind of printer?

[Travis Munroe]

HP 8500A Plus

[photon]

That printer has separate printheads, so replacing the ink won't eliminate that kind of problem.

The printer should have a self-clean function that you can initiate to see if it clears it out, otherwise you need to clean or replace the print heads.

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/d...link=ot_search

[Hemi-Cuda]

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/printers

[BloodFetish]

Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/printers

I love that one.

But seriously, I really hate printers. Doesn't matter if you're smarter than Einstein or dumber than a bag of hammers, they suck for everyone.

[Hack&Lube]

The problems you are seeing on that printout have something to do with print head alignment or dirty/clogged heads.

Try to run the self-cleaning routine and try to run the print-head alignment routine if there is one.