on Sun, 18 Sep 2011 17:08 in the Usenet newsgroup gmane.linux.mageia.user Florian Hubold wrote:
> Am 18.09.2011 07:01, schrieb blind Pete: >> on Fri, 16 Sep 2011 23:15 >> in the Usenet newsgroup gmane.linux.mageia.user >> TJ wrote: >> >>> On 09/16/2011 06:56 AM, Florian Hubold wrote: >> [snip] >>>> Did you check that the printer itself prints a testpage correct >>>> and not that maybe the ink cardridge is dried in? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> Agreed. If you haven't checked it, try making a black copy. I know that >>> if I don't use my Officejet for 2-3 months, the black can stop flowing. >>> Generally, removing the cartridge and dabbing the nozzle area with a >>> damp paper towel is all that's needed to get it going again. >> How could I test that the printer itself is working? That is what the >> "Test Page" is for. >> >> > From some distributions (Fedora 14, I think) it does print black, but >> that was missing something else - text I think. >> > Look at the manual, normally you hold down one key during powerup of > the printer, and it starts to print a selftest, which is builtin to the > printer > itself. > You can also print a diagnosis page with supply materials information > and how many pages the printer already did and such. Should be in the manual. > If you can't find it, report back here and i'll find it for you. There are two "manuals". One is a sheet of paper and the other is slightly better. Also, there is a CD. I can't even get an alignment page printed. :-( -- blind Pete Sig goes here...
