I have the same printer and this problem has occurred 2 or 3 times. It is caused by a small plastic tab on the carriage mechanism not retracting as it should. I think its function is to hold the carriage assembly in the little "house" for transport etc. Normally the tab is retracted, but if it is sticking up... wham! Sort of like putting a block of cement on a railway line.
To fix 1. open lid of printer 2. pull ink carriage to left out of the way 3. on the "tracks" you should be able to see a little plastic tab sticking up 4. push it down. It should click into place 5. turn on printer Problem solved Bill > From: Dark Servant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 20:40:00 +0800 > To: WAMUG <wamug@wamug.org.au> > Subject: Physical Printer problem > > My Epson Stylus 740 printer is currently experiencing some problems of > physical nature. When I turn it on the printing block (part with the > ink cartridges) moves across the bar and slams its-self back into the > side of the printer while making a strange wir noise. As a result it > refuses print commands. I have been using ink refills. Would getting > new ink cartridges fix the problem (I doubt it). > > I'm almost certain I will need to take it somewhere to be fixed but it's > worth checking on the list anyway. > > Ruben A. Franke > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.html> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.html> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >
