Kodak EASYSHARE 5300 All-In-One InkJet Printer - Answered Questions & Fixed issues

It is the holder for 6x4 photo paper. You will find it built into the top cover of the main A4 paper tray, on the right hand side. Mine has a transparent plastic cover. To load it, lift the cover and insert photo paper.
It is engaged by lifting the cover and sliding the tray into the printer. It is automatically recognised.

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I hear this is a common fault with these printers. Kodak are aware of the problem. If you follow the trouble shooting section on the kodak home page you will be given a reference number and be asked to phone their tech support. Tech support will take the ref number and your address and send you a new print head. They do this free of charge. They don't even ask when or where printer was bought. The only info they ask for is the servive number, which you will find when you open the top of the machine.

Hello! Please check the manual to this device. Hope it will help you! https://manualsbrain.com/en/manuals/1863206

Printer software will have a menu for cleaning the heads when they get dirty or clogged. Try that. You can also , if possible, remove the print head and soak it for a few hours in cleaning solution.

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turn off the printer
unplug the power chord at the back of the printer
wait for 5-10 sec.
replug power chord
turn on the printer

This one pops up a lot when the printhead sensor gets dirty. I would pull the paper out, give the inside a good blast of canned air, pull the cartridges and then reload it like you're setting it up again the first time: paper, ink, test print. If you still get the error code try cleaning it again but on its side or back and check the print head belt and rail, too.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSaGZohTDBg Terry

Error code 3806 Try there Terry

Did I mention it sounds like the scanning assembly is locked in place for travel and needs unlocking?

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corrupt software. delete printer,restart computer,re-install software.you prob have a virus.

Run a printhead cleaning if Black is faded or missing. If no improvement, replace Black ink cartridge.

ENABLE TO BLACK ONLY

http://resources.kodak.com/support/pdf/en/manuals/AiOPrinters/1K2682_SetupBooklet_5300_AMERICAS_WEB.pdf Seeing as the problem is with your computer and NOT your printer it would be helpfull to know what OS you're using. Go to printers and devices. Remove ALL the printers you don't have and all the Kodak printers you do have. Load the Kodak install CD and follow the directions.

This is often a problem when using non-Kodak inks as the cheap after-market cartridges use dye instead of pigment inks. Replace the after-market cartridge with the proper Kodak pigment ink cartridge and the problem should go away. If you are using a Kodak cartridge, you may need to run your printer through the cleaning cycle a couple of times. Also, run the printer through the calibration cycle once.

If you have used the cleaning cycle and did not have success, you will most likely have to replace the print heads. If you do not print weekly with a Kodak printer, the ink can dry inside the heads and they stop printing or start missing lines that cannot be fixed by using the kodak cleaning cycle. . I have had this happen to two of my Kodaks. To prevent this, if you are not using them regularly, print a test sheet weekly and you should have no problem. At this point, your best bet is to order new heads for your printers and then maintain them with weekly test prints.

Are using genuine cartridges for you device? 3rd party cartridges can often cause these issues.