I need a new printer head printer 3250 - Kodak EASYSHARE 5300 All-In-One InkJet Printer

Try the printer maintenance to clear the printer nozzles.
After several deep cleaning attempts and there is no improvements in the printthen a new print head is required.
A new print head maybe expensive and it maybe more cost effective to purchase anew printer.

For ESP 3250, 5250, 5210, Office 2150, 2170, 6150, 7250, 9250, C110, C310, and C315 printers:

1. Press Home on the printer control panel.
2. Press the down arrow button until Maintenance is selected, then press OK.
3. Press the down arrow until Clean Printhead is selected, then press OK.

Thanks!!
EJ Kudelka

see link for instrauctions

http://support.en.kodak.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1336/selected/true

thanx

The KODAK All-in-One Printer uses an advanced built-in printhead. The system is designed to provide excellent image and text quality, while eliminating the need to purchase new printheads every time you replace ink cartridges, and saving you money. The printing system requires that both the black and color ink cartridges be installed to print. If either cartridge is not installed or is out of ink, the printer or printhead will not print correctly.

Install the color a new cartridge, avoid damage to the print head.

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Thanks, Joe

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Probably a factory defect. Return the printer and get your money back.

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Error 3802 Mean Print head Failure

Turn the printer Off and On, This problem is solved by this mostly.If the problem still there then remove the ink cartridges and the print head and after few minutes put it back in the printer .If the problem still there then do it again almost five times & if still problem not solver and you get error code 3802 then it is probably that your KODAK Esp 3250 Allinone Multifunction Printer is in need of servicing by a service professional.
So go to the KODAK Service Center

Your problem will be solved.
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I've had this problem with my esp 3250 that has become progressively worse over past year. I have tried every fix available online from driver, cleaning, power, etc. My printers default quality was set to 'draft' (just to save ink) which obviously speeds up the printing and I've found that if I use 'normal' or 'best' quality, it seems to help the printer detect paper edges, I think bc it slows down physical printing process? go figure but it's gotten me around a few times when I've needed hard copies immediately. Also, changing to heavier bond paper, 92 or better helped with edge detection. I'll finish current ink and not buy another one of these:(

Sounds like print head needs replacing, try the troubleshooting guide on Kodak website, appears to be a common problem with these Kodak printers, if new it should be covered under warrenty although if not they are expensive

Mostly, printer cartridge error occurs when the printer head is unable to identify the cartridge properly. And the basic reason behind this is that the cartridge is improperly attached. To reattach the cartridge, turn on the lid of the printer and then remove the cartridge from the printer head. Check the cartridge to make sure that there are no scratches or other damaged parts that can contribute to a printer cartridge error report. Take note that the cartridge should not be left open for more than 30 minutes; otherwise the ink will start to dry up and the cartridge will get clogged.

I fixed my ESP 3250 print problems by removing the cartridges and print head. Using a Q-tip and warm water, added drops of water to each of the print head ink wells until the water / ink from the wells bled thru onto a cleanex. Did this several times. Dryed the print head fairly well. Then added a drop of water to each cartridge for each color. Reasembled and ran an alignment and to my surprise, it works! I hadn't used my printer in a while, so the ink had dryed on the felt for both the print head and cartridges.......