My Epson Sylus Photo R800 Printer is giving me grief !
Prints started to lack colors, so I did a nozzle check ... sure enough ... the last color (purple?) was lacking lines on the nozzle check printout.
So I ran a the auto head cleaning program and the print head nozzle cleaning process.
All that seemed to happen was it used large quanities of ink and the nozzle check print test got worse.
Now there appears to be a heck of a mess ... which I have tried to clean up
Where does all the ink go when you do the head cleaning process?
What can I do here now ... do I need to replace the printer ?
Any help welcome.
Thanks
ADC1
Don't use nozzles clean function, besides ink consuming it can cause damages that cannot be fixed: black lines on the back side of the page that will be permanent. Instead put two photo paper together (2x260 gr) and push the two papers together into the printer while printing a motive including many colors. Do so a couple of times and the clogg usually disappears. Good luck! jonk
Soak ink resing pads with windex for 1 hour then print test pattern 6 times
Stop button as you press the 
On button to turn the Epson Stylus CX4400 Series back on. Hold down both buttons until the 
On light begins to flash, then release the buttons.
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Check the nozzle check pattern that prints to see if there are gaps in the lines.
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If there are no gaps, the print head is clean and you can continue printing.
If there are gaps or the pattern is faint, clean the print head.
Clean the Print Head Nozzles:
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Load a few sheets of plain paper in the sheet feeder.
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Hold down the 
Stop button for at least 4 seconds to start the cleaning cycle, which lasts around 1 minute.
The 
On light flashes throughout the cleaning cycle and stays on green when the cycle is finished.
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I too can not adequately clean or puge the print heads. Nozzle check pattern shows that the heads are clogged no matter how many times I have manually cleaned them. ( 20 or so) I have used up a whole set of cartridges trying to solve this problem. Can I replace the print head myself???
SAME PROBLEM! So frustrating because the ink is really expensive. I'm guessing it is a printer that needs to be used daily in order for the ink to remain unclogged. If my printer sits for a few days without use I can guarantee you it will be clogged. Any solutions out there?
I have the same problem and I have cleaned the nozzles multiple times. It eats up so much ink (and not equally) that it is difficult to do 2 cleanings at one time unless ALL of the ink tanks are completely full. Once one ink is low, the printer won't do the nozzle cleaning; the only option you have is to change the ink prematurely if you want to clean the heads. Even after two or three cleanings, I still had horizontal bands. I am beginnning to think the only solution is to stay away from Epson printers, especially this one.
As with the other, I have this problem. One of the 8 nozzles seems permanently clogged as resists all attempts to clear it. This also happened with my previous Epson (a StylusPhoto1200). Unless I can find a way to fix this, my next printer will NOT be an Epson.
I have this same probkem as reported above. The printer was until recently printing flawless photos. I did not use it for a while and now it is streaky. The clean nozzle did nothing, even called tech support which did nothing.
Ah yes...my R800 is doing the same thing. I have gone through an entire set of ink tanks + just trying to clean the heads. I am very frustrated and out some cash from the expensive inks. I have also heard that it is expensive to send it in for repairs. When it was working, I was happy with the prints although they tended to be dark. I did an online search and found someone who explained how to change the head, but it was too complicated for me...and too time-consuming as well. I also have a Mac and have to use a generic driver for it. If anyone solves the problem, I'd sure be interested...because it was not an inexpensive purchase.
J
Any way to clean a clogged cyan in the printer? I have cleaned around it with rubbing alcohol and dabbed the nozzle also, but when I run the nozzle check, only 1 little 1/4 inch line shows up for the whole color! Or is it time for a new printer and cost to much to fix?
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