EPSON STYLUS C80 partial page printing

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Is anybody having problems with their Epson printing part of a page and then
ejecting the paper and continuing the printout on the next piece of paper?

I'm concerned that a Microsoft driver update may have caused this to start.
I have tried un-installing and re-installing the printer driver
software--same problem.

So I don't know if it is software or hardware related at this point...

Any suggestions would be most welcome!

Lee

 

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"Lee Wise" <LeeWise@cox.net> posted:

> Is anybody having problems with their Epson printing part of a page
> and then ejecting the paper and continuing the printout on the next
> piece of paper?
>
> I'm concerned that a Microsoft driver update may have caused this to
> start. I have tried un-installing and re-installing the printer driver
> software--same problem.
>
> So I don't know if it is software or hardware related at this point...
>
> Any suggestions would be most welcome!
>
> Lee
>
Are you sure it isn't feeding two sheets of paper together? My C80 will
sometimes feed the second sheet a few inches behind the first.
- Max



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"Lee Wise" <LeeWise@cox.net> wrote in message
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> Is anybody having problems with their Epson printing part of a page and
then
> ejecting the paper and continuing the printout on the next piece of paper?
>
> I'm concerned that a Microsoft driver update may have caused this to
start.
> I have tried un-installing and re-installing the printer driver
> software--same problem.
>
> So I don't know if it is software or hardware related at this point...
>
> Any suggestions would be most welcome!
>
> Lee
>
>

i had this problem a few months ago. very frustrating.

sorry, i can't remember for sure what fixed it but i know i tried the
following:

- checked the printer defaults and program paper settings (i was trying to
print from
PHOTOSHOP... pretty sure this wasn't it).
- searched for updated driver (pretty sure i had latest).
- removed the printer from Windows, powered everything down, then restarted
and
let windows re-install (this might have been it, but i don't think so).

what i _think_ finally did it (contrary to all reason) was...

- i had an ink cartridge that needed to be replaced.

i'm thinking this may have been the time i absent-mindedly pulled a yellow
cartridge that was showing a low ink warning then put it back in place when
i realized i didn't have a replacement and only needed to do a few pages of
text. this tricked the software into showing it full.

i may have had the partial page problem a day or two later when it actually
went dry (yeah, short-term memory, what can i say?).

then again, this may be a conflation of two separate incidents.

good luck,


barrett

 

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Thanks to those who responded.

I'm sure it was not two pages fed at the same time. Had that happen once or
twice long time ago.

As for the driver...yes, I did use the control panel to delete all EPSON
software (drivers). Then I did let the XP operating system do its thing and
install what it thought was the correct driver. I haven't tried anything
fancy yet, but so far it did print some CD labels correctly. I couldn't
even do that before.

As an aside, I got a response from Epson within one business day--as
advertised. Their suggestion was to disable advanced printing features.
I'm sorry but I had a problem with that one...

Lee

"Lee Wise" wrote in message news😛jtRc.3527$yh.2115@fed1read05...
> Is anybody having problems with their Epson printing part of a page and
then
> ejecting the paper and continuing the printout on the next piece of paper?
>
> I'm concerned that a Microsoft driver update may have caused this to
start.
> I have tried un-installing and re-installing the printer driver
> software--same problem.
>
> So I don't know if it is software or hardware related at this point...
>
> Any suggestions would be most welcome!
>
> Lee
>
>