CSW 2400 color printing woes

[Nicholas]

Hi all...

I recently began experiencing difficulties with my Color StyleWriter
2400. I use the printer on a Powerbook G3/233 with OS 8.1 w/HFS+.

The StyleWriter works fine when I have the black-only cartridge
installed. However, when I print with the color cartridge, the printer
head moves and the paper advances, but no ink (B&W or color) is applied to
the paper. (FYI, I'm using the Color StyleWriter 2500 driver.)

I used to use the printer on a 6100/60, and I had no problems printing in
B&W or color. However, the printer was out-of-use for six months. So, is
it possible that the color cartridge shell --the one which holds the
color/b&w ink wells-- has gone bad? Perhaps during the six months of
inactivity, the ink dried on the color cartridge shell? (FYI, I did
replace both ink wells, but the cartridge is still not working. Also, I
have everything setup correctly in the print dialogs, but still the
printer won't print.)

Any suggestions on how to remedy this problem would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers,
Nicholas

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[alvena ferreira]

Nicholas wrote:
>
> Hi all...
>
> I recently began experiencing difficulties with my Color StyleWriter
> 2400. I use the printer on a Powerbook G3/233 with OS 8.1 w/HFS+.
>
> The StyleWriter works fine when I have the black-only cartridge
> installed. However, when I print with the color cartridge, the printer
> head moves and the paper advances, but no ink (B&W or color) is applied to
> the paper. (FYI, I'm using the Color StyleWriter 2500 driver.)
>
> I used to use the printer on a 6100/60, and I had no problems printing in
> B&W or color. However, the printer was out-of-use for six months. So, is
> it possible that the color cartridge shell --the one which holds the
> color/b&w ink wells-- has gone bad? Perhaps during the six months of
> inactivity, the ink dried on the color cartridge shell? (FYI, I did
> replace both ink wells, but the cartridge is still not working. Also, I
> have everything setup correctly in the print dialogs, but still the
> printer won't print.)
>

I have a stylewriter 2400 also. If you haven't used the color head for a
while, it may be stopped up. There is an option in the print window which
allows you to try clearing the print heads. there are two options really, one
for a routine clearing, and one for an even harder clearing. If this does not
work, you may need a whole new cartridge, I had to buy one after a long period
of use.

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[Nicholas]

In article <35E7C48E...@apex.net>, theh...@apex.net wrote:

>Nicholas wrote:
>>
>> Hi all...
>>
>> I recently began experiencing difficulties with my Color StyleWriter
>> 2400. I use the printer on a Powerbook G3/233 with OS 8.1 w/HFS+.
>>
>> The StyleWriter works fine when I have the black-only cartridge
>> installed. However, when I print with the color cartridge, the printer
>> head moves and the paper advances, but no ink (B&W or color) is applied to
>> the paper. (FYI, I'm using the Color StyleWriter 2500 driver.)
>>
>> I used to use the printer on a 6100/60, and I had no problems printing in
>> B&W or color. However, the printer was out-of-use for six months. So, is
>> it possible that the color cartridge shell --the one which holds the
>> color/b&w ink wells-- has gone bad? Perhaps during the six months of
>> inactivity, the ink dried on the color cartridge shell? (FYI, I did
>> replace both ink wells, but the cartridge is still not working. Also, I
>> have everything setup correctly in the print dialogs, but still the
>> printer won't print.)
>>
>I have a stylewriter 2400 also. If you haven't used the color head for a
>while, it may be stopped up. There is an option in the print window which
>allows you to try clearing the print heads. there are two options really, one
>for a routine clearing, and one for an even harder clearing. If this does not
>work, you may need a whole new cartridge, I had to buy one after a long period
>of use.

Alvena,
Thanks for the advice. I forgot to mention that I tried cleaning the head
several times (using the print dialogue box). Unfortunately, that did not
help either. I just wanted to make sure that I had tried everything
before shelling out $40+ for another color cartridge.

One more question: is it possible to purchase the color cartridge only
(sans ink wells) since I just purchased new b&w and color ink wells? If
so, where might I find this?

Thanks...

[Nicholas]

In article <redgate-2908...@aux182.tulsa.oklahoma.net>,
red...@tulsa.oklahoma.net (Kirk A. Kerekes) wrote:

>In article <u47f8-29089...@user-38lcjtg.dialup.mindspring.com>,
>u4...@wvnvm.wvnet.edu (Nicholas) wrote:
>
>. In article <35E7C48E...@apex.net>, theh...@apex.net wrote:
>.
>. >Nicholas wrote:
[snip]

>If you soak the tank-carrier assembly (the part with the printhead in it)
>in water overnight, it might loosen things up enough to let it print.
>
>Can't hurt, regardless.

Thanks for the tip. The thought crossed my mind, but I wasn't sure if
this would damage the tank-carrier. But as you said, it can't hurt (since
it's worthless right now). I'll let you know if it works.

Cheers,
Nicholas

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