jayhawksigns
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Its no secret that we have had our "fair" share of issues with our L560, most seem to have been taken care of and the last and probably longest issue isn't getting the traction it needs in getting fixed probably because it hasn't been reported very much. So, I'm asking all of you if you would check on your printer when you are using it, and it honestly takes no more then glancing at the maintenance kit through the window while the printer is running.
I pulled out the kit to get a better picture, but the ink squiggle there on the left side of the kit (bottom of picture) shouldn't be there and I have two. In person you can also tell better that the wiping material has been bunched up. Both of those items can be seen with a quick check while the printer is running.
The other way to tell, is watch the first pass of a job because that is when it'll do what it shouldn't. On the return trip, the printer moves the maintenance kit out like its wiping the heads, only the heads aren't there yet. Here is a link showing what it looks like in motion.
It doesn't throw a code. It doesn't stop the print job. And honestly it only makes a marginally different sound that what you would know to listen for. The excessively loud fans that HP packed into the printer helps to mask the noise.
So for anyone who checks, thanks for taking a look. Worse case you waste a few seconds checking but you get my thanks for looking. It doesn't happen every time, and with our workflow, it at best happens once maybe twice a week.
I pulled out the kit to get a better picture, but the ink squiggle there on the left side of the kit (bottom of picture) shouldn't be there and I have two. In person you can also tell better that the wiping material has been bunched up. Both of those items can be seen with a quick check while the printer is running.
The other way to tell, is watch the first pass of a job because that is when it'll do what it shouldn't. On the return trip, the printer moves the maintenance kit out like its wiping the heads, only the heads aren't there yet. Here is a link showing what it looks like in motion.
It doesn't throw a code. It doesn't stop the print job. And honestly it only makes a marginally different sound that what you would know to listen for. The excessively loud fans that HP packed into the printer helps to mask the noise.
So for anyone who checks, thanks for taking a look. Worse case you waste a few seconds checking but you get my thanks for looking. It doesn't happen every time, and with our workflow, it at best happens once maybe twice a week.
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