Crumb of biscuit in printer

thomas234 · 09-02-2007, 09:23 PM

I went round to a mates earlier tonight, and when we tried to print some cheats off for GTA3 we found his printer wasn't working - It screwed up the paper as it pulled it down and then printed at an angle.

Upon closer inspection I found a rather large crumb of biscuit jammed in by the rollers. Using tweezers, coctail sticks and a SE K750i after 20 mins we finally managed to remove all of it (took 3 15yr old boys to do it

). However, now the printer starts to pull down the paper, but then stops after pulling it for a couple of inches. The software reports an error, but nothing specific. Pressing the resume button on the printer does nothing, and the paper has to be pulled out from the paper tray end of the printer.

Stupidly I didn't write down the model of the printer, but I do know it's a Cannon. It's a bubblejet printer (as far as I can remember). What should we do next? Is it possible that we have broken it even moreso than before?

Thanks, Thomas

thehammer · 13-02-2007, 12:15 AM

I don't see how that could be a software error and the fact that it manages to pull the paper a few centimetres, and then stops;... is weird.

Ok a few questions for you:
1. When you turn on a printer, it usually conducts a few tests (if the rollers are working, if the cartridges are moving...). Could you see the rollers stop rotating, while restarting or turning on the printer?

2. Tell your friend to google the Cannon model, maybe it's just some common flaw found in all such printers

3. You sure that the printer didn't work before because of the cookie?

Also I hope you didn't use some sort of industrial tweezers

Karanislove · 14-02-2007, 03:59 AM

Jst go through the points in my sig link and see if dat helps u in any way..

Chelski · 14-02-2007, 09:20 AM

Haha loving it, i just wonder how the hell that biscuit got in there lol

thomas234 · 14-02-2007, 04:23 PM

Thanks, I'll do all the things you have suggested ASAP (next time I'm at his house).

I've no idea how biscuit got in there, and to be honest, I really don't want to know!

Thanks, Thomas

Chelski · 15-02-2007, 01:07 PM

Haha yeh best not to know

09-02-2007, 09:23 PM	#1 (permalink) Top
thomas234 Big Geek Join Date: Feb 2006 Age: 16 Male Posts: 753 Times Helpful: 33 My Mood: Bored Status: Offline My Computer	Crumb of biscuit in printer I went round to a mates earlier tonight, and when we tried to print some cheats off for GTA3 we found his printer wasn't working - It screwed up the paper as it pulled it down and then printed at an angle. Upon closer inspection I found a rather large crumb of biscuit jammed in by the rollers. Using tweezers, coctail sticks and a SE K750i after 20 mins we finally managed to remove all of it (took 3 15yr old boys to do it ). However, now the printer starts to pull down the paper, but then stops after pulling it for a couple of inches. The software reports an error, but nothing specific. Pressing the resume button on the printer does nothing, and the paper has to be pulled out from the paper tray end of the printer. Stupidly I didn't write down the model of the printer, but I do know it's a Cannon. It's a bubblejet printer (as far as I can remember). What should we do next? Is it possible that we have broken it even moreso than before? Thanks, Thomas __________________ Nikon D40 + Sigma 18-200 f/3.5-6.3 + Nikon Speedlight SB-600 Nokia N95 & 8gb card

14-02-2007, 03:59 AM	#3 (permalink) Top
Karanislove It's D Grav80 Of Luv Join Date: Jan 2006 Age: 23 Male Posts: 3,460 Times Helpful: 160 My Mood: Cool Status: Offline My Computer	Jst go through the points in my sig link and see if dat helps u in any way.. __________________ __________________________________________________ ___ Troubleshoot a Dead/Unbootable PC / Microsoft Events Viewer Troubleshoot Printer / Most Common Home Audio Problems_

14-02-2007, 04:23 PM	#5 (permalink) Top
thomas234 Big Geek Join Date: Feb 2006 Age: 16 Male Posts: 753 Times Helpful: 33 My Mood: Bored Status: Offline My Computer	Thanks, I'll do all the things you have suggested ASAP (next time I'm at his house). I've no idea how biscuit got in there, and to be honest, I really don't want to know! Thanks, Thomas __________________ Nikon D40 + Sigma 18-200 f/3.5-6.3 + Nikon Speedlight SB-600 Nokia N95 & 8gb card

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13-02-2007, 12:15 AM	#2 (permalink) Top
thehammer Geek Trainee Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 26 Times Helpful: 1 My Mood: Fine Status: Offline	I don't see how that could be a software error and the fact that it manages to pull the paper a few centimetres, and then stops;... is weird. Ok a few questions for you: 1. When you turn on a printer, it usually conducts a few tests (if the rollers are working, if the cartridges are moving...). Could you see the rollers stop rotating, while restarting or turning on the printer? 2. Tell your friend to google the Cannon model, maybe it's just some common flaw found in all such printers 3. You sure that the printer didn't work before because of the cookie? Also I hope you didn't use some sort of industrial tweezers

14-02-2007, 09:20 AM	#4 (permalink) Top
Chelski Big Geek Join Date: Nov 2006 Age: 19 Male Posts: 115 Times Helpful: 1 My Mood: Cool Status: Offline My Computer	Haha loving it, i just wonder how the hell that biscuit got in there lol

15-02-2007, 01:07 PM	#6 (permalink) Top
Chelski Big Geek Join Date: Nov 2006 Age: 19 Male Posts: 115 Times Helpful: 1 My Mood: Cool Status: Offline My Computer	Haha yeh best not to know

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