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Blayne Bradley
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Basically all it says is "Printing - Error" there appears to be nothing in the documentation about this and the search terms are so vague that nothing I google helps, its an old printer, a epson stylus cx1500.
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Kwea
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Paper?

[Wink]

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baduffer
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First question to ask: is it plugged in?
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scifibum
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Blayne, dude, what's your operating system? Is the printer listed in your printer list? Can you access the printer properties from there? Can you print a test page from the printer properties dialog?

Is it plugged in? Does the printer itself have a diagnostic function you can use without printing from the OS?

Did you try using the troubleshooting guide here?

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King of Men
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Pencil and paper, dude.
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Teshi
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I assume you've restarted both the computer and the printer (turned off, turned on; entirely unplugged it) before trying again.

Is the cartridge stuck? Does the printer react in the normal way (no strange sounds etc.) when you turn it on?

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Epson printers (particularly old ones) are pretty crappy. I owned one. I hated it. I remember beating it with a bat when I got rid of it. Check your ink levels. If you have a color printer and even one color is low, the printer won't print until you replace the cartridge.
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scifibum
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Why do I feel unrewarded for commenting on this thread?
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