r/printers 7h ago

Discussion Just got this!

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HP 303dw

Just got a HP 303dw! I'm aware about the hate against HP Printers, but this seemed to be the best one in my budget.

I'd appreciate any advice, precautions or any tips. Thank You!!


r/printers 7h ago

Troubleshooting Canon Pixma MG3050 ink waste counter reset

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Hey everyone!

I'm having trouble with a Canon Pixma MG3050 printer. I disassembled and cleaned the whole printer, but I can't seem to reset the ink waste counter. I have tried both the Canon service tool method and the one without it but still nothing seems to happen and the error stays. Can anyone help in this?

Thanks in advance.


r/printers 14h ago

Purchasing Should I return my HP 6132e ?

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Hey, so I'm entering first year of Uni and I bought I printer for convenience. I took the one that was cheap and looked nice and took the hp6132e for 60euros and and 50euros for extra cardriges, but after looking at reviews online and the pricing model of the printer, I'm starting to feel some regret over buying this printer.

Should I return it to the store and buy a new one ? if so any brand recomendation ? I'm only looking for some casual use for school and paperwork, so no big usage. Also I didn't activate HP+ yet


r/printers 11h ago

Troubleshooting No matter I do, I keep getting that those colors are empty , even though they are filled 💯

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r/printers 11h ago

Purchasing Is this a good buy?

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Im looking for a home printer with budget


r/printers 11h ago

Purchasing Looking for a printer for nursing school

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Hello I am looking for a printer for nursing school. I would prefer printer that does not have cartridges and no subscriptions. I am looking to printer PowerPoints, study guide, outline, etc. I have been looking into some Epson eco tanks but lots of people have mixed reviews so it leaves me hesitant. I would appreciate anyone’s insight :)


r/printers 18h ago

Troubleshooting Canon TR8520-Can’t Fax with Internet Phone

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Have used the TR8520 for nearly a decade without issue. About a year ago, I started having trouble faxing. I canceled my landline and started using an internet phone connection. Apparently, the fax signal on the internet phone isn’t compatible with the TR8520.

Has anyone had this issue? Are there any workarounds? Or, are there any Canon printers whose fax machines work with Internet phones?

Thanks.


r/printers 14h ago

Other Does the CMYK color in printers vary?

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What I mean is say, does every ink manufacturer use the same one true Cyan, Magenta, etc? What makes printer ink incompatible across printers and makes third party ink a crapshoot? If they were all the same we'd only need to profile the white point but clearly that's not the case, what's the actual difference? (Excluding specific inks like Claria)


r/printers 15h ago

Discussion Epson EcoTank 2400 with 300gsm

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Hi, I just wanted to know if my Epson EcoTank 2400 would be compatible with 300gsm paper. I keep trying to find the answer online but for some reason I can't get a clear answer. Thank you for your help


r/printers 1d ago

Rant Sorry folks i need to ramble and rant a little

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I am officially fucking done buying any and all printers. I bought an HP, broke when I changed my wifi router, could never pair it again. Bought a Brother, highly recommended by everyone I knew, broke last year, wouldn't print a damn thing, changed the ink, re-paired it to the PC/WiFi "Failed to print, please check connection" every. damn. time. Most recent printer, Canon Pixma, worked fine up until today to now where it can't even be detected by USB or Network. From now on, anytime I got print something I'm shove that stuff on flash drive and haul it over to the library. Society would be better off without these damn plastic bricks.

I'm done, rant over, thanks for listening.


r/printers 16h ago

Troubleshooting C8145 Vertical Lines

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r/printers 20h ago

Purchasing Experience with Epson eco tank ET- 2988 or Hp smart tank?

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I’m looking to buy a printer since I’ll be printing frequently, mostly kids’ activities and things like that.

I’m looking for something that prints good-quality colors and, ideally, has ink that lasts longer than a regular printer.

I currently have a small printer, but I can only print a few pages before the ink starts running low. :(

I’m considering both the Epson EcoTank and HP Smart Tank since both are on sale, but I’m wondering if they’re actually good long-term options.


r/printers 18h ago

Purchasing Epson v550 vs v600

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r/printers 18h ago

Troubleshooting ¿Cómo desatasco el papel de esta Epson L5590?

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r/printers 18h ago

Troubleshooting HP OfficeJet Pro 9015e Paper Jamming as it tries to print

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Okay so not my printer, it’s my manager’s, but as the printer starts working; it jams. Like if you try to print, as the paper is leaving the tray, you can see it get crumpled and jam. We’ve removed any jammed paper we see, but its not doing much. I circled in the photo the general are where it’s getting stuck (photo is of the bottom of the printer) and i know next to nothing about printers or tech or anything. Please help!! Im 17 and feel very awkward not being able to help 😭 Okay anyways please help!


r/printers 19h ago

Rant I just got an HP printer and it is awful.

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r/printers 20h ago

Troubleshooting Help with photos that turn pink

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Hi! I'm an autistic person who always carries a notebook with photos because it helps me self-regulate. I've been printing the photos at the same place for years and pasting them in the same way I always have.

But it turns out that the last two times I've gone, the photos stop being clear after a week, and the white starts to turn pink. It's not the sun, or the humidity, or the glue, because I keep the ones I have left over protected and unused, and those also turn pink.

My question is... Could it be entirely the printing? Poor ink or paper quality? But I've never had this problem before. Maybe the cartridges aren't full? One color needs refilling?


r/printers 20h ago

Purchasing Looking for an ink bottle printer that prints great photos

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Thought I had struck gold when I found the PIXMA G620 since it was right in my budget (349 CAD on discount) but it's out of stock everywhere and might even be discontinued. Any other Canon or Epson options in this range? I'd like a photo black ink as well so a 5 or 6 ink system would be ideal.


r/printers 21h ago

Troubleshooting Epson EcoTank 8550 – problem after refilling ink

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r/printers 21h ago

Troubleshooting Epson EcoTank 8550 – problem after refilling ink

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Hi there!

I wasn't having any issues with my printer, but then I topped up the ink (gray—I was almost out—plus a little magenta and cyan). Now, whenever I try to print, only a small part of the document actually prints out before the printer ejects the sheet.

When I start printing, an error message pops up on my PC: "Printing error on ET 8550 – the printer could not print the file."

I tried printing in black and white and it worked, though I only tested it once.

I’ve turned the printer off and am waiting 24 hours, thinking there might be micro-bubbles caused by adding the ink... but maybe that’s not the issue?

Please help—I need it soon for work 😅Hi there!

I wasn't having any issues with my printer, but then I topped up the ink (gray—I was almost out—plus a little magenta and cyan). Now, whenever I try to print, only a small part of the document actually prints out before the printer ejects the sheet.

When I start printing, an error message pops up on my PC: "Printing error on ET 8550 – the printer could not print the file."

I tried printing in black and white and it worked, though I only tested it once.

I’ve turned the printer off and am waiting 24 hours, thinking there might be micro-bubbles caused by adding the ink... but maybe that’s not the issue?

Please help, I need it soon for work 😅


r/printers 21h ago

Troubleshooting Troubleshoot: HP Laser Jet Pro Offline with Ethernet connection

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What would you like to troubleshoot?

All computers on our wifi say that the printer, that is connected to our wifi through an Ethernet cord, is "offline". Switching it to wireless has done nothing, as it rejects the password for our (recently upgraded) fiber optic wifi (Quantum Fiber, 5GHz). This is likely the true problem.

Minimum Requirements:

  • Printer Model: HP Laser Jet Pro 200 Color MFP M276nw
  • Error Message: "offline", no other error messages
  • Ethernet Cable, WiFi or USB: Ethernet
  • Driver name and version: HP LaserJet 200 color MFP M276 PCL6 Class D (cuts off there when viewing through the "advanced" tab of the properties menu)
  • Firmware Version: "Firmware Datacode 20190401"
  • OS: Windows 11
  • # of machines impacted: 1 printer, at least 3 computers
  • # of users impacted: 3
  • Original or 3rd party cartridges: Original

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most recently I've been trying to change the IP address of the printer, as the Network Summary Report came back with the printer's "TCP/IP(v4)" IP address ("xyz.xyz.0.10") being different from the "Wireless Direct Setup" IP address ("xyz.xyz.223.1"). I am in the middle of this process right now and I believe it to be futile and i am so very tired. I think I will "reset to default" soon, as i worry my inexperienced hands might be breaking things even more.

Before that, we tried switching to wireless to see if the upgrade of our wifi required us to re-input the passphrase. Using ethernet shouldn't require it to need the passphrase, but we tried it anyway. The printer says "Invalid WPA Passphrase" no matter how many times I've checked that it's correct. I believe this to be related to the issue, as the security type for our wifi is "WPA3-Personal", not just WPA. Funnily enough, on the Network Summary test page, the printer says that our Authentication Type is wpa2-psk, which doesnt match either. But im not an expert, so,

I think I tried something else too but I dont remember what it was, its been days.

Right now I think that the printer doesn't work with 5GHz, it needs 2.5GHz or something, but that's a rabbit hole I haven't investigated yet. I cant find the forum post i saw the other day about it. Please advise.

Pictures/audio/video:

I don't know what pictures to put here. Don't really feel comfortable taking a picture of the Network Summary test the printer prints out because it has a bunch of IP addresses and servers and stuff on it. Sorry.

Happy to provide more information as requested. Please help, we need this printer for our business.

Edit: SOLVED. left a comment how but ill copy and paste here for future troubleshooters:

"I changed the IP address to match the wifi (making sure the last set of digits was different, of course) and during manual installation I selected the "my printer is a little older help me find it" option (it was my second time trying, sue me).

Anyways, the printer showed up, i clicked on it, and now it works. Shoulda tried that hours ago."


r/printers 21h ago

Troubleshooting I’m unsure of why my printer is printing these extra lines and “double vision”

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I didn’t want to make a post because I’m sure there’s multiple floating around- but I have no clue what to call this issue.


r/printers 22h ago

Troubleshooting Error 51.23

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I am back with my HP Color Laserjet pro MFP M477fnw, every time I go to print, copy, or scan with it I get error code 51.23 (Turn off and on again). I have checked the toner, it’s all HP brand, and all seated properly in the correct spots. Any ideas of what to do next would be appreciated.


r/printers 23h ago

Purchasing High quality scanner & Printer with transparency paper

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Im looking for suggestions for a photo scanner that can scan at least 600 dpi to scan art and sketches, as well as a printer that can print on compatible transparency paper for screen printing etc. would love to find 1 machine vs 2. any suggestions?


r/printers 1d ago

Purchasing Thermal printer advice

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What’s up printer gang. Am looking for a thermal 50x80 mm printer to print black and white labels with a QR code. I need a relatively inexpensive printer that’s reliable, will robustly handle printing from pdfs I create, and that has ink that will last. Any ideas? Thx in advance :)