Printing Blank Pages, but there's ink.

My printer has been printing blank pages now, but the ink sensors in it show that there's ink in it. Epson's Troubleshooting doesn't work too well, and Customer Service is closed right now (by phone). Any idea of the problem? I've seen this happen to my printers before, and I don't recall how I've fixed it.

Computer:
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
OS Service Pack Service Pack 2
DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)

Motherboard:
CPU Type Mobile Intel Celeron, 2400 MHz (24 x 100)
Motherboard Name TOSHIBA Satellite A15
Motherboard Chipset Intel Montara-GML i852GM
System Memory 496 MB (DDR SDRAM)
BIOS Type Toshiba (09/02/03)
Communication Port ECP Printer Port (LPT1)

Display:
Video Adapter Intel(R) 82852/82855 GM/GME Graphics Controller (64 MB)
3D Accelerator Intel Extreme Graphics 2


I hope I don't need more information than this

 

Have you tried cleaning the print heads? There should be all kinds of built in utilities for troubleshooting this problem. I would try going into printers and faxes by clicking start --> printers and faxes (or opening control panel and double clicking it) then, find your printer, right click it and select properties. I bet theres a tab that has a list of maintenance utilities on it. Try them out and let us know how she goes.

 

Could be a corrupt driver too!! If all else fails...I would uninstall, and reinstall the driver for the printer!!

Roger

 

Ah, much thanks, turns out the print heads needed a cleaning. Yeah, I was able to do it right off the interface of my printer, by reading my instructions manual.

Thanks to the both of you for replying.

 

if you don't print very often, the print heads will dry up...ive had that happen before, cause i don't print all that often. just make it a point to print a test page, or clean the heads once in a while

 

Get your self a canon printer (the one i got i550) will come up with a on screen message telling you when your low or out of ink plus their ink cartridges cost less.