Kodak ESP 3 Support Question
Kodak ESP 3 Support Question
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Question posted by ejharding on June 28th, 2011
Why Does My Esp 3 Print Only In Grey Or Very Light Color?
I hv bought only Kodak ink jets for my 7 mo old printer. I all of a suden only prints in light colors or grey . I've used four new pks of 10B& 10-C combo paks in the last week . changeing to a new pak doesn't help. What can I do? Help I'm in the middel of a book I'm writting.
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Related Kodak ESP 3 Manual Pages
User guide - Page 4
... Glass 36
Cleaning the Scanner Lid 36
Printing a Test Page 36
Ink Cartridges ...37
Checking Ink Levels 37 Replacing Ink Cartridges 37 Printhead...38
Printhead Alignment 39 Clean Printhead 39 Replace the Printhead 40
Support ...43
Contact Kodak...43
Troubleshooting 44
Printer Fails to Power On 44 Device not Recognized 44 Ink Cartridge Not Recognized 45 Multiple Paper...
User guide - Page 7
... avoid damage to the left of the memory card slots on the Kodak ESP 3 All-in-One printer. Memory Cards Supported
The Kodak ESP·3 All-in-One printer supports the memory cards used in most digital cameras.
1 Product Overview
Product Overview
The Kodak ESP 3 All-in-One printer allows you can purchase.
• Memory Stick Duo • miniSD •...
User guide - Page 9
...Ink light
Check Color Ink light
Check Paper light
Cancel button Scan button Quantity display Quantity button Black light
Color light Copy Color button 100% light Fit to page fills the output page with the image, creating a borderless print. Flashes fast when cartridge is a failure that requires support from customer service.
Indicates the print size is low on ink.
Starts a copy job using...
User guide - Page 11
... of the Kodak ESP 3 All-in the Home Center
low.
be off . Status Lights
The following tables provide information on the printer status monitor
(Windows). flashing amber. Check Color Ink Light
Cause
Action/Solution
Normal operation.
Check Color Ink light blinks every few seconds.
USB Port
Product Overview
You can use the USB port to access pictures on a USB device, such...
User guide - Page 13
... to be off when paper is on the printer status monitor
(Windows). Light Status 100% light is properly loaded in the Home Center
low.
Action/Solution None. Press Copy to print.
in color. Check Black Ink light is flashing. This light should be Replace the black ink cartridge. replaced. Load the paper tray with
the image, cutting off .
The...
User guide - Page 25
... from a PictBridge camera or a Bluetooth device connected to your Kodak ESP 3 All-in-One printer. If Kodak EasyShare is not installed, follow the
instructions in the Scanner and Camera wizard to complete the transfer.
4 Print
Print
You can transfer them to the computer and print them from the computer. The KODAK
All-in-One Printer Software dialog open on the...
User guide - Page 27
... highest transfer speed is 10 meters or 32.81 feet. You can change this distance.
Panoramic Photos
Panoramic photos are supported: Mobile camera phones PDAs Digital still cameras Computers
Range
The recommended maximum distance between Bluetooth devices for Bluetooth printing. Bluetooth Name
Your Kodak ESP 3 All-in-One printer has a serial number that is Kodak ESP·3+XXXX, where...
User guide - Page 28
... result from a PictBridge camera. Chapter 4
Print Layouts
You can print multiple picture layouts from the various layouts when applied to US Letter size paper, your Kodak ESP 3 All-in-One printer provides picture layout support for the following US and ISO 216 international paper sizes.
• 4 x 6 inches • 5 x 7 inches • 8 x 10 inches • A4 (21 x 30...
User guide - Page 37
...smaller than one original 1 Place your Kodak ESP 3 All-in-One printer.
No white space is the same size as the paper loaded.
The printer produces high-quality color and black & white copies on the ...Color to A4 or Letter size paper 1 Load the paper tray with A4 or Letter size photo paper. 2 Place more than the original, the copy is cropped on a variety of copies. 3 Press Copy Print...
User guide - Page 42
...glass, since they can damage it.
Printing a Test Page
The test page provides information about your copies and scans remain clear, keep the Kodak printer's scanner glass and lid backing clean and... On/Off
light starts blinking.
36
Kodak ESP 3 All-in the printer. Warning Do not use paper-based wipes, as these might seep under the glass and damage the device.
1 Unplug the printer and raise ...
User guide - Page 43
... control panel and in a location where the temperature does not exceed 85°F (30°C).
Note You can easily check the ink levels to a center position. Maintenance
Ink Cartridges
Your Kodak printer uses separate black and color ink cartridges. The ink levels show on the old ink cartridge with your used ink cartridges to most office supply or electronics stores for the...
User guide - Page 45
To align the printhead from the ESP 3 printer driver, Home Center software, or control panel. The Kodak printer automatically performs a calibration every time you install or replace a printhead. You can also initiate a printhead alignment from the control panel 1 Load the paper tray with US letter or A4 Kodak plain paper. 2 On the control panel, press and...
User guide - Page 47
A calibration page automatically prints.
Maintenance
7 Remove and discard the black plastic casing and the orange protective cap. 8 Place the new printhead into the carriage.
9 Push firmly against the target label on the printhead until it clicks into place.
10 Reinstall the ink cartridges. 11 Close the printer access door. 6 Remove the new printhead from its bag.
User guide - Page 49
...go /register
User Guide
43 Get support for your product (FAQs, troubleshooting information, etc.). Register your printer.
8 Support
Support
Contact Kodak
Kodak provides several resources to help with the Windows operating system and working with your Kodak printer.
• Troubleshooting information (see Printing a Test Page). Get help you solve problems with digital pictures...
User guide - Page 51
...scanner glass, straighten them, and create individual files. Corrective Action Install a genuine Kodak ink cartridge.
Support
Ink Cartridge Not Recognized
Probable Cause 1 Generic or non-Kodak ink cartridges may need to make adjustments to the scanning area using Kodak ink cartridges. Light-colored images may not be replaced. Kodak recommends using the Preview feature in -One Printer.
User guide - Page 57
... compensation on , or move within the flash range of prints, printing may be dirty. Reload if necessary. • Try taking the picture again.
Print Too Light
Important For best results, use Kodak ink cartridges and paper for details.
• Edit the picture using Kodak Home Center or Kodak EasyShare software on your printer.
• Make sure the paper is not operating...
User guide - Page 58
... larger
than the paper loaded.
52
Kodak ESP 3 All-in the tray. • Use the application's Fit to Page/Fill Page option, or resize the picture so it is compatible with new paper, if necessary. 3 Carefully "fan" the paper to . Upgrade your system if necessary
Printing Stops
Printing stops during mid-print. Some software applications are able...
User guide - Page 61
... quantity Copy size functions
Copying features Black & white or color 1 to 9 copies 100% and fit-to 2.18 ppm (as little as 30 seconds per print) on 4 x 6 inch (10 × 15 cm) borderless Kodak watermark photo paper Continuous-tone thermal ink jet Draft, Normal, and Best on plain paper Photo quality on photo paper
Borderless sizes supported...
User guide - Page 62
... paper; 30 sheets of 10 mil photo paper 4 x 6 in . (10 x 15 cm to 21.6 × 36 cm)
Ink handling Ink life
Ink tanks 2-cartridge, 6-ink system 1-year warranty from date of USB ports
Connectivity USB 2.0 (Mass Storage & PTP), USB PTP, BLUETOOTH® 2.0, PictBridge, DPOF, MIPC Windows and Macintosh computers, USB mass storage devices, memory cards (MS, XD...
User guide - Page 70
...
Kodak ESP 3 All-in-One You can print part of the printer. R
red eye: The red-eye effect in flash photography is caused by the lens of the eye back to the camera, resulting in a digital camera directly to a printer, regardless of the eye. The image of the illuminated retina is then focused by the light...
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