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Epson Stylus C46 Series Inkjet Printer?

Hi, I've got an Epson Stylus C46 Series Inkjet Printer and my computer's OS is Windows Vista. I haven't got the driver CD but it says on the Epson website that Vista installs the driver automatically. The ink levels are fine but it's printing horizontal banding with the black ink. I've used the nozzle check and head cleaning facility in the 'Printing Preferences' box but it's not working. I would check the nozzles manually but the 'Printing Preferences' box is missing the 'Replace a cartridge' option that will allow the cartridges to move in the printer to the replacement position. I think this is because the CD software hasn't been installed on the computer so it hasn't got all the features. It's also missing the Status Monitor 3 facility, can that and the other missing features be downloaded? What's the link for it if so? Does anyone with knowledge of Epson printers know how to resolve the problems, especially the horizontal banding one if it's not being fixed with the head cleaning facility? Thanks PS - I've tried pressing the button with the ink droplet and paper icons but it's not moving the cartridges to the cartridge replacement position (it instead thinks the printer's run out paper) so I can't get to them manually. Any ways of resolving this?

Public Comments

Horizontal banding is always indicative of a a blocked nozzle. Keep doing print head cleanings no more than 2 consecutively and no more than 6 per day.
Clean your head for a start..... http://www.specialistinks.com/cleaning-heads.php Follow the instructions....it works.