[CS-FSLUG] HP 2500CM

[Tim Young]

Well, you probably have two different problems.  One, that the first 
page is blank, and second, that it grabs multiple pages after that...

I am assuming that the "print head" moves across the first page as if it 
were printing something, but it remains blank?  If so, you have dried 
ink in the print-head.  This is sometimes very difficult to clean.  If 
you can, you remove the print head and soak it in rubbing alcohol for an 
hour or so, then swish it around in the rubbing alcohol for a bit.  I 
have only had moderate success resurrecting a printer that had ink dried 
in the print-head.  If you cannot clean it, you must either buy another 
print-head or replace the printer.

The multiple page thing could be a number of issues.  Often the rubber 
pick-up thing needs to have the rubber replaced, or you can clean it 
with a special solvent that will make the rubber softer.  The latter is 
often the best/cheapest thing to do.  It occasionally can be simply a 
problem of "sticky paper".  If the paper has collected static 
electricity or has not been separated in a while.   You can fan the 
paper so that it is all separated from each-other before putting it in 
the tray.  But most likely you need to get some rubber revitalizer.  
(something like: http://www.maxpatchink.com/rubber-refresh.shtml - this 
link was simply the first one I found on google.  I know nothing about 
the vendor.)

I would try to clean out the print-head first.  If you cannot do that, 
then you will need to decide if you should replace the print-head or the 
printer...  If you can get the rubber revitalizer working, then it might 
be worth seeing what the print-head costs...

    - Tim Young

Timothy Butler wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> 	Does anyone have any experience with a HP 2500CM "Professional  
> Series" printer? One I use to admin at church was given to me. It has  
> been in storage for years, but as I recall, it worked fine when it  
> went into storage. It now has a peculiar problem. Whenever I try to  
> print anything, it spits one page out blank, the next page blank, and  
> right before the second page comes out, the third page begins coming  
> out -- it is blank too. (In other words, it never prints anything.)  
> I'm guessing because of the third page being pulled at the same time  
> as the very end of the second page, the printer realizes something is  
> wrong and insists there is a paper jam (there isn't).
>
> 	This happens if I try to print the head alignment page, the self- 
> test pages, or print something from my Mac to the JetDirect network  
> connection. Always one page that comes out blank but without issue  
> followed by a second page which is not quite all the way out when the  
> third page jumps out.
>
> 	I've tried cleaning the paper pulling wheels that I can get to (the  
> ones in tray three are hard to get to). It happens with both trays.
>
> 	Any ideas what might cause this or how to fix it? Normally, I'm not  
> much for repairing printers, but this is such a nice, heavy duty one  
> I hate to give up on it too quickly.
>
> 	Thanks,
> 		Tim
>
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