"Nick" wrote in message
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I have the Epson Stylus Photo 890 printer and it has been little used for
some time.
I put in a new set of ink cartridges, ran the cleaning cycle several times
but still it won't fire from all the jets.

Last time this happened to me was with a previous printer which was in
warranty and the engineer attended and sorted out in a "few minutes"
according to the person who was present, but I wasn't so didn't see how he
did it / any re-aligning procedure.

Can anyone tell me how to get the ink flowing on this or a similar model ?
I am sure its the bit that the cartridges sit on that has got some jets
blocked.

It can just take a lot of cleaning cycles to get an Epson that has been left
standing going again. If that doesn't work, take the covers off, make sure
the cartridge carrier is unlocked and the printer is switched off, feed a
piece of strong absorbent paper or cotton cloth under the heads, dose
liberally with head cleaning solvent e.g.:

http://www.inktecshop.co.uk/acatalog/Bulk_Ink.html

then move the carriage back and forth over the moist cloth / paper. You may
need a few changes of paper / cloth, but it should eventually get the head
clear. Once the printer is working properly, a regime of turning it on and
letting it run a start-up cleaning cycle at least once a week should avoid
the problem recurring.

Colin Bignell