Yes, tried cleaner cartridges and built in utility.  Next step is 
to dismantle printer to remove jets and try to soak them in 
cleaner.  One suggestion I heard (too late) was to power it down 
when finished so the heads get 'parked' where the drying of the 
ink may be slowed.

Dennis Dittmar wrote:

> In a message dated 4/5/06 10:47:56 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
> [log in to unmask] writes:
> 
> 
> 
>>My Epson CX-5200 and CX-5400 both developed clogged ink 
>>jets, out of warranty.  Attempts to clean jets on the CX-5200 have 
>>not been successful, so far.
> 
> 
> I know Rhinotek sells cleaner cartridges, have you
> tried something like that or just the 'cleaner'
> utility in the Epson software?
> 
> Dennis Dittmar
> Maspeth NY

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