"Fred E. Caldwell" wrote:
>
> A friend dropped off his printer a HP DeskJet 600C. I hooked it up and
> turned it on it made a terrible sound like it was stripping out gears and
> slammed the printer head into the right side of the printer. The two lights
> on the front flash one then the other like a railroad crossing. Turn it off
> and back on again and it repeats itself. I downloaded drivers for it to my
> system and but can't seem to get pass the grind.....thud....and flashes Help

   Probably needs carriage gears replacement and/or adjustment. Not an
inhome job and the repair bill would be around $65 in my area. For that
old of an inkjet it's probably time for retirement.

Later,


Russell Smith
Region 14 ESC Abilene, Texas
http://camalott.com/~rssmith
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