Chuck,

I have a 522C hooked to my daughter's PC.  Great little printer, just keeps
chuggin' along..... Not a high speed unit, but I've gotten a lot of years of
use
from it.  Very rugged and dependable.  But your wife may have pushed yours
past the point of no return.

Turn off the printer and GENTLY move the print head to approximately the
middle of the printer.  Close the cover, turn on the power, and cross your
fingers.

This may reset the print head, but it sounds like the printer is shot.
It is repairable but the repair costs would probably be close
to the cost of new low end printer that can print rings around
your 520.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Chuck Finnigan" <[log in to unmask]>


> my wife uses an old HP520 deskjet at home since she has a laser printer at
> school. yesterday, she neglected to follow instructions for replacing the
> cartridge and moved the carriage to the left without pushing the install
> button or turning of the printer. the carriage is now stuck to the right
and
> now amount of fiddling has corrected the problem.
>
> does anyone know how to fix this? can it be fixed?
>
> i've searched the manual and HP's web site only mentions that the printer
> can be damaged by doing this.

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