Epson Stylus Photo R300 InkJet Printer "sensor flag" Questions

...sensor flag making it think there is paper in it. Or maybe the sensor flag has been broken off by yanking paper out the wrong way when it gets stuck. Get your vacuum cleaner and stick the hose down ...

...sensor. Pull the paper guides back as far as they will go, then reload the paper tray. Push the paper guides until they are tight against the paper on all sides. If the paper guides are loose or not ...

...is normally a small sensor flag in the top of the paper entrance area.  This tells the machine when there is paper in the tray.  Check that the sensor arm is not broken or out of

...the message, open and close the top most cover of the printer. Lastly, verify the flags and the sensors. If the problem persists, the cause of the error message could be a broken sensor or sensor ...

...)) GOODLUCK!!!!!!!! This is usually fatal. You can try dismantling the machine and checking all the sensor flags are intact etc, but it often boils down to a ruined main board. Bin it and buy and buy ...

...sensor flag in that corner and you don't want to snap it off. If nothing comes out, get a service manual from this guy and remove the ASF to get better access to see what is in the way. You can then ...

...of the paper feed whenever possible as pulling anything backwards can dislodge or break the sensor flags. Hope this helps. Please take a moment to rate this solution,

...of the paper feed whenever possible as pulling anything backwards can dislodge or break the sensor flags. Hope this helps. Please take a moment to rate this solution,

...sensor flag to "hello I'm here" and if paper is pulled out backwards instead of forward the flag itself can tear off a small chunk and that will sit in the sensor area and cause jam errors. You can ...

...sensor paddle (flag) hanging down into the paper path on the home end (right side as you look from the front) If the flag is not hanging down it may just need a gentle pull or it may have got broken ...