A couple years ago I came home from deployment and my printer would only print blank pages. I replaced the ink catridges and did the nozzel and head cleaning steps etc.... Still blank pages. Am at a loss for ideas and wondering weather the printer would be worth anything on trade in.

You may have blocked yellow print head nozzles.

Try the printer maintenance to clear the printer nozzles.
After several deep cleaning attempts and there is no improvements in the printthen a new print head is required.
A new print head maybe expensive and it maybe more cost effective to purchase anew printer.
The Print head will contain all the nozzels for all the different colors so you cannot just replace a single color print head nozzels.

hi!

yes ink can dry up.. big chance your ink have dried up, since you've installed them couple of months ago.. there's a possibility that the ink may have not dried up but the print head may clogged.. you can try running some maintenance like clean cartridge or print head test using Dell All inOne Solution center..
Hope this helps..

clean the print heads and you will have better results.

The next step in repairing your unit after replacing the cartridges, is to replace the print head.

If you are refilling your catridges, there are many inks out there that actually eat up the nozzels in the print head.

If you need to refill, be aware that you may not end up saving money.

I use a Bulk ink system that uses ink that does no damage to the print head.

Good luck!!!

Clean the contacts on the back of the print head.

It is caused by waste ink at bottom plate of head. Print blank pages for cleaning itself. You can clean it by put wet tissue at bottom side of head. Turn off printer, move head to center. Put wet tissue at pad. Move head to parking position. Wait for 15 minutes. Print blank pages for checking.

you need to reboot once.

hi,
* Please check with the ink level in the Catridge.
* Be sure that catridge nozzle is not dry or dirty.
* Check wheather ink nozzle is clogged/ damaged if so use rubbing alcohol to clean them.
* Try printing by replacing new catridge.

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plzzzzz check whether the ink catridges are compatible to your printer(chk the model number of your ink catridges)

I used some less expensive generic ink cartridges on my RX500 and had a similar experience with the black. If you're already using the Epson brand, done the head cleaning, realignment and nozzel checks, I'm not much help. Try Epson's support at their web site.