My epson cx3500 printer does print but is a bit faint. I have forgotten how to clean it. All the ink catridges are full.

select a model and download drivers :
http://www.epson.com.sg/sites/epson_singapore/support/support.page

clean jets and retry

From your description the print head is bad, have you tried a maintenance cleaning to see if that might help? sometimes the nozzles become clogged and produce all kinds of problems from faint print to uneven ink distribution.

it needs ink, replace your cartridges

hi...this is catridge problem.

the catridge may be about to finish and the mixing is not properly taking place.
the outlet from the catridge may be blocked so reqired amount of ink is not flowing out from it.

please change the catridge it wil be fine

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is it a refilled one or not? try changing the catridge

Hi

Many problems regarding Ink with Epson relate to using cheap ink consumables. I recommend you buy original Epson black ink catridge. I know its more expensive but you should see the black ink clear.

Be sure to run head alignment and clean printer option first with the current black ink then replace with the new original Epson ink catridge

Thanks

Andy

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

1 bring out the catridge of the printer to clean and make sure the ink flow during the cleaning.
2 insert and reset the catridge.