In this fault you can have obstruction in the print path, the gears, or ink on the clear plastic encoder strip..At times the purge cap (the white sliding mechanism that the print head parks to when it’s not in use) does not get lubricated well enough from factory. If you lubricate the sliders with some white grease (don't get it on the small wipers or the black caps) the mechanism can slide more freely, and the unit can park the head properly without giving you the head homing error 5100 (or E-2-2 on the LCD display) .This repair will probably require you to remove the right panel off of the printer to gain access to the purge mechanism. There are two screws behind the printer, and two in front for each corresponding side panel (the front screws are behind the grey front panel of the printer - open the top cover to see the clips which hold the front cover on). The purge unit has 2 screws. One of them is hidden behind the paper handler, which comes off with two screws of its own. The clear tubes on the bottom of the purge unit are the ink exit tubes as far as I can tell. The black tubes connect the top to the pump thing. Fix the the error by repairing the purge unit.
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In this fault you can have obstruction in the print path, the gears, or ink on the clear plastic encoder strip..At times the purge cap (the white sliding mechanism that the print head parks to when it’s not in use) does not get lubricated well enough from factory. If you lubricate the sliders with some white grease (don't get it on the small wipers or the black caps) the mechanism can slide more freely, and the unit can park the head properly without giving you the head homing error 5100 (or E-2-2 on the LCD display) .This repair will probably require you to remove the right panel off of the printer to gain access to the purge mechanism. There are two screws behind the printer, and two in front for each corresponding side panel (the front screws are behind the grey front panel of the printer - open the top cover to see the clips which hold the front cover on).
The purge unit has 2 screws. One of them is hidden behind the paper handler, which comes off with two screws of its own.
The clear tubes on the bottom of the purge unit are the ink exit tubes as far as I can tell. The black tubes connect the top to the pump thing. Fix the the error by repairing the purge unit.
Let us know if you want something more else please accept the suggestion.
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