EPSON PRINTER WILL NOT TURN ON. PROBLEM NOW SORTED

stevecush · 10 Jan 2023

I have an Epson Stylus Pro 3880. It was working fine this afternoon. Now it won’t turn on. The light comes on so power connection ok but then continues to “whir” and never fully ready. Similarly when I try to turn it off it takes for ever. Any thoughts appreciated.

g4aaw · 10 Jan 2023

Is there anything in its print queue?

stevecush · 10 Jan 2023

Thanks for the suggestion but nothing in print queue.

tijuana taxi · 10 Jan 2023

Printers are weird things.
Have you unplugged it at the mains socket and left it for a little while.
When plugged back in hold the power switch down for about 10 seconds.
That worked on a smaller Epson Stylus I had when it messed about

stevecush · 10 Jan 2023

Thanks. Have tried that. When I press on switch for 10 seconds nothing happens until I let go when light comes on but then gets stuck as described. Weird indeed.

stevecush · 10 Jan 2023

Weird indeed. Just popped back to printer and it’s now ready to print! Only thing I can think of is that after reply from g4aww I went into print dialogue. It showed print job error. I clicked on “clear”. Nothing happened straightaway but now resolved. Hopefully won’t recur

g4aaw · 10 Jan 2023

You just can't trust 'em.

ShinySideUp · 10 Jan 2023

I like Epson printers but sometimes they p me off a bit. If I haven't used my R3000 A3+ printer for a while, I have to switch it on then make a cup of tea while it uses, what seems to be, a hundred litres of ink to clean itself out and start up, which can take up to ten minutes.

stevecush · 10 Jan 2023

Definitely temperamental- but first time I’ve experienced this after several years

Box Brownie · 10 Jan 2023

FWIW and perhaps your future reference

I found this one section

"The printer does not turn on or stay on

When the

Power light does not come on and mechanism initialization does not start even when the

Power button is pressed to turn on the printer, try the following:

Turn off the printer and make sure the power cord is securely plugged into the printer.
Make sure your outlet works and is not controlled by a wall switch or timer.
Make sure the supplied voltage to the printer matches the rating voltage labeled on the printer. If not, turn off the printer and unplug the power cord immediately. Contact your dealer for assistance. See Where To Get Help.

Here

Troubleshooting