Fix Epson Printer not working

How to fix Epson Printer not working

Epson printers are well-known for being convenient and user-friendly. Hence printer issues are inevitable in all types of printers. It’s very frustrating when your Epson printer is not working for no reason.

Here are some basic checks if your Epson printer is not working or printing.

1. Check if your printer is on.

2. Make sure that the cable is connected properly from your computer to the Epson printer.

3. If you’re using a Wi-Fi network ensure that the devices are connected to the same network.

4. You can also check the ink levels and paper jams.

5. Or you should also try to reset your computer and the printer.

  Here’re some fixes that may resolve your issue.

• You should try to check your printer connection if your printer is not connected properly that also can cause a problem.

• If you are using a USB cable to connect your printer you should try to check the cable if it’s not connected properly then try to reconnect the cable also make sure they are connected properly into the ports on both your printer and in your computer.

• Try to connect your printer directly to the computer without using a USB hub.

• You should also try to use another cable to see if it works.

• If you’re using a network printer then check your network devices like your Wi-fi router and modem.

• Take a look at the network connection status of your printer and see if your printer is connected properly to the network.

• Try to reconnect or replace your network cable if you're using a wired connection.

• For wireless printers users you should try reconnecting your printer to your home or work network.

• If you connect your printer via bluetooth make sure your printer is close enough to your computer.

• Try to re-pair your printer with your computer and see if this resolves your problem.

• There is another way to reset your printer as the default printer. To set your Epson printer as your default printer follow these steps.

1. Press the Windows logo key and R at the same time on your keyboard to invoke the run box.

2. Type control and click on enter on your keyboard.

3. In the options of view by select “large icons” then click on devices and printers.

4. Right click on your printer and select set as a default printer.

• If you’re using a wrong or an outdated driver it’s worth updating your printer driver.

• Epson keeps updating drivers for its printers. You should download and install the driver manually to do this you can search the latest driver on Epson’s support official website.

• Once you’ve downloaded the correct driver for your printer, click on the downloaded file and install it.

• If you don’t want to update the driver manually so you can update the printer driver automatically with drive easy.

• Driver easy will automatically find the suitable driver as per your system.

Here‘re some more methods which are often used by users.

• You might not have a printing issue with your printer if the current one is not working so use your printer with another program to print your print.

• If you have tried all methods above and still the problem hasn’t been resolved, you should check the hardware status of your printer.

• Check if you’re running out of ink or toner if necessary so replace the ink or toner cartridge.

• If you are experiencing any issue that you can’t resolve yourself consult the user guide or the customer support of Epson for instructions to fix the error.