Epson Printer RX500 Makes Grinding Noise When Powered On

16 Jan

Problems/Symptoms:
1. The printer creates a grinding noise and has an error on the display.
-A CD fell into the paper feeder, and the printer was turned on. The CD did not enter the printer; the CD could easily be removed from the paper feeder because the printer gave an error.

Solution:
-I opened the case where the ink cartridges are located, and I pushed the cartridges to the left side so that I can gain access to a kind of latch. This latch can be pulled down to free the roller, so that it can move freely. Then I positioned the roller close to the separator pad. The printer was powered on after a sheet of paper was placed in the paper feeder.

 

The printer making the grinding noise

This picture shows the position of the roller which gave an error.

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There is some kind of latch located towards the bottom left of the ink cartridge. If the latch is gently pulled back, the roller can move freely.

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The roller is much closer to the separator pad, and a sheet of paper was placed in this feeder with the roller in this position. The printer was then powered on.

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After positioning the roller and inserting the paper, the printer is now able to turn on properly.