Q: StyleWriter II- Plenty of ink but not printing!

See if it will print a Test Page. Turn On the printer and hold down the online key for at least 6 seconds or until the test page prints. If it won't print a test page, the ink is probably clogged.

 Cheers, Tom

The old trick for water soluble canon inkjets was to place the cartridge -- jets-down -- on a wet paper towel in a zip-loc bag and leave it at least overnight. If there was ink on the paper towel (directly under the jets) in the morning, you are getting somewhere.

Don't get me started on Epson nozzles and cartridges.

I like printers where you can leave it alone and not print anything for a long time, then ask it to print and it prints first time, every time. So I am mostly using laser printers.

Don't get me started on Epson nozzles and cartridges.

I gave up on Epson printers years ago due to clogged print heads. Had to trash both because the repair cost was about the same as a new printer.

I now have a Canon i960 printer. Over the past 5+years, I have printed thousands of copies with never a clog or jam. One advantage of the Canon design is that, if necessary, you can easily remove the print head for cleaning or replacement. I believe the StyleWriter printer was made by Canon.

 Cheers, Tom

it drained the remaining ink

You mean it all leaked out, or it cleared up and you were able to print with it?

Look at http://www.ehow.com/how2078853clean-clogged-inkjet-print-heads.html

 Cheers, Tom

These cartridges can be refilled quite easily (only of interest if all electrical circuits/contacts are OK).

Jan

Another unclog suggestion for BC-02 ink cartridges.
http://www.refillinstructions.com/Misc/Clogged%20Cartridge.htm

 Cheers, Tom