{"id":77871,"date":"2026-04-14T10:52:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T07:52:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drivernew.com\/?p=77871"},"modified":"2026-04-14T10:52:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T07:52:16","slug":"epson-l120-does-not-print-prints-blank-pages-or-the-lights-are-flashing-what-to-do-in-windows-10-and-windows-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drivernew.com\/?p=77871","title":{"rendered":"Epson L120 Does Not Print, Prints Blank Pages, or the Lights Are Flashing: What to Do in Windows 10 and Windows 11"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This guide applies to the Epson L120 printer.<\/p>\n<h2>When this guide will help<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The driver is installed, but the printer does not print.<\/li>\n<li>A document is sent to print, but no sheet comes out.<\/li>\n<li>Documents remain in the print queue.<\/li>\n<li>The printer is visible in Windows, but nothing happens.<\/li>\n<li>The printer prints blank pages.<\/li>\n<li>There are streaks, gaps, or incorrect colors in prints.<\/li>\n<li>The printer prints incorrect characters.<\/li>\n<li>The printer does not pick up paper or shows a paper jam.<\/li>\n<li>The lights on the printer are flashing and it is not clear what that means.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Official ways to check and solve problems<\/h2>\n<h3>If Epson L120 does not print after driver installation<\/h3>\n<h4>Step 1. Restart the printer and the computer<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>Turn the printer off with the power button.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Do not disconnect the USB cable.<\/strong> It must remain connected both to the printer and to the computer.<\/li>\n<li>Disconnect only the printer power cable from the outlet for 30 seconds.<\/li>\n<li>Plug the power back in.<\/li>\n<li>Turn the printer on.<\/li>\n<li>Without disconnecting the USB cable, restart the computer.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>Step 2. Connect the printer directly to the computer<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>Make sure the USB cable is firmly connected both to the printer and to the computer.<\/li>\n<li>If the printer is connected through a USB hub or USB splitter, disconnect it.<\/li>\n<li>Connect the printer directly to a USB port on the computer.<\/li>\n<li>If that does not help, move the cable to another USB port.<\/li>\n<li>If you have another USB cable, try it.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>Step 3. Make Epson L120 the default printer<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Windows 11:<\/strong><br \/>\nStart &gt; Settings &gt; Bluetooth &amp; devices &gt; Printers &amp; scanners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Windows 10:<\/strong><br \/>\nStart &gt; Settings &gt; Devices &gt; Printers &amp; scanners.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Find <strong>Epson L120<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Open that printer page.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Set as default<\/strong>, if that button is available.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>If the button is not available, find the switch <strong>Let Windows manage my default printer<\/strong> and turn it off. Then select Epson L120 again and click <strong>Set as default<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h4>Step 4. Check whether offline mode is enabled<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>Open the print queue window.<\/li>\n<li>At the top of the window, click <strong>Printer<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Make sure <strong>Work Offline<\/strong> and <strong>Pause Printing<\/strong> are turned off.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>If there is a check mark next to either item, click it to turn that mode off.<\/p>\n<h4>Step 5. Open the print queue and remove everything unnecessary<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Windows 11:<\/strong><br \/>\nStart &gt; Settings &gt; Bluetooth &amp; devices &gt; Printers &amp; scanners &gt; Epson L120 &gt; <strong>Open print queue<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Windows 10:<\/strong><br \/>\nStart &gt; Settings &gt; Devices &gt; Printers &amp; scanners &gt; Epson L120 &gt; <strong>Open queue<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>After that, a window opens with the list of documents Windows is trying to print.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>If documents are listed, delete all of them.<\/li>\n<li>Wait 10 to 15 seconds.<\/li>\n<li>Try printing one simple document.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>Step 6. Restart the Windows print service<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>Press <strong>Win + R<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Type <strong>services.msc<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Press <strong>Enter<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Find <strong>Print Spooler<\/strong> in the list.<\/li>\n<li>Right-click that entry.<\/li>\n<li>Select <strong>Restart<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>Step 7. Check where Windows is sending the print job<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>Press <strong>Win + R<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Type <strong>control printers<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Press <strong>Enter<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>In the window that opens, right-click <strong>Epson L120<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Select <strong>Printer properties<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Open the <strong>Ports<\/strong> tab.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>For a USB connection, one of these is usually the correct choice:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>USB001<\/strong>;<\/li>\n<li><strong>USB002<\/strong>;<\/li>\n<li>or another port labeled <strong>USB Virtual Printer Port<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If <strong>LPT1<\/strong> is selected, that is usually the wrong setting for this printer.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Select the appropriate USB port.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Apply<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Try printing again.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>Step 8. If necessary, remove the printer and add it again<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Windows 11:<\/strong><br \/>\nStart &gt; Settings &gt; Bluetooth &amp; devices &gt; Printers &amp; scanners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Windows 10:<\/strong><br \/>\nStart &gt; Settings &gt; Devices &gt; Printers &amp; scanners.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Select Epson L120.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Remove<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Restart the computer.<\/li>\n<li>Reconnect the printer by USB.<\/li>\n<li>Add the printer through <strong>Printers &amp; scanners<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>If documents remain in the print queue<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Open the print queue.<\/li>\n<li>Delete all documents from the list.<\/li>\n<li>Restart the <strong>Print Spooler<\/strong> service.<\/li>\n<li>Restart the printer and the computer.<\/li>\n<li>Try printing only one short document again.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>If the problem repeats, check whether old or extra printer entries remain in Windows. If they do, remove them.<\/p>\n<h3>If the printer prints blank pages<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Make sure the document really contains text or an image.<\/li>\n<li>Check the ink level in the tanks. The level must be above the lower line.<\/li>\n<li>Make sure the correct paper size is selected both in the document and in the print settings.<\/li>\n<li>If the driver has a <strong>Skip Blank Page<\/strong> setting, check whether it is appropriate for your task.<\/li>\n<li>Run a nozzle check.<\/li>\n<li>If the nozzle check shows gaps, run print head cleaning.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>If there is no improvement after cleaning, you can repeat it once more. If nothing changes after several cleanings in a row, turn the printer off and wait at least 12 hours. Then run the nozzle check again.<\/p>\n<h3>If prints have streaks, gaps, or incorrect colors<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Check the ink level.<\/li>\n<li>Make sure the correct paper type is selected in the print settings.<\/li>\n<li>Check that grayscale printing is not enabled if you need color printing.<\/li>\n<li>Run a nozzle check.<\/li>\n<li>If the nozzle check shows gaps, run print head cleaning.<\/li>\n<li>If the lines still look uneven after cleaning, run print head alignment.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>If the paper is damp, old, curled, or loaded incorrectly, print quality may also become worse.<\/p>\n<h3>If the printer prints incorrect characters<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Make sure the cable is securely connected at both ends.<\/li>\n<li>Delete all documents from the print queue.<\/li>\n<li>If the printer is connected through a USB hub, connect it directly to the computer.<\/li>\n<li>If the computer recently woke from sleep mode, send the document to print again.<\/li>\n<li>If the problem remains, try another USB cable.<\/li>\n<li>Make sure the driver window shows <strong>Epson L120<\/strong> at the top.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>If the printer does not pick up paper or shows a paper jam<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Remove all paper from the tray.<\/li>\n<li>Check for wrinkled, damp, or overly thin sheets.<\/li>\n<li>Insert the paper printable side up and short edge first, with the stack pressed against the right side.<\/li>\n<li>Move the edge guide to the edge of the paper.<\/li>\n<li>Make sure the stack is not above the limit mark.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>If the printer feeds multiple sheets at once:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Remove the paper.<\/li>\n<li>Straighten the edges of the stack slightly.<\/li>\n<li>Load the paper again.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>If paper is jammed:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Cancel printing on the computer.<\/li>\n<li>Carefully remove the jammed paper completely.<\/li>\n<li>Check that no torn scraps of paper or foreign objects remain inside.<\/li>\n<li>Press <strong>Cancel<\/strong> if the error does not clear automatically.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>If the printer was just filled with ink for the first time<\/h3>\n<p>After the first fill, the printer charges the print head.<\/p>\n<p>During this process, the power light may flash for about 20 minutes. Do not interrupt this process and do not turn the printer off until it is finished.<\/p>\n<p>If this is not the first fill, such a long process is usually not considered normal. If the printer keeps flashing for a long time, shows an error, or does not print after a normal refill, move to the troubleshooting steps above.<\/p>\n<h3>What the lights mean on Epson L120<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The power light is on:<\/strong> the printer is turned on.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The power light is flashing:<\/strong> the printer is performing an operation. Wait until the flashing stops before turning the printer off.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The power and error lights are flashing:<\/strong> there may be a paper jam or an internal error. Remove the paper, check that there are no foreign objects inside, and turn the printer on again.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The power and error lights flash at the same time:<\/strong> the service life of the waste ink pad is near the end or already ended.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The power light is flashing and the error light is on:<\/strong> there is no paper or multiple sheets were fed at once.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The power light is on and the error light is on:<\/strong> the initial ink charging may not be complete.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>How to check the printer itself without a computer<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Turn the printer off.<\/li>\n<li>Disconnect the USB cable from the printer.<\/li>\n<li>Load a few sheets of plain paper.<\/li>\n<li>Press and hold <strong>Cancel<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Without releasing it, press <strong>Power<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>When the printer turns on, release both buttons.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The printer should print a test sheet.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The test sheet printed normally.<\/strong> That means the printer itself is working. The problem should be looked for in Windows, the cable, the settings, or the driver.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The test sheet has gaps.<\/strong> You need to clean or align the print head.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The test sheet did not print at all.<\/strong> There may be a printer hardware problem.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>How to clean the print head using the button on the printer<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Make sure the printer is not showing an error.<\/li>\n<li>Load a few sheets of plain paper.<\/li>\n<li>Press and hold <strong>Cancel<\/strong> for about 3 seconds.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Cleaning starts. During cleaning, the power light flashes. Do not turn the printer off until cleaning is complete.<\/p>\n<p>After cleaning, run the nozzle check again. If there is no improvement after several cleanings in a row, turn the printer off and wait at least 12 hours. Then repeat the check.<\/p>\n<h2>Additional user tips<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Important:<\/strong> this section contains unofficial user tips. They often help, but they are not part of Epson\u2019s official instructions. First complete the official checks, and only then move to these options.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Connect the printer to a rear USB port on the system unit instead of a front one.<\/li>\n<li>If several similar Epson entries remain in Windows, remove the extra ones and keep only one working printer.<\/li>\n<li>If the printer stopped printing after a Windows update, fully remove the device from Windows and reinstall the driver from the official page for your model.<\/li>\n<li>If print quality improved after cleaning but gaps still remain, do not run many cleanings in a row. Let the printer sit for a few hours, and only then test again.<\/li>\n<li>If Windows created another copy of the printer after changing the USB port, check which icon actually prints, then remove the extra one.<\/li>\n<li>If one document gets stuck again and again, first try printing a plain text file. This helps determine whether the problem is with the printer itself or only with one specific program.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>When it is better to contact service<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The test sheet will not print at all without a computer.<\/li>\n<li>Print quality does not improve after several cleanings.<\/li>\n<li>The error lights keep flashing after the jammed paper was removed.<\/li>\n<li>The printer keeps showing an error for a long time after a normal refill.<\/li>\n<li>The waste ink pad related lights are flashing.<\/li>\n<li>Printing still does not work after removing and adding the printer again.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Brief conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>First check the USB cable, the print queue, offline mode, and the default printer in Windows. If that does not help, print a test sheet without a computer. 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