Is your printer saying “out of paper” when it really isn’t out of paper? Your paper sensor may be acting up, but you may be able to fix it. You can check your manual to see if it tells you what type of paper sensor you have - sometimes it is an actual button, sometimes it is an electronic reader. The sensor may have just collected some dust and you may be able to reset it by hand. Hopefully the sensor isn’t broken, because in that case you might have to order a new one.

As with any printer problem, the first thing you want to do before trying anything is to unplug your printer for a few minutes and letting it reset. This is the easiest solution and it can clear a lot of error messages that are giving you false readings. If that doesn’t work, you can then try reinstalling your printer drivers. This is a little more time-consuming, but it doesn’t cost you anything and if you call up Epson or HP support they are going to ask if you did that anyways.