Digital BW, The Print

My 1280 w/ CIS quit working today. I was out of the room at the time, but it
looks like the tubing got caught under the printhead. This is my second CIS
and this hasn't happened since I installed it months ago. It happened a
couple of times with my first CIS, but I never had a problem getting the
printer reset and printing again when it occurred.

This time, after I turn the printer off and back on after a few minutes, it
runs for a second and then the red maintenance light comes on. After going
through this process 4-5 times, I noticed a brass-colored bushing in the
middle of the bar that the printhead rides on. It slides along the bar and
I'm guessing it's part of the printhead assembly.

Does anyone know enough about the 1280 to know if there's anything I can try
in order to get this operational again? Or is it likely that I'll have to
take it in for maintenance? It's out of warranty (over two years old) and
has worked like a champ all along 'til now.

Thanks for any suggestions.

Tom Keesling
Intelligent Design, Inc.