my lexmark 71 ink cartridge (black) is not printing and it is FULL. this is the second time i have replaced a black (full) cartridge because it was not printing. color works fine, yet black does not print!!! any ideas as to how i can fix this? it's so ridiculous!!!
2006-09-04 15:05:32 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Printers
wiping it out still isn't working...i swear i shall never buy a lexmark again. i've only had this printer for 2 months and this has happened twice!
2006-09-04 15:21:20 · update #1
Try wiping the print head of the cartridge with a warm wet cotton cloth unil it starts leaving a black spot when you press cloth to bottom of it
2006-09-04 15:09:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lexmark make notorious horrible cartridges. TO free up the blocking forget about wiping and go straight to soaking the print head in blue window cleaner. Do this until you start to see ink flow from the bottom of the cartridge, or 10 minutes, which ever comes first.
Pat the cartridge dry re-install and run a print head cleaning. Run a print head cleaning in the future every 2-3 weeks as a preventative measure.
2006-09-05 04:32:38 · answer #2 · answered by smedrik 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately, Lexmark customers have all types of problems with their ink and ink cartridges. Really, I would recommend going for a more reliable HP printer (JD Power and Associates award for reliability and PC Magazine's Reader's Choice for reliability for 14 years in a row and still going). HP cartridges are much more reliable than the Lexmark brands.
2006-09-04 22:45:00 · answer #3 · answered by johnusmaximus1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not permanently, ink jets have this issue as a machine gets old, although Lexmark is notorius of having this issue as a machine fresh out shrink wrap.
Each printer has a cleaning feature, always, pretend the black cartridge was anew and run its own ink-swap utility.
2006-09-04 15:13:37 · answer #4 · answered by Andy T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How often do you use the printer? maybe the ink is drying between usage. Are the contacts clean?..at the back of the cart/printer carriage. But, hey, the (use your own derogatory adjective) thing is only 2 months old. Surely, you have a Sale Of Goods Act (or similar) the printer is "not fit for purpose". Believe you have the 'lemon laws'.... return it, get a real printer
2006-09-05 09:41:39 · answer #5 · answered by johncob 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Clean clogged ink cartridge head with hydrogen peroxide with the help of tissue paper.
This works!!!!!!!!!
2006-09-04 15:14:32 · answer #6 · answered by vishal g 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Wipe the nozzle with a soft damp cloth.
2006-09-04 15:11:30 · answer #7 · answered by Bleed Valve 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
check out this site it may give you some tips
http://jettec.com/cleaningfluid.asp
2006-09-04 15:16:10 · answer #8 · answered by Bob Bob 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋