background gray on printed cardstock that didn't used to happen when printing on stationery and labels, the fuser is leaving a marbly gray background on the paper. anyone see this before and if so, any success in repairing the issue? dumb me, just refilled the three color inks at only $10 less than a cost of a new, fully inked printer! anything anyone can tell me would be GREAT!!!! background gray on printed cardstock that didn't used to happen when printing on stationery and labels, the fuser is leaving a marbly gray background on the paper. anyone see this before and... » Read More background gray on printed cardstock that didn't used to happen when printing on stationery and labels, the fuser is leaving a marbly gray background on the paper. anyone see this before and if so, any success in repairing the issue? dumb me, just refilled the three color inks at only $10 less than a cost of a new, fully inked printer! anything anyone can tell me would be GREAT!!!! « Show Less
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I've had the exact same problem, although it took a few years to develop. I only use it on small print jobs. It began about the time I was running low on the original toner cartridges. I am very disappointed and sad to see there is no solution. A printer of this price point should last longer than a year or two, or even months before degrading to near uselessness. I really have not spent any serious efforts to resolve, but if after doing so, will report back if I have any success.
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Please let me know what you find out! I REALLY appreciate your note! I called hp and after paying $39 for the service call and spending more than an hour and a half on the phone with their techs, I was told there was nothing they could do! Wanted you to know so that you don't spend the money if you don't have to! Again, thanks so much for your note!Robin
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I have had 2 2600n printers. The first one did the magenta haze on paper after about a year of service. The new printer is doing black marble haze on paper after 6 months of service. I use normal weight paper. Think I'll go to a different printer.
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This just started happening on a hp 2605dn as well. Brief seach seems to show that, though not common, it is an issue.No solution found short of returning the printer.. yet. Have written to HP about this. I am waiting for an answer
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Thanks for getting back to me. My problem is that the small one is the one that is getting empty, and the big one is still as full as when I first bought the printer. I print mostly documents, but don't know how to force the printer to use the big black cartridge. I am thinking of trying selecting "grayscale" more often, to see if that starts drawing down on the big cartridge. I have previously just selected color printing, even if doing only black and white documents.Again, thanks for answering my cry in the wilderness.Cheers!
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I have been trying as you said for a while with the same result. Anyway will do it as meny time needed to re-re-confirm...the printer not aloow me to do anything untill all looks in order so I think I will have to try using the original new EPSON cartrige I have. What is starnge is that the balck ink cartrige is recognized without problem showing full ink at the menu...again only when it recognize all of them....lets see next and thanks for your assist....I will let you know how work if fix this long problem. If not I will have to use the original EPSON cartriges until resolve this matter...
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If you print something that's yellow, does it print okay? One of the most amazing things I've learned recently is that the microchips on the cartridges that send the information to the printer when the ink is low, doesn't actually read when the ink is low. Instead the chips are manufactured to a preset number of prints, so even if you've not used the yellow it says you have. I bought a microchip resetter from amazon a couple of months ago that is going to save us a fortune in ink. Now I reset the chips and watch my printouts myself to determine when the cartridges need replaced. Here's the link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002RFQCS0/ref=oh_details_o08_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I hope that helps.
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This is not normal in my experience. I've had the printer for more than a year and have never experienced the situation you describe. No idea what it indicates specifically but it's not normal. I suggest you contact Lexmark customer service. Perhaps they will have some idea of the source of the problem.
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I don't see how that is possible as you are only resetting the chips on the cartridge. If the printer is still trying to print but no ink is coming out then you probably have a clogged head. Normally all the colors don't get get clogged at once so you can normally tell by that. Good luck . Any more questions please don't hesitate to ask
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I just got my printer a week ago. It sucks ink like a pig! I just printed a print ink report and only after 177 prints, mostly black and white copies, I am on my third set of all color cartridges. I weighed one of them, there was only one tenth of an ounce of ink in the yellow cart! That is $120 an ounce for each cartridge! HELP! I am looking for ways to save color ink. Can I turn off color for general internet web site printing? Does it take more ink to print borderless prints? Anyone else have this problem? I hate to take it back and get my old Epson back. bob
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One thing, though that I should have mentioned. I wouldn't buy this printer unless I owned stock in an ink company. It burns through ink like crazy and won't work if even one cartridge is empty. It burned through an entire magenta cartridge printing out a 40 odd page black and white document, or most of it, without the magenta I couldn't finish printing said document. I've probably printed out about 6-7 documents (including two of the 40 odd page black and white), mostly single test documents, and already have 10 empty cartridges ready to be recycled. I just added more ink, but I don't expect it to last long. I did not recommend this printer even though I've had good luck with Epson in the past. One thing, though that I should have mentioned. I wouldn't buy this printer unless I owned stock in an ink company. It burns through ink like crazy and won't work if even one cartridge is empty. It burned through an entire magenta cartridge printing out a 40 odd page black and white document, or most of it, without the magenta I couldn't finish printing said document. I've probably printed out about 6-7 documents (including two of the 40 odd page black and white), mostly single test documents, and already have 10 empty cartridges ready to be recycled. I just added more ink, but I don't... » Read More One thing, though that I should have mentioned. I wouldn't buy this printer unless I owned stock in an ink company. It burns through ink like crazy and won't work if even one cartridge is empty. It burned through an entire magenta cartridge printing out a 40 odd page black and white document, or most of it, without the magenta I couldn't finish printing said document. I've probably printed out about 6-7 documents (including two of the 40 odd page black and white), mostly single test documents, and already have 10 empty cartridges ready to be recycled. I just added more ink, but I don't expect it to last long. I did not recommend this printer even though I've had good luck with Epson in the past. « Show Less
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We have two of these printers, and have never had this problem. Have you been using the printer for a couple of years and suddenly this is happening? We had an HP printer which developed an issue like this, and the solution involved replacement of a major component (like the fuser, I think.) Definitely not worth it to repair. One thing to try if it is a newer printer is to look around inside carefully for bits of packing material that got overlooked during the set up (or maybe during manufacture). I was looking at the paper feed tray for our old printer a few years ago and noticed a couple pieces of tape which I hadn't removed from the insides but were clearly not meant to be there. We have two of these printers, and have never had this problem. Have you been using the printer for a couple of years and suddenly this is happening? We had an HP printer which developed an issue like this, and the solution involved replacement of a major component (like the fuser, I think.) Definitely not worth it to repair. One thing to try if it is a newer printer is to look around inside carefully for bits of packing material that got overlooked during the set up (or maybe during manufacture). I was looking at the paper feed tray for our old printer a few years ago and noticed a couple... » Read More We have two of these printers, and have never had this problem. Have you been using the printer for a couple of years and suddenly this is happening? We had an HP printer which developed an issue like this, and the solution involved replacement of a major component (like the fuser, I think.) Definitely not worth it to repair. One thing to try if it is a newer printer is to look around inside carefully for bits of packing material that got overlooked during the set up (or maybe during manufacture). I was looking at the paper feed tray for our old printer a few years ago and noticed a couple pieces of tape which I hadn't removed from the insides but were clearly not meant to be there. « Show Less
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I have not had this problem, when my ink runs low I pick either blk or color to make my copies. The printer has 2 black so it should still work, try pressing the color button to copy.
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Mine did NOT work well. I had an Epson printer that kept saying that it did not recognize the cartridges, you would have to remove them and put them back in several time before it would work again. It also never gave an accurate ink level (probably because of removing the cartridge so many time.All these issue MAY have been because I had an Epson printer which kept saying I was not using Genuine Epson Ink, and would force me to go through several screens of answering "Yes" before it would allow me to use the refillable cartridges. If you do a little research, there are many companies that make compatible cartridges that are already filled and are very cheap.Good Luck! Mine did NOT work well. I had an Epson printer that kept saying that it did not recognize the cartridges, you would have to remove them and put them back in several time before it would work again. It also never gave an accurate ink level (probably because of removing the cartridge so many time.All these issue MAY have been because I had an Epson printer which kept saying I was not using Genuine Epson Ink, and would force me to go through several screens of answering "Yes" before it would allow me to use the refillable cartridges. If you do a little research, there are many... » Read More Mine did NOT work well. I had an Epson printer that kept saying that it did not recognize the cartridges, you would have to remove them and put them back in several time before it would work again. It also never gave an accurate ink level (probably because of removing the cartridge so many time.All these issue MAY have been because I had an Epson printer which kept saying I was not using Genuine Epson Ink, and would force me to go through several screens of answering "Yes" before it would allow me to use the refillable cartridges. If you do a little research, there are many companies that make compatible cartridges that are already filled and are very cheap.Good Luck! « Show Less
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I gave the printer a good review and I am still happy. I did have a paper jam problem a month ago and there was a piece of torn paper in the back of the paper tray. I would suggest you call the customer service and they will go with you step by step to look for the problem. If nothing is found, they will give you the closest repair shop (Brother pays if under warranty). Hope it works out but maybe you got a lemon.
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I usually get cartridges refilled at Costco. after printing a few pages in grayscale the black ink cartridges says empty and on my new windows7 computer it will not print/copy anything with either cartridge until you replace the "empty" cartridge which is not really empty since it was just refilled..... arge
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Hello, I bought 5 sets of ink cartridges off of a seller on that large auction site thinking I would save loads of money. Followed the instuctions to a tee and my printer now does not recognize the chips. Tried reset hold/ OK hold, nothing. Wasted 36 bucks on 35 cartridges I cannot use, not to mention the huge mess when you open the "pressurized" new cartridges. Ink on clothing and desk with no fore-warning. Avoid the refill cartridges that you have to pull off the chip and reset it on the new cartridge unless you love throwing money away while becoming totally annoyed and exasperated at this exercise in futility. Hello, I bought 5 sets of ink cartridges off of a seller on that large auction site thinking I would save loads of money. Followed the instuctions to a tee and my printer now does not recognize the chips. Tried reset hold/ OK hold, nothing. Wasted 36 bucks on 35 cartridges I cannot use, not to mention the huge mess when you open the "pressurized" new cartridges. Ink on clothing and desk with no fore-warning. Avoid the refill cartridges that you have to pull off the chip and reset it on the new cartridge unless you love throwing money away while becoming totally annoyed and... » Read More Hello, I bought 5 sets of ink cartridges off of a seller on that large auction site thinking I would save loads of money. Followed the instuctions to a tee and my printer now does not recognize the chips. Tried reset hold/ OK hold, nothing. Wasted 36 bucks on 35 cartridges I cannot use, not to mention the huge mess when you open the "pressurized" new cartridges. Ink on clothing and desk with no fore-warning. Avoid the refill cartridges that you have to pull off the chip and reset it on the new cartridge unless you love throwing money away while becoming totally annoyed and exasperated at this exercise in futility. « Show Less
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Good morning, David! I notice that if I continually use the printer, the ink is used normally but if it sits for any length of time (e.g. week, weeks, months) than the ink dries up! The ink may be inexpensive but so much of it is wasted! I also don't like that if the color ink runs out the printer shuts down. I will not purchase another printer like this, inexpensive or not! Good luck!
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Mine kept printing for awhile after I got the "replace ink" message. Also, it is my understanding that the ink cartridges that come with the printer are generally sample cartidges and do not contain as much ink as the full, replacement cartridges. While that seems kind of crummy, I think most companies that supply cartridges with the newprinter are doing that. When I was shopping for this printer, I was suprised to find that many companies have stopped including any ink with their new printers!!
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I just performed a test to see how it will do. I loaded 5 sheets of heavyweight card stock in the tray. The first one fed and printed fine, the rest jammed. I tried a couple times with no success. It will feed a single sheet at a time through the front feed (what I call the envelope feeder), but it is not reliable at feeding a stack of heavyweight card stock. EDIT******** Well, I'll be darned. Looks like I just need to do a little more reading. I tried what Stephen suggested, (Setting the paper to thick) and it worked fine. My apologies, it works with card stock. Ry I just performed a test to see how it will do. I loaded 5 sheets of heavyweight card stock in the tray. The first one fed and printed fine, the rest jammed. I tried a couple times with no success. It will feed a single sheet at a time through the front feed (what I call the envelope feeder), but it is not reliable at feeding a stack of heavyweight card stock. EDIT******** Well, I'll be darned. Looks like I just need to do a little more reading. I tried what Stephen suggested, (Setting the paper to thick) and it worked fine. My apologies, it works with card stock. Ry