20 Most Recent Dell A940 All-In-One InkJet Printer - Page 8 Questions & Answers

ctd senor errow

Either the cartridge isn't good - replace it - or the connectors for the chip on the cartridge aren't making contact - take out the cartridge, clean the contacts (the ones on the printing head also) and try again.

hi

your printer has problem with printing film or head clean this 2 part it will print

i had this same problem with my lexmark,no drivers available for win7.found one to get it to print,but nothing for the scanner feature...try updating your drivers and see if it helps.

They sell them everywhere from Staples or Office Depot to Wal-Mart or e-bay, if you want to shop online.

Try this:
Go to Google Maps, select one and print it out. Does black work then? (On mine it does)
If you try to print an e-mail with both color and black fonts, are the black ones missing from the print? (On mine, the black letters are missing)
How about a scan which contains both color and black features? (Again, both black and color works for me)
And finally, if you scan an all-black font document after hitting "copy...black", you get nothing....but do the same thing after selecting "copy...color"...and it'll print the black.
I'm sorry I haven't found the answer as yet, but maybe if you try some of these little experiments I did this morning, then it'll catch someone's eye and we'll both have a solution (which may cost more than a new printer!

hello

download the driver here.

http://supportapj.dell.com/support/downloads/download.aspx?c=au&l=en&s=gen&releaseid=R153049&formatcnt=0&libid=0&typeid=-1&dateid=-1&formatid=-1&source=-1&fileid=203949

please notify me if successfull

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Please download new drivers from this link dellA940 All-in-one inkjet printer and install it. If you have problem, please let me know. Good luck. thanks for using FixYa.

Three years unused cartridges might have become really very tough by now. The heads must be clogged and really very hard. Please dip it (cartridge head) in a bowl of warm water (only the head portion), if possible, **** out some of its contents or you can use the refill kit to do some suction job (use soft tissue paper or cotton to wipe off the head after doing this). I would suggest you to replace the cartridges. Good luck. Thanks for using FixYa.

Hi,

You can download the installation driver and software from manufacturer's website by clicking this link

• On the page which opens, select the operating system of your computer (Windows Xp/ Vista..) from the drop-down menu and download the required drivers and software.

Hope this solves your problem. Thanks for using FixYa.

Please let me know if you get anything when you make black printouts (like green or fade blue). Sometimes you need to change the print settings to print the documents only in black color. Awaiting your reply.

You'll need a standard USB printer cable, available at Walmart, pharmacies, almost any retail store.

Try installing the printer using the instructions located at...

A940 All-In-One Printer owners thread (W7)

You'll need to disconnect the printer. Download and run the patch(printer cleanup utility) until it prompts you to restart your computer.

Restart your computer.

Install the proper drivers. You'll get a message, the printer is not connected. Connect the printer at this time(powered on)


Rick

Check this out for the error. The trick here is to make sure the bar is cleaned and lubricated with furniture polish or cooking oil.

http://blog.forret.com/2006/02/lexmark-printers-with-hardware-error-0502/

change the printer move to laser jet budy

check the seeting on ur printer it mite be set for to copys, or if its ran trhu computer, check set up when u hit print, also mmay be set for 2 copies

It would seem that Dell has a on-going issue with this printer and the cartridge. Try these steps and if it still gives this error you will have to contact Dell.
1. Reseat the Ink Cartridges. 2. Unplug the printer from the back, clean the contacts and the put back the connection.
3. Verify whether the Ink Cartridges are DELL Branded.
4. Try Cartridges Individually.

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Try this:

According to the Dell website, this is how the cartridges for the Dell All-In-One Printer/Copier/Scanner Model AIO A940/A960 are supposed to look like. (see attachments)
Black cartridge P/N: 7Y743 with U-shaped "lump" on the (black) lid. (equivalent to Lexmark "82")
Color cartridge P/N: 7Y745 with square with corner cutout "lump" on the (blue) lid. (equivalent to Lexmark "83")

BUT, the black Dell cartridges have the identical corner cutout "lump" as their color cartridges. In other words, they have the lid from the color cartridge, but in black instead of blue.
Both cartridges are made by Lexmark and rebranded for Dell. But Dell made the black cartridge intentionally with a different "lump", so customers are forced to buy expensive Dell cartridges.

Stupid actually, because now the black and the color cartridges each fit in the other's slot!

Beat Dell at their own game, don't pay their rip-off prices!
When you open that Dell printer, lift the black lever that closes over the black cartridge. From the underside of that lever you will see a small "pin" sticking out, that corresponds with the corner cutout "lump" (as depicted on the color-cartridge). Cut that pin off with a sharp knife or a wire cutter.

All of a sudden, the cheaper Lexmark "82" black cartridges fit in (and any other remanufactured equivalent).
Money in your pocket!

go to folowing link you will get your dirvers

http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/driverslist.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen&ServiceTag=&SystemID=PRN_ALL_A940&os=WW1&osl=en&catid=&impid=

please vote me it your get your solution

1. Make sure the printer is turned on.
2. Lift the printer's front cover.

NOTE: The ink cartridge should be in the up/loading position unless the printer is busy.

1. Squeeze the tabs on the cartridge lids and lift the cartridge lids up. The cartridge pops up when the lid is fully lifted.
2. Remove the cartridges.
3. Check and make sure that all of the protective tape has been removed from the contacts on the ink cartridge.
4. Replace the cartridges.
5. Snap the lids closed.
6. Close the printer's front cover.
7. When prompted on the printer's LCD to choose New or Old, choose Old.
8. Press the Select button.

Hope this helps. Please rate my response.
Thanks.
Have a good day.