When I try to print a page in color, the colors print wrong....the yellow prints as red and the red prints as yellow and the green prints as pale magenta.
Go to Control panel
Click on: Hardware and Sound
Click on: Devices and Printer
Click on your printer
Click on Adjust printing preferences
Then go to the Maintenance Tab at the top (should be last tab)
Then click Print a test page
You can also Align Ink cartridges from here and clean the Ink Cartridges
If that does not work then update the drivers:
Go to Start
Type in box Device Manager
Click on Device Manager in list
Wait till list populates.
Click on Imaging devices
Right click on the printer
Update the drivers by searching online
Testimonial: "Hi - It turned out to be bad drivers so I updated them and everything works great now. Thanks for the help! "
SOURCE: Dell 3100cn
I've the same problem with a 3000cn but on the black color. all other colors are great execpt the black one.
Any Ideas someone ?
SOURCE: Light or Faded Areas in Solid Color Prints
If the issue is occuring in the same place on all prints, try the imaging drum (can't remember if this printer even uses one) or the transfer belt/roller (not sure which it uses). If you phone Dell support, they should run you through troubleshooting and send you either of those parts free of charge if you are under warranty. If not, buy them anyways; they don't degrade over time (if kept in the dark) and can be saved for when the currently installed one runs out if you don't need it to fix this issue.
SOURCE: Dell 3100cn Smudges on all color except black
This is actually a drum issue, although changing drums doesn't always fix it. The problem is the at the tolerances between the transfer belt and the top cover of the drum is too close so the belt can scrape on the ribs inside the cover, getting a toner buildup and causing streaks in the color. Notice it is not streaking the black; this is because the black is laid on the belt last and the belt does not go around again.
This is such a flaky problem because a perfectly happy unit can suddenly start streaking because of temperature changes or, I suspect, even something as simple as moving the printer can cause things to move enough to cause the issue. A good article I have found for fixing it is at http://www.ahfx.net/weblog.php?article=133. Dell forums also discuss this issue -- it's a known issue and I think Dell should fix it.
SOURCE: The color red will not print on My Dell A940 printer.
Try find another printer(same model- says printer B)...take printer head from printer B to your printer(says printer A),use your ink cartridge and test your printing....if all color seen on paper, then the problem is your printer head, to make sure is it true or not, use printer head from printer A into printer B.see the result...
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