20 Most Recent Lexmark Prospect Pro205 Wireless All-In-One InkJet Printer - Page 6 Questions & Answers

That sounds like a printhead problem. Please contact Lexmark technical support for assistance.

The firmware update for the Lexmark Pro205 printer will help fix the problem where the printer is having trouble recognizing the ink cartridges and other issues. You can download and install the update for your Lexmark Pro205 printer by visiting the Lexmark website at http://bit.ly/p205fw. If more than one download is available for your model, try the top download first.

Your cartridge may need to cleaned. On the printer operator panel, press Setup button -> Maintenance -> Deep Clean Printhead. Your printer will then print a test page forcing ink through the cartridge nozzles and clean them.
If that doesn't help, your printer probably needs to be updated. The firmware update, available at http://bit.ly/p205fw, will help fix print quality issues.

Try these steps instead:

1. Remove the printhead from the printer.
2. Reset the printer by unplugging the power adapter from the printer (should be the whole black box on the back of the printer), leave it unplugged for about a minute then plug it back in.

3. Once the printer is back on, it will ask for the printhead. Just disregard the message by pressing or CANCEL button on your printer screen. Do not install the printhead yet.
4. Then, please use this link: http://bit.ly/p205fw to download and run the firmware on your computer. Please make sure that the USB cable is attached from the printer to the computer while you do this.
5. Once the firmware update is complete, you may reinstall the printhead.

Check out Lexmark support page article on How to Collapse/Lower the Operator Panel on the Pro200, S300, S400, S500, and S600 Series Printer Models.

The 105XL cartridge is only available for the higher-priced printer models like Pro805, Pro901 and Pro905. It's not compatible with your Lexmark Pro205. I'm sorry if I didn't have the answer you expected.

I'm assuming that you're getting an error message, "There's a problem with your printhead".

Try these steps:

1. Open the cover of the printer > Remove the printhead. If the printhead will not go to the center, turn off the printer and pull the printhead to the center.
2. Once you have the printhead removed, close the cover of the printer and turn on the printer.
3. It will ask you to "Open Cover to Install the Printhead". Press the Cancel (Red X) button.
4. It should take you back to the "Copy" menu.
5. Proceed with the firmware update. Just go to www.lexmarklabs.com/firmware and choose the model number of your printer.
6. Once the firmware update is successful, go back to step 1 and install the printhead.

If the problem persists, please go to this link for more info: http://bit.ly/h4O0ry

This could be because of some blocked printer communications. Make sure to allow these communications in the program rules/permissions for your firewall. These articles should guide you on how to configure your firewall.

- Cannot Print or Scan from the All-In-One Center with Any All-in-One Inkjet Product; Firewalls Prevent Unknown Processes from Functioning

- Communication Failure When Trying to Scan, Print, or Perform a Smart Solution Function; Firewall Possibly Blocking a Process and Preventing Communication

When a cartridge is refilled, it can no longer register its ink level.

This sounds like a blue ink cartridge failure or a clogged blue ink nozzle. If you have cleaned the nozzles, I would try another blue cartridge. if this does not solve the problem more aggressive cleaning may be required. Let me know and we can go throught the process. Thanks.

This article in the Lexmark website will help you with your concern: How to Collapse/Lower the Operator Panel on the Pro200, S300, S400, S500, and S600 Series Printer Models

HI ,

its peaty common in printer, Kindly have a look in detail , there should be a small peace of any paper or any kind of dust on your printer head .

Kindly cleen properley it should work , Or kindly If you can remove Head cabels and turn on and off again . then plug in again . it have to work. otherwise let me know . Shah

Hi mazzottimass
Go here , select the correct OS and download the available driver(s) :
http://support.lexmark.com/index?segment=SUPPORT&userlocale=EN_US&locale=en&productCode=LEXMARK_PROSPECT_PRO202&page=product&frompage=null#1
Regards ,
fanaudi

This article in the Lexmark website on First-Time Installation of a Lexmark Series Inkjet Printer in Infrastructure Mode (Wireless Routers and Access Points) might help you in the process. I hope this helps. thanks.

How do I fold the control panel back into the machine for shipping back to Lexmark. 400 series

Perhaps this article might help you remove your printhead - How to Replace the Printhead from a S300, S400, S500, S600, Pro200, Pro700, Pro800, or Pro900 Series All-In-One to a New Machine. Hope this helps. Thanks.

No need to contact technical support for this. I just figured this out. Press the button with the wrench icon underneath the power button. This will take you to a setup menu for wireless access. Push the button "ok" for push button access and a Pairing Code with appear on the LED screen. Enter this code into the field of your add printer/device setup field in Windows7. Press ok and the Lexmark will be setup. I never saw this as an answer on any webpage.

Please update the firmware by visiting the Lexmark site at http://bit.ly/P205FW. This problem will be fixed after you install the new firmware.