Dell 922 All-In-One InkJet Printer - Answered Questions & Fixed issues

There "may" be one possible solution, which people have had success at.

The Dell 922 printer is the same as a Lexmark X5270

Lexmark has Mac OS X drivers for their version of it.

If you have Mac OS X, the driver can be obtained here:

http://downloads.lexmark.com/cgi-perl/downloads.cgi?ccs=229:1:0:440:0:0&searchLang=en&os_group=Mac%20OS%20X&target=

Thats because there is no support for a Dell 922 with any Apple/Mac products

Hi there


Ok you can try this.
Error code: 1200
This error code is commonly associated with the Dell 922 printer. Usually you might see the cartridge moving front and back and slamming itself against the printer. You need to tighten the strings located on the back of the printer and then it should work fine

Clean the carriage rail. This is the round chrome piece that the carriage assy that holds the cartridges rides on. Use a paper towel that is slightly moist.
Be sure to not force anything. Unplug the printer after you get the carts in the middle. Move them to one side and clean and then move them to the other and repeat.

Lift up the scanner to reveal the cartridge compartment; under the chrome rod on which the cartridges run there are two small gaps about 8cm apart. In the right one should sit the paper sensor which is a small black rod that hooks downwards; the problem I had was my sensor had bent up and out of the gap so all I had to do was bend it gently back into position using a small screwdriver.




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All The Best: Pineworks

I figured it out on my own. Read my comment above maybe I can help out somone else.

It is a little known fact that ink cartridges do have an expiry date, and it is sometimes possible that even if a printer reads full, that it has dried out and will not print. When you recieve a warning that your ink is too low you will simply be unable to print black ink after a certain point. Generaly if you want to print in only black you will have to do that when you print a document. For instance in IE when you go to file and then print you can select prefrences and select print in greyscale or black. hope this helps!

PUDDING:
Hi, my name's Cody, and I'm a member of the Windows Vista Outreach team. We're always interested in helping folks with any questions or concerns they might have about Vista, so hopefully I can point you in the right direction towards solving this problem with your printer. I'm certainly no technician, but I hope I can be of some help, or at least point you in the right direction towards getting your printer working again!
A good place for you to start might be by looking at Microsoft's new Windows Vista Compatibility Center, which you can find at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/compatibility/Default.aspx.
I did a search on your Dell printer there, and it says that the printer should be completely compatible with the 32-bit version of Windows Vista. They provided me with a link to the Dell website, which gives you step-by-step instructions on how to install the most up-to-date drivers. The link is a pretty long one, but here it is:
http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/download.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen&releaseid=R151371&SystemID=PRN_ALL_A922&servicetag=&os=WLH&osl=en&deviceid=6785&devlib=0&typecnt=0&vercnt=1&catid=-1&impid=-1&formatcnt=1&libid=40&fileid=201464
Hopefully, that will get you up and running again. Let me know if you make any progress, and if you still have problems, please let me know!

Thanks,
Cody
Windows Vista Outreach Team

The print-head part of the cartridge is probably clogged / dried up. Remove the cartridge and wipe with a link-free rag dipped in rubbing alcohol. Wipe several times until ink appears to be flowing from the print-head and reinstall. Do the alignment / and cleaning routines if needed and try to print.

I would suggest you buy a new one.They start out at around $50 bucks and up or try craigs list and or the classified adds there they are even cheaper 10 to 20 dollars

It may not be compatible with your operating system the older printers are not compatible with the new systems check to see if this may be the case

I had that problem too.

Unplug the printer.
Hold the printer cover open while you plug in the printer.
Then close the printer after it powers on.

It worked for me.

Hello Judy when it comes to printers not printing in color its usually a software issue . Now there are times that you buy the cartridges are bad but lets do some troubleshooting. Go to support.dell.com Support Dell US Select your product by service tag or click on printers and look for your model Select operating system and the software and driver will appear below in blue lettering click on it download and install software and fireware. Install and run. Make sure you are connected by USB to your computer. Print out a test page to make sure all is running ok. Reseat the cartridges and make sure the contacts are clean. let me know if this helps

Did you try plugging the printer into a known live outlet? If the outlet tests good and has available power, check and make sure that no panels have come loose and could have tripped a safety switch during your move of the printer which could cause a no power up issue to prevent damage to printer. If still no luck, try a different power cord and se if that works. Hope this helps.

Check the setting on the print page. I am pretty sure you are set up to "Print to a file" rather to the printer

download the driver from the dell website for your printer onto your computer

ALL 3 COLORS RECIPE:
Fill coffee mug ¼ full of water. Heat in microwave for 1 min 30 seconds. Remove coffee mug from microwave. Put tip (head) of cartridge in coffee mug for 15 minutes. Take cartridge out of coffee mug and hold tip (head) under hottest faucet water for a few minutes. Dab (do not WIPE) on a paper towel to see if all 3 colors are present. If they are - allow cartridge to dry for 30 minutes then put back in printer. If all 3 colors are not present - repeat process. Good Luck! It works GREAT for my DeskJet 840c - EVERYTIME!

You can download the Dell printer drivers from their supportWEB site. Please click on this link and select your model printer to download:-http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/dsn/document?c=us&l=en&s=gen&docid=3A943AE039242E89E040A68F5B2854C9&journalid=803559AE24446852E040AC0A66E95D38&Query=&SystemID=&ServiceTag=&contenttype=&os=&component=&lang=&doclang=&toggle=&dl=#Issue0_3

HiThats because there still are no available drivers for your iMac's Operating System platform.Click on the link below for the available drivers for downloads,View the compatibility of your printer's drivers,www.dell.com/support/drivers/us/en/04/DriverDetails/DriverFileFormats?c=us&l=en&s=bsd&cs=04&DriverId=R102523Hope it helps.Thanks.

Hello,
In the printer properties you must have a check box which says something like this "print in grayscale" or something like this. If this box is checked your printer will always print black and white.
Hope this helps
Alex

I had this problem once on a different make of printer and I was told that it may be something that has fallen into the printer and you can't see it. I just turned it upside down and gave it a good shake and small piece of plastic fell out. This solved it for me so it is worth giving it a go.

if the unit has been working properly for sometime and then suddenly stopped printing anything... you might try to perform a maintenance cleaning on your unit... this is caused by clogged nozzles which stops the printer to withdraw ink from its tank.... best way is to perform a headcleaning process for sometime.... if it still persist, reseat the ink cartridges... if it still does not work... try spraying the nozzle with wd40.... let it dry for 1 hr or 2.. if it still persist and the process is the same... im a afraid that we may need to have your printer serviced.... hope this helps you out...

have a grand day...At least we tried...:-)