20 Most Recent Dell 926 All-In-One InkJet Printer - Page 6 Questions & Answers

I don't know if that printer has a rear access panel, so here's a little trick....uncurl a thin paperclip, putting a loop at one end for your finger, and a barb bend at the other end (think of the sharp part of a fish hook) at the other end, Use the hook to grab and remove the Styrofoam.
Another solution, although more tricky and potentially dangerous, is to put some crazy glue on the end of a piece of cardboard, and try to glue the end of the cardboard to the Styrofoam and gently remove the cardboard, hopefully with the styro in tow!

Hi

It might be clogged ink or ink dries up. If the ink is new try to rub the print nozzle in a plain paper with rubbing alcohol until ink flows and run the print nozzle cleaning for 2 times and then try to print again. Regards

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Have you tried using the "Dell All-In-One Center" that should have come on a disc with the printer/driver? Try searching for "Dell All-In-One Center" near/in the start button search. This will give you options for setting the DPI on the scan.

This happened to me. I just hit the "x" cancel button and it stopped. It tried to do this for several weeks. I just continued to hit cancel on the printer or the check button. When I replaced the ink cartridge the problem went away. Possibly there was a defect in the cartridge that the printer could not complete a sucessful alignment.

Hi,

Try reset your printer by following this procedure to reset it,

1. Without turning the unit off, unplug the power cord from the back of the product.
2. Press and hold # and 6 keys.
3. While holding those keys plug the power cord back in.
4. Wait until the screen goes blank before you release those keys.
5. Follow on printer screen instructions.This should fix the problem.

Make sure the paper guides are properly aligned and spaced if they are adjustable.

The pickup roller may be worn out or loaded up with dust. If wiping it with a damp cloth doesn't help, replace it. (I tried rubber conditioner on one once. While the stuff normally works wonders, in this case, it made the pickup roller break out with little flaps of material all over, and it was still useless.)

Normally a problem with a roller farther into the printer causes the paper to crumple up in an accordion fold and jam, so I don't think these need more than a cleaning, and they probably aren't the problem.

It's also possible you have a foreign object in the paper path such as a shred of torn paper, but a good pickup roller would normally jam the paper into it before the printer halts with an error.

Sounds like a bad sensor in the Dell Series 9 ink cartridge.

You are using Dell Series 9 ink cartridges, correct?

Unplug the printer from the wall. Now remove the power brick from the back of the printer for 60 seconds. Plug everything back in. This will reset any error messages the printer has.

Power on the printer. Open the printer and take out the Dell Series 9 Black cartridge. make sure all the tape is off the cartridge and put the cartridge back in. Now do the same for the Dell Series 9 color cartridge.

You are using Dell Series 9 ink cartridges, correct?

Dell Series 9 ink cartridges have a sensor in them that cannot be reset. Article on refilling Dell ink cartridges.

Dell Series 9 ink cartridges can be purchased at Staples, Walmart or Dell's Website.

Black cartridge = black side(left side) Color cartridge = color side(right side)

Photo cartridge = black side(left side) Color cartridge = color side(right side)

It is possible to get a Dell Series 9 cartridge with a bad sensor. Contact the place of purchase for a replacement.


Rick

It might be that it just running out of ink.

Are you using Dell Series 9 ink cartridges?

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Rick

Are you using Dell Series 9 ink cartridges?

Error 1203 is a very interesting error code. Here is what I found out about error 1203



Error 1203 is a very interesting cartridge error. It means your cartridges overflow even from brand new cartridges after a several prints or right after you refilled the cat ridges. Check to see if ink are smeared on the holder where the contact panel with the cartridge


Solution:
I use the lint free cloth(coffee filter work great) with a few drops of water to dampen and clean off those contact on the holder and my printer work again.
Then before you print anything, you should run aligned the cartridges a couple times then run clean cartridges a couple times.
Print the test page to see how it's look and way you go.
Be sure not to leave any debris of lint free cloth(coffee filter work great on those holder contact panel.


Rick

That's most likely a stripper for your fuser. If you can locate the fusing unit, you may see many of these paper strippers. The fuser can run with a few strippers, so if you lose one, just take it off and be done with it. However, if your paper is jamming in the fuser, it might be time for a replacement, as the Teflon is probably worn off your heating roller.

This issues looking printer head problem. check the following Steps for cleaning printer head :

Click on the Start button if you have Windows XP. If you have Windows Vista, click the Windows icon that resides in the lower left corner of your computer screen.

Click on "Control Panel," then "Printers and Other Hardware." Finally click on "View Installed Printers or Fax Printers."

Right-click on the name of your printer and choose "Printing Preferences." This should open a new window; next look for a tab or button marked Maintenance, or something similar.

Find the button that says "Print heads" or "Clean the Print heads" and click on it. You may be asked to choose which print heads; choose them all if you are. Make sure there is paper and ink in your printer, and that it is turned on ahead of time.

Take out the page your printer has printed and see if there are any grids or boxes missing. If there aren't, then you can just exit the program--your print heads are not clogged. If there are grids missing, then click on the "Cleaning" or similarly worded button.

Once the cleaning process has completed, print another page to be sure that your print heads are no longer clogged. If they are still clogged, repeat Steps 1-5 until your printer is printing clearly.

Look for an opening and a little nib that goes into it. If the nib doesn't go in far enough, it won't know it's shut.

Hi

Pleas check your color cartridge its also may be have low link, so change the color cartridge also
and try again.

If you're in the UK you could try Inkrite.com as I do know they repair printers.
Other than that, it seems wrong, but these days it's often cheaper to buy new than get something 'old' repaired....
Regards,
nicam49