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Nicki Ford Posted on Mar 29, 2012
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Lexmark 3600-4600 - Documents print out blurred

Hello, I have a lexmark 3600-4600 and whenever I print documents in black only (colour prints perfectly), they print out blurry, to a point where they can't be read. I've used the printers' maintenance function to align the cartridges as well as the printers' maintenance function to clean them. Still no luck. I have considered buying a new cartridge to see if it's the actual cartridge, but am hesitant about spending the money on it should it be an injector issue. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Nicki

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It would be worth a try to insert a different / new cartridge to determine if it's the root cause of the problem. If you're hesitant about buying, try to contact Lexmark Technical Support Center for assistance.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jan 17, 2009

SOURCE: Printing in Black

just take out the colour cartridge from the printer, then you will be able to print.

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  • Posted on Nov 10, 2008

SOURCE: lexmark x5470 printer printing blue horizontal lines on coloured documents

hi

try to perform maintenance of your printer
on the setting
and open your printer clean up the nozzle
use alcohol and cotton buds and then placed it back properly!!

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jan 04, 2009

SOURCE: Lexmark x2650 printer not responding to new cartridge

yes you have to have both of them then everything should be fine.if you have the color cartridge that is empty put it in for now and see if it will work it will let u know that it is empty but at least you will be able to print in black

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Mar 27, 2009

SOURCE: Lexmark X2650 All in one printing only in black

sometimes theres a setting for the printer that it sets when theres only a black cartridge try and find a place where it lets you set to print black or black and color normaly thats the problem if not let me know id be glad to help

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on May 08, 2009

SOURCE: I have a Lexmark X1150 printer that is printing purple only.

Try the "better" or "best" print options - They give more ink - might do the trick - (beware it also prints a lot more slowly....)

I have not had that type of problem as such as both my ink slots work, but I did have purple/bluish print instead of black once - It worked for me -
Hope that helps -

I have also found that despite cartridges being new somethimes they are not as full as they should....

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