After adding ink cartridge printer stopped working

follow these steps:
1.
Turn the open the top cover. Wait for the cartridge carrier to stop moving, then lift the first cartridge out of the printer. Tilt the cartridge forward, then carefully lift it out of the printer.
2.
Examine the electrical contacts on the bottom of the cartridge. Look for any tape that might be covering those contacts. New print cartridges ship with this tape to protect the cartridge and prevent leaks. If you fail to remove this tape, the printer cannot sense the cartridge and it might return a "print head not installed" error.
3.
Remove the rest of the cartridges from the printer. Check them for tape and other obstructions. Also check the cartridges for leaking ink, and clean them if necessary. Discard and replace any cartridges found to be leaking.
4.
Clean the ink cartridge carriers thoroughly, using a soft cloth or a small vacuum cleaner designed for cleaning computer components. Paper dust and ink residue can accumulate in the carrier and cause communication issues with the printer.
5.
Place the ink cartridges back in the printer and close the top cover. Power cycle the printer if the error message does not go away immediately.

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error 5100 means that the printer cartridge carrier can not move freely.

see inside the printer and find the one causing the cartridge carrier to stop. It could be a piece of paper or a dried ink on top of the absorber pads.

you change change your catridge, black and colour. try to clean it first your catridge with buying catridge celaner.

Error 0502-Carrier Stall indicates a physically blocked carrier. This condition can occur for many possible reasons. Most often, the carrier is blocked because the ink cartridge lids are open while the printer is on (Figure 1).


Figure 1: Open Ink Cartridge Lids

Reseat the Ink Cartridges and Make Sure the Lids Are in Place

1. Make sure the printer is turned on.
   
2. Lift the printer's front cover.
   
   Note: The ink cartridge should be in the up/loading position unless the printer is busy.

1. Squeeze the tabs on the cartridge lids and lift the cartridge lids up. The cartridge pops up when the lid is fully lifted.
   
2. Remove the cartridges.
   
3. Make sure that all of the protective tape has been removed from the contacts on the ink cartridge.
   
4. Replace the cartridges.
   
5. Snap the lids closed.
   
6. Close the printer's front cover.
   
7. When prompted on the printer's LCD to choose New or Old, choose Old.
   
8. Press Select.

Note: For more information about reseating ink cartridges, refer to the Maintenance or Ink Cartridge Maintenance section in the Online User's Guide.

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1. Remove the power cord from the printer.
   
2. Lift the scanner unit to expose the inside, where the printer cartridges are located.
   
3. Gently slide the ink cartridge carrier to the middle of the printer.
   
4. Gently move the top part of the printer belt to the right.
   
5. Using an index finger, gently push encoder strip (Figure 1) down and then back up, to get it back into the slot located on the back of the ink cartridge carrier.
   
   
   Figure 1: Inkjet Printer Encoder Strip
   
   
6. Gently press the strip first to the rear, and then forward, to ensure that it is seated correctly.
   
7. Manually move the ink cartridge carrier to the left, then to the right, to check the positioning of the encoder strip.
   
8. Once the encoder strip has been re-seated, close the scanner lid.
   
9. Re-connect the power cord to the printer.

Error 0502-Carrier Stall indicates a physically blocked carrier. This condition can occur for many possible reasons. Most often, the carrier is blocked because the ink cartridge lids are open while the printer is on (Figure 1).


Figure 1: Open Ink Cartridge Lids

Reseat the Ink Cartridges and Make Sure the Lids Are in Place

1. Make sure the printer is turned on.
   
   
2. Lift the printer's front cover.
   
   Note: The ink cartridge should be in the up/loading position unless the printer is busy.

1. Squeeze the tabs on the cartridge lids and lift the cartridge lids up. The cartridge pops up when the lid is fully lifted.
   
   
2. Remove the cartridges.
   
   
3. Make sure that all of the protective tape has been removed from the contacts on the ink cartridge.
   
   
4. Replace the cartridges.
   
   
5. Snap the lids closed.
   
   
6. Close the printer's front cover.
   
   
7. When prompted on the printer's LCD to choose New or Old, choose Old.
   
   
8. Press Select.

Note: For more information about reseating ink cartridges, refer to the Maintenance or Ink Cartridge Maintenance section in the Online User's Guide.

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» Reposition the Encoder Strip

1. Remove the power cord from the printer.
   
   
2. Lift the scanner unit to expose the inside, where the printer cartridges are located.
   
   
3. Gently slide the ink cartridge carrier to the middle of the printer.
   
   
4. Gently move the top part of the printer belt to the right.
   
   
5. Using an index finger, gently push encoder strip (Figure 1) down and then back up, to get it back into the slot located on the back of the ink cartridge carrier.
   
   
   Figure 1: Inkjet Printer Encoder Strip
   
   
6. Gently press the strip first to the rear, and then forward, to ensure that it is seated correctly.
   
   
7. Manually move the ink cartridge carrier to the left, then to the right, to check the positioning of the encoder strip.
   
   
8. Once the encoder strip has been re-seated, close the scanner lid.
   
   
9. Re-connect the power cord to the printer.

If this information has not solved your issue, then you have to contact Dell. They may need to replace the printer.

# Hold the cartridge upside down, with the bar-code label facing you and take a damp paper towel.
# Use the towel to wipe the printhead of the cartridge on the bottom (where the ink comes out). Wipe the printhead horizontally in one direction only (left to right).
# Continue doing this until it looks clean.
# Then dab the cartridge on the towel to make sure the ink is flowing.
# Next, look inside the printer and locate the carrier that holds ink cartridges. Caution: Make sure the cartridges are not installed at this point.

1. Look for a shiny piece of metal underneath the contacts at the back of the carrier.
2. Take a damp cotton swab (use water only!) and wipe along the bottom of the shiny metal piece. Note: You may need more than one swab.

# Reinstall the cartridges, making sure you snap them correctly into the printer. 


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Hi,
Please do the following..

To check the cartridge carrier:

1. Unplug the printer.
2. Move the cartridges to the left by hand and then take them out.
3. Try to print without the cartridges in the carrier. Do you still receive a Carrier Stall error message?
4. If not, put the cartridges back into the carrier and snap them in at the back. The message should no longer appear.

If the power light on the printer is not blinking, the error message may be caused by a communication error. Do the following:

1. Remove any other devices attached to the USB/LPT port.
2. Uninstall the Lexmark printer.
3. Connect the printer directly to the PC and ensure that power is being supplied to the printer.
4. Reinstall the printer.

Thank you....

The compatible cartridges for the X4530 Lexmark printer are the # 23,23A,24,24A,31,34,35. If you have the correct cartridge number and still says cartridge incorrect, try this steps.
1. Get a damp and a dry paper towel.
2. Set the ink cartridge right side up on the damp paper towel so that the ink nozzles are against the towel and hold the cartridge in this position for about 15 seconds. ( try this for around 5 times )
3. Now wipe the print head (on the bottom where the ink comes out) across in one direction only (left to right) until it looks clean. ( try this around 5 times )
4. Next dab the cartridge on the towel to make sure that the ink is flowing.
5. Remove the power adaprtor behind the printer.
6. Using the dry paper towel, clean the metal contacts on the cartridge carrier inside the printer. ( try this 5 times )
7. Place the Cartridge back to the printer, connect the power adaptor.
8. Check if there is any error message. If same problem persist, try to contact Lexmark Technical Support.

A gear in the carrier is stripped or has fallen out of place.I've had this happen on several ink printers where the in-users jammed the printer and then forced/pulled the print head. You can often take these apart and get them serviceable in the short term. But once they break they don't last. I don't know what model printer you have specifically and I've never bought the parts for replacment, but in most cases it isn't worth the effort.

Hi try these steps

STEP: Disconnect and Reconnect the Printer Power SupplyTop of Form 1
Bottom of Form 1

Unplug the power cord from the wall socket.
Disconnect the power supply from the back of the printer.
Wait 15 seconds.
Reconnect the power supply to the back of the printer.
Plug the power cord back into the wall socket

STEP: Clean the Contacts and Wick the Ink Cartridge
Ensure the printer is powered on.

Lift the scanner unit.

Open the cartridge latches and remove the cartridges from the carrier
Take a clean, damp cloth and wipe the nozzle of the print cartridge from front to back.
Turn the cartridge so that you are looking at the contacts on the back side of the cartridge
Using a clean dry cloth, wipe the contacts so that no dust or other contaminants are visible
Clean the contact inside the printer with the dry cloth used to clean the cartridge contacts.

Replace the cartridges in the carrier and close the scanner unit.
STEP: Verify Each Cartridge Carrier Has an Ink Cartridge
Check to make sure the left cartridge carrier contains a black or photo ink cartridge.
Check to make sure the right carrier contains a color ink cartridge.
Remove each cartridge and examine it to make sure the protective tape has been removed from the contacts and the print head.
Replace each cartridge in the proper carrier.

Let me know the status.

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