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Won't print black!




By colinmeneely on Oct 16, 2007

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I have the Dell 720 printer, and all of a sudden, it won't print any black!  When I print the test page in color, the colors are predominantly red for some reason, and when I print the test page in black and white, there's a blank page even though the ribbon and cartridges move as they normally should.  (My ink levels are fine and I have even switched cartridges.)

Same Problem

Mar 11, 2009

-   I have just had both ink cartridges refilled put them back in printer and now Black ink won't print at all- Colour ink absolutley fine-   christoph830

Feb 09, 2009

-   I also have a Dell 720. I bought new cartirdges and still it doesnt seem to print correctly. All the "blue's" come out in pink. Ive tried cleaning the nozzles, etc. but still doesnt work, and the black is very faded.

Any ideas?-   nargis1980

Nov 02, 2008

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  1. PRINT IS VERY FAINT, CANNOT READ. I THINK IT MAY THE
  2. INK. IT DOESN'T INDICATE THAT INK IS NEEDED.
-   GEOWAY

Sep 04, 2008

-   My HPdeskjet has stopped printing in black, please help! -   Guest

Aug 21, 2008

-   same problem -- no explanation -   groucho1

Solution #1

posted on Nov 07, 2007
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Chupathingy

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I had same problem after refilling a cartridge, tried wiping head with damp cloth...kinda worked. I finally put my mouth over the refill hole and blew gently into it to create some pressure to unclog the cartridge. This worked very well for about a week. Then the problem recurred and I haven't had any luck getting black to print either.


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Solution #2

posted on Nov 06, 2007
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jazzieg

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Try wiping the head of the cartridge with a damp tissue, it sometimes gets clogged. This worked for me when I had this problem.
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18 Other Users Have The Same Problem - Continued

Comment by Guest, posted on Aug 18, 2008

Added a new black cartridge and will not print.

Comment by mcgen523, posted on Aug 10, 2008

Hello, I just changed my color cartridge, and now it won't print black. Even if I put in my preferences to print color images in black. Instead, everything prints in green. I have cleaned the cartridges using the computer. Any ideas?

Comment by carlutz, posted on Jul 29, 2008

Black print started to fade. Cartridge status showed black was 50% filled.
Black continued to fade until it disapeared. Tried all fixes offered on computer... nothing works. Took cartridge out and blew in vent hole.. ink appeared at dispensing point. Put cartridge back in printer and tried again.
Got color print but not a sign of black. With so many having the same problem, sounds like a Dell 720 printer problem.

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Comment by ctzanath, posted on Jul 17, 2008

Dell 702 printer will not print black text. I have cleaned the printer including the cartridge. Still will not print.

Comment by Guest, posted on Jul 17, 2008

My Dell 720 printer will not print any text in black.

I have done test pages and cleaned the printer plus cleaned the black cartirdge. Still will not print in black.

Comment by Guest, posted on Apr 10, 2008

i need to do a test print i think the new black cartiridge from dell put in yesterday is not printing. can't find where to test print

Comment by miamcbr0, posted on Apr 10, 2008

My printer suddenly will not print black-yet paper moves thru as though it were printing. Have changed cartridges and gone thru all troubleshoot helps. No help as yet. WHAT IS PROBLEM?

Comment by Guest, posted on Mar 28, 2008

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Comment by Guest, posted on Dec 14, 2007

Will not print black, a new cartridge has bee inserted

Comment by Harry_1926, posted on Dec 05, 2007

Won't print black

Comment by Harry_1926, posted on Dec 05, 2007

When I print the text does not print but the isp's[blue] print??

Comment by Guest, posted on Nov 29, 2007

Same exact problem--no black will print.
Test pages are a mess.
Color images are fine.
HELP!!!!

Comment by problemsdell, posted on Nov 04, 2007

Same problem as above. No black ink comes out and the blue is very faded. Have tried with various new ink cartridges I have bought and I get the same problem. Also tried updating the driver but it does nothing about the problem.

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