Acts like its printing but no ink on paper

Printer Printing blank page issue can be occurred when you have low or dried ink cartridge, blocked nozzles, dirty print head and ink cartridge installed improperly. Follow the troubleshooting steps to fix printer printing blank pages:


·Restart the printer
·Check printer ink cartridge
·Clean the printer print head
·Update the printer drivers

Follow more steps to fix the Printer printing blank pages issues

This section explains the way to confirm the ink status and the procedure to replace ink tanks. When ink runs out or other errors occur, an error message is displayed on the LCD to inform you of the error. See "An Error Message Is Displayed on the LCD".
When printing from your computer, error messages appear on your computer screen as well.

NOTE

Be sure to install the ink tanks in the correct order indicated by the label on the Print Head Holder.
The machine will not print if an ink tank is installed in the incorrect position.

• With the LCD of this Machine
• With the Ink Lamps
• Getting the Clear Ink Status Information

With the LCD of this MachineMake sure that the machine is turned on, then press the COPY, FAX, SCAN, or MEMORY CARD button. The current ink level will be displayed on the LCD for a few seconds.

(A) Confirm whether any symbols are displayed here.

Color or black ink is low. You can continue printing for a while, but we recommend you to have a new ink tank available.Color or black ink may have run out. See"An Error Message Is Displayed on the LCD".
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The ink status information is also displayed on the screen that appears during printing.
An error message may be displayed on the LCD during printing.

Machine detected ink out condition. See "An Error Message Is Displayed on the LCD" and take appropriate action.
(B) Empty ink tank.With the Ink LampsYou can confirm the status of each ink tank by the ink lamps. Open the Scanning Unit (Printer Cover) of the machine to confirm how the ink lamps light or flash.

• Ink lamp is on

The ink tank is correctly set and there is enough ink remaining to print.

• Ink lamp is flashing

Flashing slowly (at around 3-second intervals)


Ink is low. You can continue printing for a while, but we recommend you to have a new ink tank available.
Flashing quickly (at around 1-second intervals)


The ink tank is inserted in the wrong position or it is empty. Ensure that the ink tank is in the correct position as directed by the label on the Print Head Holder. If the position is correct and its lamp flashes, it is empty. Replace it with a new one.

• Ink lamp is off

The ink tank is not set properly or the function for detecting the remaining ink level is disabled.

If the ink tank is not set properly, press the mark on the ink tank until the tank clicks into place. If it does not click into place, make sure that the orange protective cap has been removed from the bottom of the ink tank.
If the function for detecting the remaining ink level is disabled, replace the ink tank with anew one. See "Replacing Ink Tanks".
If the lamps are still off after reinserting the ink tanks, there has been an error and the
machine cannot print. Check the error message displayed on the LCD. See "An Error
Message Is Displayed on the LCD".
Getting the Clear Ink Status InformationClear ink is used only when printing on plain paper.
When Plain paper (Cassette) is selected for Media type and printing begins when clear ink (PGI-9Clear) is low, a message will be displayed in the LCD.

(A) Confirm whether a symbol is displayed here.

The clear ink is low. You can continue printing for a while, but we recommend you to have a new ink tank available.The clear ink tank is empty. See ""The clear ink tank is empty. Replacing the ink tank is recommended." U045" and take appropriate action.
NOTE

• The ink status information is also displayed on the screen that appears during printing.
• Clear ink is used only when printing on plain paper. Therefore, it is possible to print on photo paper, or any type of paper other than plain paper, loaded in the Rear Tray, even if clear ink has run out.

The following error message will be displayed on the LCD when the clear ink has run out during printing on plain paper.

Refer to "Replacing Ink Tanks"If you continue printing under the clear ink out condition, see ""The clear Ink has run out. Replace the ink tank." U165/U166" and take appropriate action.When the clear ink hasrun out, printing on plain paper from the Cassette is not possible. The fax, which is received under the clear ink out condition, will be stored in memory.
NOTE

It is possible to print on photo paper, or any media type other than plain paper, loaded in the Rear Tray, even if clear ink has run out.

Print quality issues could be due to clogged or dirty print cartridge nozzles. Try the steps below to improve print quality on your Lexmark X6150 printer:

1. Load paper in the All-In-One.
2. On the printer operator panel, press Copy.
3. Press Options until Maintenance appears on the display.
4. Press the right arrow until Clean Cartridges appears on the display.
5. Press Select. A nozzle page prints, forcing ink through the nozzles to clean the clogged nozzles.
6. Print your document again to verify that your print quality has improved.

You may also try to insert a different known working cartridge to determine if it's not a cartridge issue.

Your black cartridge may be dried out. Repkace it and/or clean with warm water until ink appears on the bottom nozzles

Try to clean the cartridge nozzles using the printer control panel.

1. Load paper.
2. Press Copy.
3. Press Options until Maintenance appears on the display.
4. Press the right arrow until Clean Cartridges appears on the display.
5. Press Select. A nozzle page prints, forcing ink through the nozzles to clean the clogged nozzles.
6. Print your document again to verify that your print quality has improved.

Also, check your ink levels. Make sure your ink levels are substantial for printing.

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you may have to clean the print head. since the jam cause the smear, and there still have some ink left on the print head.
you wouldn't get aclean copy till all of the ink trace are gone.

go to the printer properties---there select printing preferences ---there select lexmaxr solution center-----in that option select printer cartridge replacement option----in that follow the replacement instructions.and select the cartridges.as it is new.and its proper appropriate number.then only it will print properly. selecting the cartridge is very much necessary.

Try the following steps:

Check for and remove any grayscale settings. Use the following steps to check this setting.

1. In the program, click File and then click Print . The Print dialog box opens.
2. Select the correct product and then click Properties . The Properties dialog box opens.
3. Click the Color tab.
4. Check the Print in Grayscale setting. If necessary, unselect the setting.
5. Click OK to save the settings.

If this doesnot work:

1. Open the Printer Toolbox .
2. Open HP Solution Center .
3. Click Settings .
4. Click Print Settings .
5. Click Printer Toolbox .

Now Click the Estimated Ink Levels tab. This will tell u that the cartridge might be running out of ink even if the graphic shows that there is ink remaining in the cartridge.Lines or streaks always appear in printouts when the cartridges begin to run out of ink. Replace print cartridges that are out of ink or low on ink.

If this doesnot work:

If the Print in grayscale option is not the problem and the print cartridges are not low on ink, print and evaluate a self-test page to determine if the cartridges or printer is causing the problem.

1. Load the input tray with unused plain white paper.
2. Press and hold the Cancel button and then press the Start Copy Color button.
3. Release both buttons. The self-test page prints.

This will definitely work for u.
Thank u.

If you have tried to print a nozzle check page and no ink has been deposited on the page, then it might be a bad logic board inside the printer or a faulty purge unit. Both parts are relatively expensive to purchase. You might be better off looking for a used Canon s520, i550, i850, pixma 3000, or similar model to use the remaining ink cartridges if you can locate one in good condition and not more than 40 USD. xcd187