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Question posted by lebo95098 on February 22nd, 2013

My Lexmark Pro205 Will Not Print In B&w With New Black Cartridge. Pls Help......

My Lexmark Pro205 will not print in B&W even though I have just inserted a new black cartridge and says "Printer will not print until the Cyan ink is replaced. A variable amount of ink will remain in the cartridge" Please help as I do not need the colour inks

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Answer #1: Posted by LexmarkListens on February 22nd, 2013 9:08 AM
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Unfortunately, you won't be able to print if one of the cartridges is out of ink - that's to prevent damaging the printhead. Every time a cartridge is replaced, all colors are primed simultaneously thus the reason for all cartridges to have ink.


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User Guide - Page 2

... the parts of the printer...9 Ordering and replacing supplies 12 Ordering ink cartridges...12 Using genuine Lexmark ink cartridges...12 Replacing ink cartridges...13 Ordering paper and other supplies...14 Recycling Lexmark products...14 Using the printer control panel buttons and menus 15 Using the printer control panel...15 Changing temporary settings into new default settings 17 Changing...
User Guide - Page 4

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User Guide - Page 7

.... • Recycle your prints. Inks in High-Yield cartridges allow you looking for reuse or recycling through the Lexmark Cartridge Collection Program. Follow the instructions to print more pages with the printer and is available on the Lexmark Web site at www.lexmark.com/publications/. For updates, check our Web site at www.lexmark.com/publications/. Before replacing and recycling your...
User Guide - Page 12

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User Guide - Page 13

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User Guide - Page 21

...print fax history and status reports. Use the Fax Setup Utility to PDF. • Adjust settings for the printer. • Order supplies. • Maintain ink cartridges. • Print a test page. • Register the printer... the Lexmark Fax Setup Utility in four-in-one printers. Using the printer software 21 Manage, edit, transfer, and print photos and documents. • Print black or text...
User Guide - Page 23

...) Note: Your printer may not come with cartridge installation. • Print a test page. • Print an alignment page. • Clean the printhead nozzles. • Order ink or supplies. • Register the printer. • Contact technical support. Lexmark Wireless Setup Assistant Set up the printer on the features of a memory device inserted into a network printer. • Transfer...
User Guide - Page 37

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User Guide - Page 39

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User Guide - Page 42

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User Guide - Page 60

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User Guide - Page 115

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User Guide - Page 118

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User Guide - Page 119

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User Guide - Page 131

...• Auto Answer is On. • The printer picks up on whether the printer is sharing the telephone line with other devices. Resolve the error that the following : MAKE SURE...printer is connected to its own fax line or shares the line with an answering machine, then make sure that the printer can print it prints the fax. However, if the printer memory is full, then the printer...
User Guide - Page 157

...interference for a Class B computing device, use a properly shielded and grounded cable such as Lexmark part number 1021294 for current values. Notices 157 See www.lexmark.com for USB attach. Note: ...shielded and grounded may not apply to your product. 1-meter average sound pressure, dBA Printing 50 dBA Scanning 47 dBA Copying 47 dBA Ready inaudible Values are subject to : ...
User Guide - Page 160

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User Guide - Page 171

...black and white scanning 63 blocking faxes 88 Bluetooth printing 45 setting the security level 45 setting up a connection 43 broadcast fax, sending immediately 80 buttons, printer control panel 2-sided/Eco-Mode 17 Address Book 16 Back 15 Cancel 17 Color/Black... send faxes 129 cartridges, ink ordering 12 using genuine Lexmark 12 changing Power Saver timeout 18 changing printing mode 50 changing ...
User Guide - Page 173

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User Guide - Page 175

... 81 recycling 6 Lexmark products 14 WEEE statement 158 redial attempts, fax setting 77 redial time, fax setting 77 reducing an image 54 registering fax user information 75 Transmit Terminal Identification (TTI) 75 repeating an image 56 replacing ink cartridges 13 reports fax history 87 reports, fax setting 77 resetting internal wireless print server to factory...

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