| When you have to print an important document | | | | common cause of the problem is that the inkjet |
| for work or for school, the last thing you want to | | | | cartridge is too clogged up with dried ink to work. |
| experience is a problem with your Dell inkjet | | | | You can use a cotton swab moistened with |
| printer. Unfortunately, that does happen even with | | | | rubbing alcohol to clean away the dried up ink so it |
| the most reliable printers and cartridges. The good | | | | can flow again. |
| news is you don’t necessarily need to throw | | | | Printing Won’t Work After Cartridges Refilled |
| out the whole printer or spend hours with tech | | | | When you’re using Dell ink cartridges and |
| support on the phone to fix the problem. Instead, | | | | doing refilling, this is going to happen sometimes |
| the fix might be easier than you think. | | | | because the company has taken steps to make |
| Paper Jams when No Jam is Apparent | | | | things more difficult on customers who choose |
| One of the most frustrating problems you can | | | | this option. The best advice is to prevent the |
| encounter is the paper jam. In most cases, you | | | | problem by doing the refill as soon as you are |
| only need to locate the offending piece of paper | | | | notified about the low ink status. Waiting until you |
| and remove it by pulling it out in the same | | | | are almost out will make this problem more likely. |
| direction the paper would normally move in the | | | | Paper Feeding Problems |
| machine. However, sometimes you may not be | | | | With some Dell printers, you may encounter a |
| able to find the paper jam. In that case, a | | | | problem with the paper feed. While these |
| problem may be present with the rollers in the | | | | problems can take a few forms, one example is |
| printer. Sometimes the roller has just come loose | | | | that the printer will only take in paper from one |
| and may be able to be fixed by tightening it up. | | | | side. While it pulls in the paper from one side, the |
| Failure to Print When Everything Else Works Fine | | | | other side remains still in the tray. As a result, a |
| If you have one of those all-in-one inkjet printers | | | | paper jam occurs. If you have this problem, you |
| from Dell, you may find that the other features | | | | most likely have something blocking the paper |
| may work fine even if you can’t get Dell | | | | path. You can fix it by turning off the printer, |
| printer to start printing. While you may be worried | | | | unplugging it, and gently shaking it so that |
| that your printer has stopped working, the most | | | | whatever is in there will come out. |