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Print cartridges troubleshooting

Find the problem you are having with print cartridges:

Symptom

Question

Solution

Print cartridge level seems incorrect

Are you printing photos or documents with large amount of graphics or images?

If you want to conserve ink, select Quick Print as the print quality. Or, minimize the amount of graphics and images in your document.The print quality and the type of documents you print affect the amount of ink being used. For help, see Select a print quality .

Are you printing a large file?

Wait for the print job to finish, and then open the Lexmark 2200 Series Utility to see how much ink is left.

Print cartridge levels seem to go down quickly

Are you printing photos or documents with large amount of graphics or images?

If you want to conserve ink, minimize the amount of graphics and images in your document.The type of documents you print affects the amount of ink being used.

Are you printing with Photo as the print quality setting?

If you want to conserve ink, Select a print quality other than Photo. Select Photo only when you are printing with photo or coated paper to reduce ink usage.

Cartridge is running low on ink as indicated by an error message

Do you see an error message in your screen?

For help, see Ink Low message.

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