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September 14th, 2006 19:00

Some models of inkjet printers use 1 ink cart to make all colors and black. Dells model 810 does this. I'm not sure of the other models that do but the 725 may be one of them. The ink cart head probably needs to be cleaned. Remove the ink cart. Soak in 1/2 inch of warm water for 15 minutes. Blot bottom of ink cart with a clean paper towel. Replace ink cart and retry printing.

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January 4th, 2007 18:00

I can buy that theory if only a few people had this problem.
 
However there are many people with exact issue including myself.
 
here is dells take on the issue.
 
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I have read your mail and I would like to inform you that the 725 is a color printer, but it has only one cartridge ? a color cartridge. It still needs to print black. But since it does not have a separate black cartridge, it must create black as a composite of cyan, magenta, and yellow. The composite black may not be ideal. It will probably include light hues of the other primary or composite colors. These colors may even appear to bleed out of the black.High fiber media may exacerbate this effect.

Because the 725 is a low-end color printer, print quality has been sacrificed to reduce cost. Having only a single cartridge means that your customers only have to incur the cost of replacing one cartridge at a time. In return, they should not expect the same print quality that they would receive from a photo printer.

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January 29th, 2007 14:00

Having the same problem with Dell 725 Inkjet printer not printing in black, it comes out green instead. What have you done to solve this problem, IF anything can be done that is????:smileyindifferent:

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January 29th, 2007 14:00

At this point they are sending me a replacement.
 
We will see if this helps.
 
I have read the printer is primarily for photos but they are terrible also.

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January 29th, 2007 15:00

Reking37,
Thanx so much for your info and help. Please let me know what happens next. Your posts have helped greatly! We appreciate them very much.:smileyhappy:
 

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January 29th, 2007 15:00

They sent me a replacement too, but it did the same thing. The problem was the ink cartridge...it was bad. When I put the ink cartridge that came with the replacement in BOTH printers, it did in fact print in black. It is a weak black, but it proves it isn't the printer. The best fix is to order a solid black print cartridge to replace the color one. That is what I am going to do.

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January 29th, 2007 15:00

Do they have a black only for the 725?

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January 29th, 2007 16:00

Do you know where?
All I can find is this.
 
 
And it says prints black :smileyindifferent:

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January 29th, 2007 16:00

Yes, I am pretty sure I saw it on their website.

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January 29th, 2007 17:00

That's all that I could find too was the 725 tri color cartridge, which says "Also Prints Black" :smileyvery-happy:  So might try a brand new cartridge as Mulaka73 suggested. Thanx to everyone for their replys!!!! :smileyhappy:

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January 29th, 2007 18:00

My bad...that is the one I was thinking of. I thought is said it was all black. Well, I guess we are both !

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March 13th, 2007 22:00

Just got one as a freebee w/ 1705 laptop. Does anyone make a compatible black cartridge?

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March 14th, 2007 00:00

No. That is why they give the printer away. They make it back in ink sales.

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March 14th, 2007 16:00

Thanx William_the_scot for your info, much appreciated!
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