If your Dell V305 only prints black, it is often caused by the Ink Management setting. The easiest way to correct this is by adjusting complete-A-Print setting. For additional troubleshooting, please follow the steps below.
1. If your color ink cartridge is out of ink, you can choose to print color documents in grayscale by selecting Complete-A-Print before clicking the Continue Printing button.
2. If you select CompleteA-Print, and click Continue Printing, all color documents will print in black and white until the color cartridge is replaced or the option is cleared from More Options, located on the Advanced tab of the Printing Preferences.
3. The Reserve Tank dialog does not display after the low ink cartridge has been replaced.
4. The Complete-A-Print check box is automatically reset when a new or different cartridge is installed.
To adjust Complete-A-Print settings:
1. Click the Advanced tab.
2. Click More Options.
3. In the Complete-A-Print section, select either Use color cartridge for all black printing, or Use black cartridge to print in black and white to turn these features on or off.
4. Click OK.
If this does not work, please uninstall and reinstall the Dell V305 driver and/or software that provide functions to verify alignment and color output.
Just a follow up question, have you tried adjusting the Complete-A-Print settings?
If that does not work, please try to check if the printer has been set to print black from the color ink cartridge (Process black). This option can be cleared from More Options, located on the Advanced tab of the Printing Preferences.
If you're still encountering the same issue, please reset the printer to its factory default settings.
1. Turn on the printer.
2. From the operator panel, use the left and right Arrow buttons to scroll to SETUP, and then press the Select button.
3. Use the left and right Arrow buttons to scroll to Defaults, and then press the Select button.
4. Use the left and right Arrow buttons to scroll to Set Defaults, and then press the Select button.
5. Use the left and right Arrow buttons to scroll to Use Factory, and then press the Select button.
6. Select the correct language and country.
Hope it helps.
Thank you for using FixYa.Hi Radraph,
Just a follow up question, have you tried adjusting the Complete-A-Print settings?
If that does not work, please try to check if the printer has been set to print black from the color ink cartridge (Process black). This option can be cleared from More Options, located on the Advanced tab of the Printing Preferences.
If you're still encountering the same issue, please reset the printer to its factory default settings.
1. Turn on the printer.
2. From the operator panel, use the left and right Arrow buttons to scroll to SETUP, and then press the Select button.
3. Use the left and right Arrow buttons to scroll to Defaults, and then press the Select button.
4. Use the left and right Arrow buttons to scroll to Set Defaults, and then press the Select button.
5. Use the left and right Arrow buttons to scroll to Use Factory, and then press the Select button.
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Hi Radraph,
If your Dell V305 only prints black, it is often caused by the Ink Management setting. The easiest way to correct this is by adjusting complete-A-Print setting. For additional troubleshooting, please follow the steps below.
1. If your color ink cartridge is out of ink, you can choose to print color documents in grayscale by selecting Complete-A-Print before clicking the Continue Printing button.
2. If you select CompleteA-Print, and click Continue Printing, all color documents will print in black and white until the color cartridge is replaced or the option is cleared from More Options, located on the Advanced tab of the Printing Preferences.
3. The Reserve Tank dialog does not display after the low ink cartridge has been replaced.
4. The Complete-A-Print check box is automatically reset when a new or different cartridge is installed.
To adjust Complete-A-Print settings:
1. Click the Advanced tab.
2. Click More Options.
3. In the Complete-A-Print section, select either Use color cartridge for all black printing, or Use black cartridge to print in black and white to turn these features on or off.
4. Click OK.
If this does not work, please uninstall and reinstall the Dell V305 driver and/or software that provide functions to verify alignment and color output.
Hope it helps.
Thank you for using FixYa.
Hi Radraph,
Just a follow up question, have you tried adjusting the Complete-A-Print settings?
If that does not work, please try to check if the printer has been set to print black from the color ink cartridge (Process black). This option can be cleared from More Options, located on the Advanced tab of the Printing Preferences.
If you're still encountering the same issue, please reset the printer to its factory default settings.
1. Turn on the printer.
2. From the operator panel, use the left and right Arrow buttons to scroll to SETUP, and then press the Select button.
3. Use the left and right Arrow buttons to scroll to Defaults, and then press the Select button.
4. Use the left and right Arrow buttons to scroll to Set Defaults, and then press the Select button.
5. Use the left and right Arrow buttons to scroll to Use Factory, and then press the Select button.
6. Select the correct language and country.
Hope it helps.
Thank you for using FixYa.