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Posted by paddock on 18 Mar 2006 22:25 My printer will print beautifully and after a couple of copies will register dell printer a940 hardware error 0502 Hardware Error 0502 and then prints only top couple of lines. If I turn off everything and unplug it, it copies well again a few times. then a repeat of the problem again. Can't
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find anything relating to this error. Help? Thanks Like 0 Reply You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Posted by sixholdens on 19 Mar 2006 8:52 Are you copying or printing? Must be specific as they are both functions of a 960 and they are not the same action for the system. Like 0 Reply You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Posted by error502 on 29 Mar 2006 20:53 Sad but the fact is ...no permanent fix. It's the "encoder strip" and/or the ink cartridge carrier that "reads" it.Save yourself grief and get a good printer.See:http://forums.us.dell.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=A940&message.id=13679#M13679Message Edited by error502 on 03-29-2006 02:56 PM Like 0 Reply You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Posted by sixholdens on 30 Mar 2006 16:55 Error502 may have a point, that doesn't mean he/she has the right solution. Not havingyour printer in front of me, makes it hard to say. If you are going to follow his advice and get a new printer, I would like to have your old one to experiment on and see what the real problem is, better I dissect it than the landfill get another throw away product. Dell printers are like a lot of other manufacturers printers, to cheap to fix and to expensive to buy very often. Many of them can be bought new for the price of the replacement ink cartridges and that is downright criminal. Not that I want the price to
by a Fortune 500 verification firm. Get a Professional Answer Via email, text message, or notification as you wait on our site.Ask follow up questions if you need to. 100% Satisfaction Guarantee Rate the answer you receive. Ask Richard Your Own Question Richard, Technician Category: Printers Satisfied Customers: 5359 Experience: AAS Degree in Computer Technology. 46422908 Type Your Printers Question Here... Richard is online now Printer hardware error 0502 on my Dell A940 printer. What This answer was rated: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Printer hardware http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/peripherals/f/3528/t/17800395 error '0502' on my Dell A940 printer. What does that mean? Share this conversation Expert: Richard replied5 years ago. Hi. I am Rick. I will be your expert. THe 0502 error code indicates that the encoder strip has lost its connection THe steps below should fix it for you.1. Remove the power cord from the unit.2. Lift the lid of the http://www.justanswer.com/printers/4jg1k-printer-hardware-error-0502-dell-a940-printer.html unit, just below the scanner portion of the All-In-One, to expose the inside of the unit where the printer cartridges are located.3. Gently slide the ink cartridge carrier to the middle of the printer.4. Gently move the top part of the printer belt to the right.5. Using an index finger, gently push encoder strip down and then back up to get it back into the slot located on the back of the ink cartridge carrier.NOTE: There is a small slot that the encoder strip fits into, which is going to be located on the back of the ink cartridge carrier.6. Gently press the strip first to the rear and then forward to ensure that it is seated correctly.7. Manually move the ink cartridge carrier to the left, then to the right to check the positioning of the encoder strip.8. Once the encoder strip has been re-seated, close the lid to the unit.9. Re-connect the power supply to the All-In-One.10. Press the Power button. If the encoder strip was re-seated correctly, the Hardware Error: 502 code will not appear. Richard and 2 other Printers Specialist
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