Bogus Ink Stink
from the terrorists-and-organized-crime-oh-my! dept
Who knew the printer ink business was so nasty? It's well known that printer companies make their money on the ridiculously high margins from selling the actual inkjet cartridges - and not the printers themselves. This is why they work hard to convince people not to buy third-party ink cartridges. In some cases they even try to force you to only use their own ink cartridges. Lexmark is even suing a company that reverse engineered a chip that forces their printers to only use their ink. However, beyond third-party ink cartridges, there is (apparently) an even bigger problem for the printer companies: counterfeit ink. Apparently, a relatively large percentage of ink cartridges sold that appear to be legitimate cartridges are actually fakes. They are often found online, but they're increasingly showing up in retail establishments too. While I'm sure the scary warnings about these cartridges (they'll break your printer! they'll come half full! they'll spray ink everywhere!) might be true in some cases, a lot of this article appears like FUD from the printer companies. They even go so far to accuses terrorists, along with organized crime, for running the counterfeit operations - though, when pressed, they admit they haven't been able to establish the terrorist link. The real issue is probably that the printer companies are charging too much for their ink cartridges (these days, a single ink cartridge replacement costs almost as much as the printer itself). There wouldn't be quite the same market for counterfeit goods if the printer makers didn't artificially inflate the price so much.
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Bogus Ink
"The real issue is ... printer companies are charging too much for their ink cartridges .... There wouldn't be quite the same market for counterfeit goods if the printer makers didn't artificially inflate the price so much."
Yup. The ridiculous manufacturers margins on name brand ink cartridges provides the environment that makes counterfeit cartridges equally if not even more profitable for retailers/resellers and a seeming bargin for printer owners.
I've probably never bought a counterfeit cartridge simply because the only time I ever bought a name brand cartridge was when I failed to plan ahead and ran out of ink on a Sunday afternoon and had to print up a report for a Monday morning meeting. (It really pained me to spend $20+ for one black ink cartridge!)
Two weeks ago I stocked up at a computer show. A bundle of 3 black+3color cartridges for my Epson 760 was $14.00! I bought two bundles for $28.00, tax included. vs $20+ for one black ink cartridge at a dealer. I've used this same "brand" before and have never had a problem with either the cartridges or quality of the color/ink. Sorry Epson, you are the biggest contributor to the problem.
It'll be interesting to see how PC World's follow-up on compatible cartridges read.
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Ah, irony...
The problem with printer manufacturers is that they've basically painted themselves into a corner. In an effort to increase the demand for cartridges, they've been dumping printers at ridiculously low prices the past few years. They then include half-full cartridges with the printer so that you will soon need to replace the cartridge with one of their expensive refills.
The only way to get out of this situation is to raise the price of their printers so they can reduce the cost of their cartridges - but, it's much like the airline industry where everybody wants to raise fares but everyone is afraid to do until someone else admits defeat and raises fares, then suddenly all the competition jumps on the higher fares bandwagon and follows along. Then a few months later when profits have started dropping off again due to decreased sales, everybody stands around and waits for one brave company to drastically cut fares and then they all follow suite again.
The printer companies are in that same boat waiting for someone to show some guts and raise their printer prices so they can all follow suit.
I started advising printer buyers away from Lexmark a few years back when they started drastically cutting printer prices because I saw what was happening with their cartridge costs.
Where I work, we have a deal with a national office supply company, and twice a year we're allowed to show our work ID and qualify for 12% off of anything in the store. I went to use my discount to pick up replacement Lexmark cartridges for a friend and the difference in cost between the printer and the two cartridges it used was less than $10. Does that mean that the printer only costs $10 to manufacture? I don't think so...
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End Around: Chicago Tribune reporter Jim Coates wrote that his HP printer quit on him one day, telling him that the black ink cartridge had expired. A spare ink cartridge yielded the same results. HP support told Coates that the printer software reads a date code on cartridges and blocks their use after a set length of time. He was told the block could not be bypassed. But it can: "The best way to defeat such a software scheme that uses a computer's internal clock to enforce software copy protection or check expiration dates is to set the computer to a past year when the days of the week for every month fall on the same dates as this year," Coates wrote. "Do this and your calendar continues to be accurate, and you fool the enforcers. The pattern of dates associated with specific days usually rotates every six or 11 years and always every 28 years. So, the 1997 calendar is exactly like the 2003 calendar, and so is the 1975 one. Set your clock/calendar to either year to fool the printer cartridge expiration-date check."
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1) the Jim Coates procedure by changing the year from July 2004 to July 1999 since the days of the week matched. I did this on the printer and the computer.
2) power rebooted both the printer and computer.
3) removed and re-installed the HP printer software.
None of these methods stopped that dreaded error message. Am I doing something wrong?
I'm so mad that if I have to purchase replacement cartridges, they won't be HP cartridges. And my next printer won't be a HP either.
I've been told that OEM's have dropped prices on their printers because they make up the profit loss through the ongoing sales of over-priced ink cartridges. I'm starting to believe this.
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The only thing that works for me (with my HP Photosmart 7350) is a procedure where you cover specific contacts in the back of the cartridge.
I anyone is intested send me an e-mail and I'll attach the procedure
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I have no problem for them to make a LOT of profit. What drives me up the wall is their greed!
PLEASE go to:
http://www.theprinterinkwarehouse.com/
and see if they have BULK INK for your printer.
I'm a retired engineer and have talked to a number of people who either are affraid to try or they do not know how to READ the supplied instructions, for cartridge refilling, so as not to make a mess of their hands, clothes, etc.
I have been refilling cartridges for about 2 yrs now. I am involved in EVENT VIDEOGRAPHY and use a lot of color printing...
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Ill never own another HP product
Oh but wait...simply go out an purchase some NEW HP INK, an investment of a small fortune,.printheads, carts...
HP is simply greedy and sees their customers as idiots.
So...does anyone know a way to override the expire date for the HP 14 carts...I refilled them and got IDS errors...got a fix for that ( THANKS!) then there was no red even though cart full....So again researched and Joila! SOAKED the magenta print head in windex....But wait...when I reinstalled it...Got an Expirery for the black...JEEZ!...So I set the date back...to a year before the expiration on the cart and everything worked fine !!!! The days of the week didnt even match...But then I foolishly installed the d145 software because ...well cuz I was stupid... And it still printed fine...I dont print a large volume everyday ..and actually did not use it at all for a few weeks (A competitors printer maybe?) Then, sneakily, the HP software told MY machine the real date and Now I have a big ugly LOUD and virtually USELESS waste of money electronics device...
HP makes it so that NOTHING works ..EVEN THE FEATURES THAT DONT REQUIRE PRINTING....SCAN PERHAPS? I THINK NOT...Transfer photos.? Guess again...So again...I have full ink cartridges that I thouroughly cleaned and reprimed and had working beautifully...and somehow HP robs me of my right to use MY MACHINE the way I see fit but because they are a scandalous greedy company...I MUST purchase overpriced and low quality ink and seperate printheads to boot regardless of EVERYTHING was WORKing FINE AND had just been refilled and cleaned . I AM FUMING MAD ...CAN YOU TELL? Its getting worse for the consumer with DRM etc etc...You know I think once I pay for something ...ITS MINE. But they change that more and more everyday...HELL YES TRADE MUSIC WITH FRIENDS AND DVDS AND ANYTHING ELSE...LOOK at the way these people live and they whine on a few less CDs sold..They collude with each other and keep the prices VERY OVERPRICED and then complain when sales slump because " piracy" BS...I bought the CD or the ALBUM ...If I recorded a cassette for my car or gave to a friend....Im not paying again and again!...Sorry I digresss....WHEW! So please ...am I out of luck with this...Date on PC setback and still nothing...Now each will be expiring 1 by 1 so am I doomed to throwing this junker away ...Ill buy a new one before investing $200 for ink! Thanks HP!
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In Canada these ink cartridge cost $35-$50. The printer needs four of them to work. There are also separate printer heads (four) that also cost over $35 each. If they all go at the same time it costs les to buy a new $300 printer.
These prices are a joke...these companies are making a 1000% profit. More power to people making and selling counterfeit ink cartridges.
When are we all going to start demanding fair prices???
I'm going on ebay after I'm done to look at buying cheap (fake) ink cartridges.
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The contacts seem to be on the printheads not the carts. Which contacts to cover to once again use this printer that I have over $800.00 invested in?????
You can sometimes recover a dried out printhead by soaking the head in a weak solution of Iso Propol Alcohol and a drop or two of dishwishing liquid.
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Focus on the printer, not the ink cartridge
Think about any ink cartridge, for example, HP ink cartridge that has a warranty. Bad ink cartridge, color bad, light ink which appears watery, what-ever, they give you another one. That's the way a warranty works. You buy a recycled ink cartridge, with no HP warranty. It may work momentarily, but then you get these same printer messages, remove cartridge. Why should my printer shut down after purchasing a recycled ink cartridge? But then if you buy an HP ink cartridge, your printer is up and running again. Or until that time HP thinks you have printed long enough, even if you have plenty of ink. HP forces you, according to HP predetermined usage, in order for your printer to work, to buy their ink cartridges, or HP will shut your printer down. A tying arrangement!
Don't focus on the ink cartridge, focus on the fact HP, and other printer manufacturers, stopping your printer from working. Because of some silly game they are playing of cheating customers before the ink runs out, or wrong ink standards, or what-ever. I say, go ahead send these stupid printer messages, but don't stop my printer from working. This is anti-competitive, and in violation of anti-trust laws.
As I wrote to HP president Mr. Hurd, "I installed new cartridges, color, and black. Printed a test page. Following day, "remove both cartridges." I uninstalled and installed both cartridges for half a day. Hoping it was a fluke that could be corrected. I thought it was not a cartridge problem but some internal connection, because, for the first time, it asked, remove both cartridges. I took the whole printer apart. Reset connections hoping to make better electrical contact. Same problem, same message, ‘remove both cartridges’. No where in all your HP, Compaq information does it say I can not use other manufacturers ink, or print cartridges. In fact, HP’s Monica Sarkar indicates I can. You give me the answer? Is it, I can not use other cartridges? Therefore, if that is so, the fact is, HP restricts further use my printer? When I took apart my printer, I could have damaged it in someway. Luckily that did not happen. But, you see because HP does not mention the fact that other manufacturers cartridges, or ink products, for what-ever reason, does not allow me to use a perfectly good printer, what can happen? Why is this so? I note that you [HP] recycle cartridges and reuse them. What is the difference between your recycling and another manufacturers recycling? As I have seen there is no noticeable difference in the quality that I need. People make quality choices in life, every day, but HP doesn’t believe that should be so. "
What would have been the cost, of my bringing my printer in to be repaired? Perhaps many others have. Most likely the technician may not have told me of the restrictions imposed by HP, and put in two new HP cartridges, and received a handsome profit for doing nothing but replace print cartridges. All because of some dirty little secret. I am upset that I could have ruined my printer. Why would I take my printer apart? Because I believed it was the printer. I am not an electrical technician, but I figured if the printer is a fault, and I need to buy a new printer, I might as well take my best shot at trying to fix it myself.
Rather than printer instructions that keep saying remove cartridges, which I did for half a day or more, why couldn’t HP be honest and just say, WARNING, I’m sorry, but HP has determined you have printed enough, and our policy is to shut down your printer until you purchase new HP printer cartridges. Do not take apart your printer. It’s not your printer. Do not purchase other ink cartridge brands, or ink refills, we will just shut down your printer until compliance has been met.
To be perfectly clear
Hewlett Packard recycles their ink cartridges by promoting that HP cartridges be returned for recycling, using a self addressed, stamped envelope. Allowing HP, through their “refurbishing and reselling” effort to conserve resources, using the various recycling facilities of manufacturers around the world contracted by HP. Thus, the mere fact that there also are other recyclers available to refurbish, and recycle ink cartridges, but except for lower cost, and the free choice of the consumer, HP has restricted the consumer the full use, and the operation of HP printers.
Smith and Roberson’s Business Law, ninth edition. West Publishing. Chapter 43; ANTITRUST.
“Characterizing a type of restraint as per se illegal therefore has a significant effect on the prosecution of an antitrust suit. In such a case, the plaintiff need only show that the type of restraint occurred, she does not need to prove that the restraint limited competition.....Tying arrangements. A tying arrangement occurs when the seller of a product, service, or intangible (the "tying" product) conditions its sale on the buyers purchasing a second product, service, or intangible (the "tied" product) from the seller....Because tying arrangements limit buyers' freedom of choice and may exclude competitors, the law closely scrutinizes such agreements.”
"Hewlett Packard has, unbeknownst to customers who purchased HP printers (tying product), tied as a condition, the purchase of new HP ink cartridges (tied product), or HP recycled ink cartridges, through the use illegal anti-competitive consumer practices. "The problem is not the cartridges but HP, and your anti-competitive policies. HP prevents me from using my printer. I was forced to buy new HP cartridges, in order for my printer to work. Thanks Mr. Hurd for the opportunity of allowing me to write to you my letter of complaint. This letter will be forwarded to the proper authorities for follow up."
After all, what are we talking about, it's a ball point pen refill morphed into a printer ink cartridge. It’s a recycled auto part! Again, I say Hewlett Packard, and the rest of the conspirators, play your silly games by cheating consumers on ink cost, and supplies. I say go ahead! But don’t stop me from the use of my printer.
I have 6 ink cartridges, I can't use. They are mine, I paid for them. If I wanted to use grape wine as ink, that is my choice. Grape wine is not an HP patent. Why then can I not operate my printer on grape wine, and why would HP shut my printer down? (Perhaps someday HP will drag somebody into court over grape wine ink)
I received a reply to my letter from HP. They asked that I telephone them. You see, they didn't have the guts to put in writing what their lawyers would have told me, if I had called them.
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Please send me the information to cover the
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contacts for the HP-14 cartridge.
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If you have the procedure for the HP 14, I would be very gratefull. Thanks in advance.
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I too would really appreciate knowing which contacts to cover in order to get past the expiration on the #14 cartridges in my HP C 1600 printer.
Best to you,
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date on full HP cartridges.
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Could someone please send me any procedure for expired carts on the hp 2250 printer as it's getting to the stage im going to throw it out the window.
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Please send me the procedure for the expired Carts
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I have the HP 2230 for the backup printer in my office so it doesn't get used much. My cartridges expired so my printer doesn't work. Does anyone have the fix on this aside from setting the date back on the computer? Thank you...
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To solve the problem:
First, you disconnect the power and the printer cable, just to be sure. Then, you reached inside the printer and carefully remove the battery that is on the left side. You may need to remove the cover of the printer. It works!
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However, I can't find it! I have an HP 7110. I can kinda-sorta get in there on the left side. Any clue as to what I'm looking for (size, color, springs, whatever...)
Any help at all would be fantastic! Thanks, Mike
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Photos can be found at:
http://www.land.netonecom.net/tlp/ref/letters/hpPrinters.php
(along with lots of scathing comments that are fun to read.)
The battery is like a large watch battery, bit smaller than a quarter. There is a clip on it. Simply slide the battery toward 2 o'clock. And voilà. I didn't bother replacing it, as I don't need a correct date for faxing on my machine. You will still get low-ink messages, but no cartridge expiration message. Also not necessary to remove the front left panel. Simply reach in. Good luck and enjoy fixing a corporate idiot's wagon.
Keywords for google searching:
HP 7110, hewlett packard, 7110, cartidge expiration, override, battery removal, battery location
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Supply expired on my D135xi
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I even tried a NEW cartridge in my d145 and it still would not work.
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We are printing out lyric sheets for a holiday caroling commitment tomorrow with the girl scout troop.
Brand new cartridges ~ HP 7110,,,, SHEESH
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I used my printer just once and the cartridges are FULL!!
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How about resetting the expiration on the hp 14 pr
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I have and HP 2200 printer with No 10 , and colors No 11 Cartridge. Would you send me the procedure to override the expire date
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I see I've been suckered too...
I you still have the info on ink jet reseting could you please send it to me
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I see I've been suckered too...
I you still have the info on ink jet reseting could you please send it to me
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HP Officejet 7110 Cartrodge # 14
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HP 10 /11 Refillable Cartridges
No sponge cartridges set which are specially designed for HP printers that utilize the HP10 C4844a, HP11 C4836a /4837a / 4838a, HP13 C4814 / C4815 / C4817 / C4816 ink cartridges. They are made of clear frosted plastic. You can see the ink level on the inside at a glance. There are no sponges, or bags inside. Each cartridge has an Auto Reset chip. No chip resetter is required. They are brand new, virgin, never used, not recycled or remanufactured which can be used over and over again.
These cartridges can help you to save lots of money on printing not only black copies but also color copies. You can use your own expensive or most high quality ink in these refillable cartridges.
Package Includes:
4 x Clear frosted refillable cartridges
4 x Latest version auto reset chips
4 x Special gift - Syringes
Instructions manual in English.
These items are currently available via eBay ( I have just ordered a set for my BusinessJet 1100 and can't vouch for them yet)
see: http://search.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQsassZcis.supply.hkQQhtZ-1
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Disable ink checking.
The menu has to be at its default display, press "cancel" until it displays just the date/time display.
Press the left-arrow and right-arrow keys at the same time. The display will go blank, then type in 789 on the keypad, it will ask "Disable Ink-level checking 1-Yes 2-No". Press 1 on the keypad and it will disable Black Ink Level Checking.
Press the right-arrow and left-arrow at the same time again and then enter 456, it will prompt "Disable color ink level checking, 1-Yes, 2-No". Press 1 and it will disable ink-level checking for the color cartridges.
This worked for about a week till I unplugged the printer. Now it doesn't. Could it be a battery backed setup?
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Expired day in HP14
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Expired HP Cartridges Still Full!
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thanking you in advance
roly
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Expired HP Cartridges
I would be grateful to learn how to override the expired cartridge date for the 1100 and how to use refilled cartridges in the 7130.
If you would be so kind please forward any information you can on these printers.
Thanks
Dave
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please..
kind regards
Stephan
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how to get hp deskjet 5550 to use recycled ink car
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Did you find a solution for your BJ100 cartridge expiry problem.
Kind regards,
Glenn.
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HP ink cartridge expiration
Do you have a solution for using refilled, but expired cartridges?
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HP's Self Destructing Ink Cartridge Scam.
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HP1317
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If you have any information on how to fix the expiration date problem I would appreciate your help.
Yours etc. Ian From Canada
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HP 2230 fix
An ink reservoir, barely used gave me the dreaded expired code on the printer and would not print.
My HP 2230 is on our local LAN via a LAN to Parallel adapter.
I swapped the reservoir out to one made a few months later.
Powered it down, contemplated trying to find a battery inside the printer to reset it's date.
Reconnected everything.
I reset my date on my computer to 2001.
IT WORKS.
But now all my date codes and possibly updates from m-soft may be screwed.
Will some guru out there please find a pass-through software ditty to stop the send of dates to HP printers so we all can thumb our noses at HP?
Thanks for letting me rant.
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HP 2230 fix
An ink reservoir, barely used gave me the dreaded expired code on the printer and would not print.
My HP 2230 is on our local LAN via a LAN to Parallel adapter.
I swapped the reservoir out to one made a few months later.
Powered it down, contemplated trying to find a battery inside the printer to reset it's date.
Reconnected everything.
I reset my date on my computer to 2001.
IT WORKS.
But now all my date codes and possibly updates from m-soft may be screwed.
Will some guru out there please find a pass-through software ditty to stop the send of dates to HP printers so we all can thumb our noses at HP?
Thanks for letting me rant.
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CP1700 fix
Anyway, the battery removal was what allowed my printer to start printing again. It took away the expired notice and left the ink level indicator still there. I didn't replace the battery and as of this writing haven't encountered any issues because of this.
The battery is located in inside, back, left side of the printer. If you follow the printer head guide bar to the left side you will see the battery under a clip. I simply removed the battery, replugged my printer in and the unit functions perfectly again.
Anyway, thought someone could use the help as again, I didn't see this model explained above.
Good luck and F-HP!
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Pull the battery
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Thanks
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Re: HP1317
Did someone tell you how to do it?
I have got the same problem
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It showed a level of 88% full, but didn't work because of the expiration on the ink cartridge.
Thanks to your post, I can sleep again.
Thanks for the info on the battery trick...
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Battery pull fool the expiration trick
Thanks,
David
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Expiration of ink
I recently returned home from a lengthy 3 year deployment and recovery from injuries incurred. It sure was nice to come home and find out that all my "new" ink cartridges for my Hp d135 are now expired and that was over $100 down the drain. Thanks for your support, HP! I now only a lexmark all-in-one and an HP D135 paperweight!
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low ink cartridge
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HP 932C cartridge reset procedure
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Thanks
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henriks@cox.net.
Thanks!
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2230 Business inkjet - "Expired etc."
music@bicyclewheel.wanadoo.co.uk
Thanks a lot.
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HP expired cartridges work-around
I've got hp1100d with expired cartridges. I tried the following unsuccesfully:
1. remove battery - couldn't find one
2. change line in c:windowshpbj1100.ini (although I can't recall if i restarted so might be worth trying...)
3. using alternatve print drivers, eg hp2250 - limited success e.g. no duplex, 2 pages on 1 side etc. and the next time I printed after a restart it would just print rubbish.
What I have got to work is to use the "print to file" option in winXP and then use commandline / batch file to copy it to printer. It's easier than it sounds - I've just found it and done it in 45min. MS have the instructions for win 95/98 here but it pretty much the same in XP: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/158081
If you are using USB then you need to enable printsharing and send it that way - see http://askbobrankin.com/printing_a_prn_file.html
I don't know how this would work in an environment with print queues / simultaneous requests etc.
Good luck
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Good thing we don't have to buy bread from the folks who make toasters!
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Regards
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Regards
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Cheers,
Simon
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Expired HP Cartridges
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Pat
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Thanks,
Tim
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HP CP 1700 PS Printer and must admit that I hate it. The ink cartridges are half full and I get the expiry message. I try to find a way to outsmart the cartridge problem. How did you solve your problem ?
Greetings
Michael
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I have business inkjet 2230 and the yellow has expired
Thanks
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I need it for 15 and 78 too.
Philip H
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Re: Focus on the printer, not the ink cartridge
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Much appreciated.
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Thanks in advance
Harry
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I have a HP 2350 with 97 and 94 cartidges.
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HP's Self Destructing Ink Carts
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Fixing all "expired ink" problems with HP printer
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disable ink date
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First I unplug the printer. Then I reset the date of my computer temporarily to three years earlier (for example).
While the computer is still at the fictitious date, I plug my printer back in, wait for it to go thru the diagnostics, then I print a test page. You are now set. The printer will print fully because it has taken the date from you computer and it thinks that the cartridges are not expired. You can now set the computer time back to the actual time, and everything will be set. Yes of course everytime you disconnect the power from your printer and power back up you will have to go thru this procedure again, but it actually is very easy, plus it saves a bunch of bucks.
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HP D135 - 14 cartridges
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Procedure to pull battery or cover leads on d135
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HP officejet 7130 - 14 cartridges
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HP officejet 7130 - Override Cartridge Expiration
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Thanks in advance, Ron
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THANKS,
CLEM
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Expired ink cartridges
Could you please send me the procedures to override the expired ink cartridges message for the HP officejet d135.
Thanks so much!
RT
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Expired ink cartridges
Could you please send me the procedures to override the expired ink cartridges message for the HP officejet d135.
Thanks so much!
RT
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Expired ink cartridges
Could you please send me the procedures to override the expired ink cartridges message for the HP officejet d135.
Thanks so much!
RT
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Expired ink cartridges - Battery Removal
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Expired Ink Cartidges - D145 - HP14
Could you please send me the procedures to override the expired ink cartridges message for the HP officejet d145.
Thanks so much!
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Non-HP color cartridge will not print
It will NOT print until I remove the cartridge, and then of course won't print in color.
HELP!
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Expired HP Ink Cartidges HP14
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Did you find a solution to your HP BJ1100 ink cart expiry?
If so could you let me know what it was or where you got it from.
Kind regards.
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Did you find a fix for your HP BJ1100?
If so could you let me know what it was?
Kind regards.
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the procedure please
Like all the rest I'd like the procedure for expired carts for inkjet HP CP 1700. Thanks!
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Unfortunately, I found this link BECAUSE my Hp cp1700 black inc cartridge did exactly that. A little error message that reads .....attention...black ink cartridge out of date....
(its still half full!) anyone know a phone # I can call to rant at a real person at HP about this? I'm royally steamed!
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TY!
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thanks man!
(Ive recently found out that one of my High school buddies is an HP service tech, Im going to visit him REAL SOON and start off the conversation by asking him to forward this message and finish by PUNCHING HIM IN THE NOSE! :) with a friendly smile of course...Cheers!
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Thanks
Don
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SO yes, please do send the info about what contacts to cover. I rely on the computer's internal calendar being accurate so I can't get away with just resetting the date.
PS, do you know, if you reset the date after the printer stops working, is the printer fooled or does the cartridge "remember" that it was once told to stop working and thereafter refuses to work no matter what you do later?
Thanks. -- Dan
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expired inkjet cartridge
I would really appreciate any help.
Thanks
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d135 printheads bad, and oh yeah....
And then, after reconnecting the power to the printer, the date showed up as "Jan 00 00 00 00:00a" so I'll need to try a fax-back service to test the fax capability. Hope I don't get screwed there.
All three color printheads came up as bad, but I removed them and cleaned the contacts and the print screen (at the bottom) with isopropyl rubbing alcohol. Two of the three color printheads now work, it's only the magenta that's not working.
I'm not sure if a different solution would be better for the cleaning. HP recommends cleaning with pure water, but they don't mention cleaning the screen part, just the contacts.
Wear latex or other surgical gloves to keep from tatooing your fingers, etc.
Good Luck!
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HP expired cartridges: ridiculously easy solution
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I opened the clam-like cartridge access to my printer (d125xi), and looked for a battery. At first I didn't see it, but I was determined. Finally, I saw it. On the left inside, near the front of the machine, was a small button-type battery, held in place by a spring clip.
First, I disconnected the power and the printer cable, just to be sure. Then, I reached inside and carefully removed the battery. I waited for about an hour, and then reinserted the battery and plugged everything back in. Viola! I was able to make a copy. Tried printing-- that worked too.
I'm certain now that if I'd known this trick a few months ago, I could have saved the money I had to spend on a printhead too.
Here are a few photos which will help you find the battery on a d125xi. Other models may or may not have a battery, and its location may be different. Your mileage may vary.
Red dot shows general location of battery, on left inside panel, near front of machine.
View looking toward left-inside. Red arrow points toward battery.
Actual view of battery.
The battery is difficult to reach, and the spring clip is pretty strong-- it wasn't easy for me to remove it.
Notice the small white plug with the black/red wires coming out. It's reasonable to assume that one could cut the red wire, and install an on/off (SPST) switch in the front panel, to accomplish the same effect. If I have enough problems with this printer, that's just what I'll do.
Another good reason for installing the switch is that the printer has an "out of ink" indicator. This only works once with each cartridge. HP has provided a method to turn this feature off, but when you do you risk ruining the printhead if you let the cartride run out of ink after a refill. If you reset the printer by removing power from the battery after a refill, the printer will believe it has a new cartridge, and the "out of ink" indicator will work indefinitely.
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I'd almost given up, when I found an obscure mention of a small battery in these printers, that keeps a CMOS memory chip alive. Hmmm.
I opened the clam-like cartridge access to my printer (d125xi), and looked for a battery. At first I didn't see it, but I was determined. Finally, I saw it. On the left inside, near the front of the machine, was a small button-type battery, held in place by a spring clip.
First, I disconnected the power and the printer cable, just to be sure. Then, I reached inside and carefully removed the battery. I waited for about an hour, and then reinserted the battery and plugged everything back in. Viola! I was able to make a copy. Tried printing-- that worked too.
I'm certain now that if I'd known this trick a few months ago, I could have saved the money I had to spend on a printhead too.
Here are a few photos which will help you find the battery on a d125xi. Other models may or may not have a battery, and its location may be different. Your mileage may vary.
Red dot shows general location of battery, on left inside panel, near front of machine.
View looking toward left-inside. Red arrow points toward battery.
Actual view of battery.
The battery is difficult to reach, and the spring clip is pretty strong-- it wasn't easy for me to remove it.
Notice the small white plug with the black/red wires coming out. It's reasonable to assume that one could cut the red wire, and install an on/off (SPST) switch in the front panel, to accomplish the same effect. If I have enough problems with this printer, that's just what I'll do.
Another good reason for installing the switch is that the printer has an "out of ink" indicator. This only works once with each cartridge. HP has provided a method to turn this feature off, but when you do you risk ruining the printhead if you let the cartride run out of ink after a refill. If you reset the printer by removing power from the battery after a refill, the printer will believe it has a new cartridge, and the "out of ink" indicator will work indefinitely.
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I opened the clam-like cartridge access to my printer (d125xi), and looked for a battery. At first I didn't see it, but I was determined. Finally, I saw it. On the left inside, near the front of the machine, was a small button-type battery, held in place by a spring clip.
First, I disconnected the power and the printer cable, just to be sure. Then, I reached inside and carefully removed the battery. I waited for about an hour, and then reinserted the battery and plugged everything back in. Viola! I was able to make a copy. Tried printing-- that worked too.
I'm certain now that if I'd known this trick a few months ago, I could have saved the money I had to spend on a printhead too.
Here are a few photos which will help you find the battery on a d125xi. Other models may or may not have a battery, and its location may be different. Your mileage may vary.
Red dot shows general location of battery, on left inside panel, near front of machine.
View looking toward left-inside. Red arrow points toward battery.
Actual view of battery.
The battery is difficult to reach, and the spring clip is pretty strong-- it wasn't easy for me to remove it.
Notice the small white plug with the black/red wires coming out. It's reasonable to assume that one could cut the red wire, and install an on/off (SPST) switch in the front panel, to accomplish the same effect. If I have enough problems with this printer, that's just what I'll do.
Another good reason for installing the switch is that the printer has an "out of ink" indicator. This only works once with each cartridge. HP has provided a method to turn this feature off, but when you do you risk ruining the printhead if you let the cartride run out of ink after a refill. If you reset the printer by removing power from the battery after a refill, the printer will believe it has a new cartridge, and the "out of ink" indicator will work indefinitely.
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I opened the clam-like cartridge access to my printer (d125xi), and looked for a battery. At first I didn't see it, but I was determined. Finally, I saw it. On the left inside, near the front of the machine, was a small button-type battery, held in place by a spring clip.
First, I disconnected the power and the printer cable, just to be sure. Then, I reached inside and carefully removed the battery. I waited for about an hour, and then reinserted the battery and plugged everything back in. Viola! I was able to make a copy. Tried printing-- that worked too.
I'm certain now that if I'd known this trick a few months ago, I could have saved the money I had to spend on a printhead too.
Here are a few photos which will help you find the battery on a d125xi. Other models may or may not have a battery, and its location may be different. Your mileage may vary.
Red dot shows general location of battery, on left inside panel, near front of machine.
View looking toward left-inside. Red arrow points toward battery.
Actual view of battery.
The battery is difficult to reach, and the spring clip is pretty strong-- it wasn't easy for me to remove it.
Notice the small white plug with the black/red wires coming out. It's reasonable to assume that one could cut the red wire, and install an on/off (SPST) switch in the front panel, to accomplish the same effect. If I have enough problems with this printer, that's just what I'll do.
Another good reason for installing the switch is that the printer has an "out of ink" indicator. This only works once with each cartridge. HP has provided a method to turn this feature off, but when you do you risk ruining the printhead if you let the cartride run out of ink after a refill. If you reset the printer by removing power from the battery after a refill, the printer will believe it has a new cartridge, and the "out of ink" indicator will work indefinitely.
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I opened the clam-like cartridge access to my printer (d125xi), and looked for a battery. At first I didn't see it, but I was determined. Finally, I saw it. On the left inside, near the front of the machine, was a small button-type battery, held in place by a spring clip.
First, I disconnected the power and the printer cable, just to be sure. Then, I reached inside and carefully removed the battery. I waited for about an hour, and then reinserted the battery and plugged everything back in. Viola! I was able to make a copy. Tried printing-- that worked too.
I'm certain now that if I'd known this trick a few months ago, I could have saved the money I had to spend on a printhead too.
Here are a few photos which will help you find the battery on a d125xi. Other models may or may not have a battery, and its location may be different. Your mileage may vary.
Red dot shows general location of battery, on left inside panel, near front of machine.
View looking toward left-inside. Red arrow points toward battery.
Actual view of battery.
The battery is difficult to reach, and the spring clip is pretty strong-- it wasn't easy for me to remove it.
Notice the small white plug with the black/red wires coming out. It's reasonable to assume that one could cut the red wire, and install an on/off (SPST) switch in the front panel, to accomplish the same effect. If I have enough problems with this printer, that's just what I'll do.
Another good reason for installing the switch is that the printer has an "out of ink" indicator. This only works once with each cartridge. HP has provided a method to turn this feature off, but when you do you risk ruining the printhead if you let the cartride run out of ink after a refill. If you reset the printer by removing power from the battery after a refill, the printer will believe it has a new cartridge, and the "out of ink" indicator will work indefinitely.
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hp d125xi
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TIA ;-)
bernard@crosstechusa.com
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TIA ;-)
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TIA ;-)
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Tks w much for help
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Thank you,
DJ
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HP's Self Destructing Ink Carts
on HP inkjet cartridges to defeat the expiration dates.
HP96, HP97, HP56, HP57, and Hp58.
Thanks
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hp officejet d135 ink out message
Press the left-arrow and right-arrow keys at the same time. The display will go blank, then type in 789 on the keypad, it will ask "Disable Ink-level checking 1-Yes 2-No". Press 1 on the keypad and it will disable Black Ink Level Checking.
Press the right-arrow and left-arrow at the same time again and then enter 456, it will prompt "Disable color ink level checking, 1-Yes, 2-No". Press 1 and it will disable ink-level checking for the color cartridges.
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Than you
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HP officejet 7130xi
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counterfeit printer cartridges
Do counterfeits ruin your printer? Is the ink thinner? Is the ink counterfeit? How can one tell a counterfeit? Is the packaging tacky? Can one be served with a counterfeit from, say PC World? Is one type of cartridge more prone to counterfeiting?
Thanks so much
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I opened the case but did not find a battery. Where is it ?
Is there another way to fix it ? Please let me know.
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HP CP1700
Is anyone in the US interested in a class action law suite against HP. I look at like it is an illegal Hack that HP built in and is in violation of US laws.
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HP Officejet d125xi w/ HP 14 Cartridges - Expired
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Expired HP 14 cartridges on HP 7140xi
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Expired HP 14 black cartridge for a HP 7140
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RESETTING #14 INK INDICATOR FOR REFILLING
http://www.stratitec.com/inkrefill/support/inkreset4.php
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Thank you very much !!!
Geoff
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PLEASE, PLEASE, PRETTY PLEASE!
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Thanks Ken
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HP 6110 battery
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Battery HP D2360
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Re: Expired HP 14 cartridges on HP 7140xi
Can I get this same info for the HP 7140xi all in one. Mine just hit me with the "supply expired" on the black cartiridge 14. And I have 2 more which I have not even used yet. It won't take those either.
Thanks.
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Can I get this same info for the HP 7140xi all in one. Mine just hit me with the "supply expired" on the black cartiridge 14. And I have 2 more which I have not even used yet. It won't take those either.
Thanks.
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Expired Ink Carts
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This works for the HP Officejet 7100 series and ot
Open your HP All In One.
Get a flashlight stick your head way in.
Look left and slightly down close to the front of the printer.
You should see a small brown circuit board.
On the circuit board will be a silver round flat battery a little larger than a nickel.
Slide a piece of paper under the clip that holds the battery in. This will break the circuit of the battery.
I waited about 15 minutes but it may work it a couple of minutes
Pull the paper out
Plug the power back in
A message comes on about doing a recalibration
Let it spit out its calibration sheet.
Your printer should work now
I don't know how long or if you have to do it again. I just did this tonight
My cartages are two plus years expired
If this didn’t work repeat these steps but do the following first. Change the date to some date prior to the expiration on your cartage.
I’m not sure if this had an effect on the procedures working. But I realized that my date was still set back after try a few other procedures, so if the procedures above didn’t work. Try setting the computers date back and redoing the procedures above.
FYI: If your computer is a business computer or you have a lot of time sensitive applications like Quicken or Outlook I would seriously think about just buying new cartages rather than messing with computer dates. So applications can handle temporary changes in time while others run into issues.
PS Tried all the other stuff and this is the only thing that worked.
Yes my URL and Name are jake, but we really need to put some new laws on the books to protect the public from these types of behaviors from all the new monopolies we have aloud to be created. Things have gotten way out of hand.
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Did anyone actually get the contact solution?
If you did get the contact solution please post it.
Thanks
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HP 3210 Expired ink
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Re: hp 10, 11
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Thanks for your help!
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Thanks so much!!
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Re: Did anyone actually get the contact solution?
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Where's the 2250 Battery Hiding?
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Hp 7110xi Cartridge #14
Please help.....
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Re: HP14 expired cartridges
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HP Officejet 7140xi with cartridge 14- low ink error
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HP Officejet 7140xi with cartridge 14- low ink error
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bad printhead problem
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How to disable Low Ink warning & Print on 7100 series
1. Press the -/+ or left and right arrow at the same time, the time will no longer be displayed and the cursor will be blinking.
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb314/saayinla/P1020039.jpg
2. the type in 789 to disable low in warning for black catridge or 456 to disable colour ink low warning, it will ask you that do you want to turn ink gauge off? then prompt you to enter 1 to confirm or 2 to abort. Then press 1, then a message is displayed saying ink gauge has been turn off.
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I have used this and have since been able to print from my printer again.
hope this helps someone
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HP Date Expired Ink Cartridges
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Roger
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HP Date Expired Ink Cartridges
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Roger
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Need your help to trick the system.
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HP 7110 battery removal
Any other suggestions or solutions?
Thanks!
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This thread
- &+ then 456, 789 perfect! still says o% on the color, but prints in color great!
I am an ASP, and a highly certified repair technician on HP, Xerox, IBM, Lexmark, Brother products.
I cant get this info from HP, and have had a frustrating time finding the cure for "Hardly Perfect" HP products.
More like "Hose the People"!
Has to be done anytime you turn off the unit though, but these are contract printers with the LAFD, and remain on always. Good on ya all!
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HP7350 contact procedure
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Supply expired reset procedure
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Re: Where's the 2250 Battery Hiding?
After searching the manual AND disassembling the printer, *I CAN'T FIND A BATTERY TO REMOVE*!
There is no mention of any "battery" in the manual, nor is there any indication of a battery on any of the boards in the unit. Similarly, there is no reset command that would seem to do the job. So I am now at a loss as to where or how the unit is storing its clock information, possibly on some sort of non-volatile memory on one of the boards, or maybe I've just missed a battery somehow. Either way, I think I'm pretty well done trying to solve this by modifying the printer, and my next step will be to check out some non-HP ink vendors (such as rhinotek) and inquire as to how they handle the issue in their #10 and #11 hp replacement cartridges.
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Re: Supply expired reset procedure
thanks again you are a gem
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Re. your post to tech Dirt Dec. 7th, 2005
Please send me the procedure for covering specific contacts on an expired ink cartridge.
Thank You
Sept 23, 2008
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HP Officejet & 57 print cartridge.
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HP Ink cartridge expiration
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HP c3180 92 and 93 ink cartridges
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Re: HP Ink cartridge expiration
Please
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OUT-THINKING expired carts/printer
I came here looking for 'how' to over-ride date-reader, figuring there had to be a way. This site ROCKS!!
FIRST, I tried back-dating printer, which did NOT work.
Within top half-dozen postings, then spot-checking the rest, I decided to try the paper-in-the-watch-battery-and-clip routine.
1. TURN OFF power to printer. I did. UNPLUG. Repeat:UNPLUG.
2. Open printer (as if to change expired carts; I talked to the machine, saying (lies, all LIES)that I was going to put in "Nice, New HP carts".
3. Fold business card in 1/4ths, tear off 1/4.
4. Hold flashlight in LEFT hand,pointing light towards elbow, 'backwards' in hand.
5. Rest LEFT forearm on LEFT rim of opened-printer.
6. YOU HAVE REMOVED DANGLY SLEEVE,JEWELRY, NAME-TAG,HAIR (IF YOU HAVE ANY:).
7. DOUBLE-CHECK: NOTHING TO CATCH INSIDE OF MACHINE!
8. Hold 1/4 piece of card in RIGHT thumb/forefinger.
9. USING Delicate,graceful motion (people ARE watching!)sweep RIGHT forearm into machine.
10. As RIGHT forearm/elbow touches down on RIGHT rim of opening delicately follow the right wrist with your right ear.
11. Look OUT for the flashlight; you're going to high score on 'graceful', right? Banging your head is a point-chopper!
12. Looking UNDER LEFT RIM of open printer, look for circuit boards. (Someone said brown)Mine are GREEN. It probably doesn't matter, just look for the watch battery.
13. My machine's battery is in lower left corner of circuit board,which is mounted parallel to left side of case.
14. The clip holding MY machine's battery is a flat, vertical piece about the width of 2 paperclip wires. Slip paper behind clip, between clip and battery. Leave paper in!
15. Reverse your way out, remembering "BE GRACEFUL". You can recover SOME of the prior deductions;just come out smiling! Piece of cake!
16. I intended to return to re-start in 10 minutes, but instead I was attacked by some Oreo Ice Cream, which took me away overnight!
17. This morning I plugged printer in,sent a job,waHOOO, PRINT HAPPENED!
18. The date on the machine now shows year 2000, but I don't use the printer for a calendar, and the computer software obviously sends the date on print jobs.
19. Hmmm, I believe I'll go have some ice cream.
This worked for me. Manually changing the date didn't, and I tried several different years, turning off,unplugging,etc This WORKS. I LOVE BUYING CHEAP INK. SOME OF IT IS EVEN WATERPROOF, FOR INSTANT CHARTS/MAPS.
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Expired Warning on HP14 HP 14 cartridge
After refilling and overriding, this lovely hunk of junk decides that the black ink cartridge is "Expired". I just love it. Now I know why I used to purchase Canon printers. HA! Anyway, I opened the lid as to expose the cartridges. I turned the printer off so the cartridges would reset to the right. I stuck my head in (what a site this must have been) and looked to the left. Realizing that I'm 45 and can no longer see anything that close, I got a flashlight and mirror and was then able to locate the battery. It's located in the front, lower-left corner. It's chrome and about the size of a US quarter (3/4") held in by a metal clip. I tried, unsuccessfully, with tweezers to get it out. Finally, I used my thumb to slightly move it off to the side until I was able to grab it with my thumb and fingers. I bet the credit card trick listed above is easier, however I didn't see that post until I had the battery out. I pulled the plug from the back for about 10 seconds and plugged it back in. Turned it on, re-entered the override codes and HOLY COW, it's printing!!
Wish I had found this stuff a while back when I quit using this $600 paperweight. Last night I decided to do some more research before chunking it. Yea! Glad I did.
Thanks to all of you who posted ahead of me to get me this far! You guys ROCK!
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Expired Warning on HP14 HP 14 cartridge (cont.)
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procedure to by pass expired ink cortridge for 7110xi
I have a hp officejet 7110xi
Please send me the procedure for covering specific contacts on an expired ink cartridge.
Thank You
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procedure to by pass expired ink cortridge for HP Deskjet D2360
please help me with this...
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HP photosmart 3210
I have amended the language & country/region settings to US but can't get it to accept the new 02 ink.
Any ideas please?
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HP businesss Inkjet 2200
My carts are 11 or 13
Please send me instructions on how to bypass expiration
date on full HP cartridges.
Thank you, Chris
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could you email me which contacts to cover on my cartridge #21 HP?
thankyou.
Dan
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Inkjet 2230 expired cart procedure
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Tony
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need the email for the contacts
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HP Cart reset
http://www.saveinks.com/techinfo.htm
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Re: HP photosmart 3210
I'm in Norway. I have a friend here (no, yes, I truly do ! :-) that has an HP Photosmart C5180 that he purchased in-country (i.e., Norway). When he was in the USA, he purchased a potload of HP 02 cartridges for his printer at Wal Mart. Came back here, put them in, and got the same bullsh*t message as you did.
OK. This looks like DRM (Digital Rights Management) on HP's part, but is really designed to protect the UK/Norwegian/et al regional price fixing structure. The 363 vs. 02 cartridges are apparently coded differently and the printer recognizes this. What a CROCK !
Take a look at this link: http://www.exponere.com/?p=100
If you find a solution, please let me know. My E-mail is tom AT speedwings.com.
Hope this may help you in some way.
Cheers,
Tom
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did you solve the date problem. After removing the battery, the date keeps initializing on printer shutodn.
Please advise
housein
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Date reset
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can't find battery, either
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Thank You
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Here is how to bypass 1100 and 1200 HP expirations
Yes its that easy..... And it really works no damage no problems.
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How to reset HP 610 printer cartridge expiration dates
I turned off my printer, unplugged it, opened up the printer and removed the backup battery which was on the left side wall inside the printer. Used a mirror and a flashlight to find it.
Then, plugged in the printer and I was good to go. It started reading filled cartridges with expiration dates from 2006 (they were still full of ink, but had expired by date only).
Hope this helps some of you!
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Expiration Dates
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HP expiration on cartridges
Please could you kindly email me the procedure on covering the contacts.
I have a HP 7140 - the cartridges have expired but they are full of ink!
Many thanks,
Jo
jocowlan@hotmail.com
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I own a business inkjet 2280
greetings Henk
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Remove Battery on HP Business Inkjet 2230
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expired hp ink cartridges
I have an hp g85 which uses 45 and 78's. it is older and this is the first I have heard of this problem, though I have used expired ink before.
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I have a hp officejet 7110xi
Please send me the procedure for covering specific contacts on an expired ink cartridge 14.
Thank You
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HP expiring cartridges
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HP 11 Ink Cartridges
I have an HP CP1700 which has to have five ink cartridges in to print. The last two yellow cartridges (HP11) that I put in register as being empty (they are full) so my printer won't print. The HP box they came in shows expiration date of 10/09/2012, so they should work. I am perplexed! I have sent bac/replaced one or two previously because of the same issue.
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HP PhotoDUMB C6180 All-in-One.
Thank you so much!
This should be a class-action lawsuit - once I purchase this machine (it is not software) I should be able to tweak the *&^%(* out of it!!!
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bogus ink stink
I have a hp officejet 7140xi
Please send me the procedure for covering specific contacts on an expired ink cartridge 14.
Thank You
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HP 7140xi
Please email solution to this problem.
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Would be very pleased to receive your procedure for d145 please
Many thanks
Sue
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HP officejet 7140xi
could I have the procedure for fooling the ink cartridges on my HP 7140xi. I have used very little ink and it is a complete waste throwing them out.
Regards
Ciaran
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HP rejects refilled cartridges
I hope these clowns experience a major backlash for so viciously obstructing attempts to recycle. You'd think that would make for some bad PR for them with all the "green" initiatives these days.
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NEVER AGAIN
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NEVER AGAIN
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NEVER AGAIN
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cartridge expirations
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940 counterfeit cartridge
Once the dreaded message: Used or counterfeit cartridge installed. The original ink has been depleted Replace cartridge or touch OK to continue displayed on the printer screen. I selected OK and refilled the 940 ink cartridges in my HP Officejet 8500 all-in-one wireless as the ink depleted.
The printer still printed, although in a roundabout way. When I send a document to the printer, I get an error document cant print in the printer spooler. If I turn the printer off wait about five minutes, delete the document in the spooler, then resubmit it the printer works.
Defeats the wireless option, has anyone experienced similar issues?
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