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8/8/2019 Hp Printer Problem Solver http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/hp-printer-problem-solver 1/15 HP PRINTER PROBLEM SOLVER Hello to all readers, I have created this guide for my reference and hopefully it will help you out too. I was lieterally stuck with my new purchased printer and damn it was not printing anything but showing my newly refilled cartridge as blank. I literally searched for whole day and got some great web pages about this problem and you know what I bookmarked them and decided to make an e book of them for my future reference and hopefully it will help you out with your printer as it helped me out with mine. This whole ebook is divided in two parts: 1. Useful Web pages and Content 2. Useful Videos to help you out Once again thanks a lot for downloading this ebook. 1. http://www.hojohnlee.com/weblog/archives/2005/02/27/how-to-reset-hp-ink-cartridge- expiration-drm/ There is a (so far) minor publicity and legal storm surrounding the fact that HP ink cartridge have a feature which enforces an expiration date for the cartridge. Aside from bad publicity and user frustration, there has also been some legal action recently drawing additional attention to the issue. In the meantime, there are methods for working around these features for now. (via boingboing) Summary from CoCo: … two ways to fix the problem that presumably work are easily found online: … 1) Remove and reinsert the battery of the printer’s memory chip .. 2) Preemptive: Change the parameters of the printer driver In the broader view, there’s an interesting problem here. HP and others make a healthy margin on ink cartridges. There are some legitimate reasons for encouraging users to use fresh cartridges, but virtually no user benefit from having this enforced for them. Perhaps a shareware-style “nag screen” reminding people that their cartridge were out of date every time they printed something would be perceived as somewhere between annoying-but- tolerable to actually appreciated. In my personal experience with my reliable HP OfficeJet G95, I find myself wishing I knew exactly when the ink was actually going to run out (so I can safely start printing a long, colorful document), but I am also quite happy to leave the cartridges in place when the low ink warning goes on, since I find I can print and copy dozens of pages before it starts streaking, and many more usable pages for “draft” quality output if I put up with modest banding and streaking in the output. I also find a stray ink cartridge in a cabinet or storage drawer from time to time which has aged beyond its official expiration date, and am happy to use it, with no ill effect. It would be annoying if the cartridge simply refused to work, which is what appears to be happening to customers with more recent products than the ones I have. There is substantial IP in the actual ink cartridges themselves, so they’re in no immediate danger of being cloned and commoditized. At the same time, the printer market is maturing

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HP PRINTER PROBLEM SOLVER Hello to all readers, I have created this guide for my reference and hopefully it will help youout too. I was lieterally stuck with my new purchased printer and damn it was not printinganything but showing my newly refilled cartridge as blank. I literally searched for whole day

and got some great web pages about this problem and you know what I bookmarked themand decided to make an e book of them for my future reference and hopefully it will helpyou out with your printer as it helped me out with mine.

This whole ebook is divided in two parts:1. Useful Web pages and Content2. Useful Videos to help you out

Once again thanks a lot for downloading this ebook.

1. http://www.hojohnlee.com/weblog/archives/2005/02/27/how-to-reset-hp-ink-cartridge-expiration-drm/

There is a (so far) minor publicity and legal storm surrounding the fact that HP ink cartridgehave a feature which enforces an expiration date for the cartridge. Aside from bad publicityand user frustration, there has also been some legal action recently drawing additionalattention to the issue.In the meantime, there are methods for working around these features for now.

(via boingboing)

Summary from CoCo:… two ways to fix the problem that presumably work are easily found online: …1) Remove and reinsert the battery of the printer’s memory chip..2) Preemptive: Change the parameters of the printer driver

In the broader view, there’s an interesting problem here. HP and others make a healthymargin on ink cartridges. There are some legitimate reasons for encouraging users to usefresh cartridges, but virtually no user benefit from having this enforced for them. Perhaps ashareware-style “nag screen” reminding people that their cartridge were out of date everytime they printed something would be perceived as somewhere between annoying-but-tolerable to actually appreciated.In my personal experience with my reliable HP OfficeJet G95, I find myself wishing I knewexactly when the ink was actually going to run out (so I can safely start printing a long,colorful document), but I am also quite happy to leave the cartridges in place when the lowink warning goes on, since I find I can print and copy dozens of pages before it starts

streaking, and many more usable pages for “draft” quality output if I put up with modestbanding and streaking in the output. I also find a stray ink cartridge in a cabinet or storagedrawer from time to time which has aged beyond its official expiration date, and am happyto use it, with no ill effect. It would be annoying if the cartridge simply refused to work,which is what appears to be happening to customers with more recent products than theones I have.There is substantial IP in the actual ink cartridges themselves, so they’re in no immediatedanger of being cloned and commoditized. At the same time, the printer market is maturing

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enough that more players are able to print “good enough” vs “really good” or “excellent” output without investing as heavily as HP, resulting in a lower unit cost and cost per print.So consumers, SMEs, and corporate purchasers have more choices than they used to, andsome of them are starting to ask: What benefit does an expiration chip have to the user?

2. http://www.land.netonecom.net/tlp/ref/letters/hpPrinters.php

HP and Corporate Plunder

Keywords: Hewlett Packard, hp, computer, printer, inkjet, officejet, deskjet, cartridge,expire, expired, expiration, 14, 15, printhead, battery, fix, solutionOkay, this isn't really a letter to the editor. It's an "Editor's rant." Maybe someday we'll havea separate technical section, but until we do, I had to have somewhere to put this.I am hopping mad at Hewlett Packard, and I want to be sure a lot of people know it(especially Carly Fiorina, HP CEO). But more importantly, I've found a way to save myself a

bunch of money on consumables, and I want to be sure you know about that.Do I rant first, or go straight to the fix? Hmmmm. Rant wins.Here's a letter I just sent to Carly yesterday. It tells a lot of the reason for this segment:

Dear Carly:I own four HP Officejets. Two are 1150C, one is PSC500, and the last is d125xi.This comment is regarding the d125xi.I've used HP printers for years. I've made recommendations that have soldhundreds of your machines. If you don't implement my suggestion (youprobably won't), I'll never buy another. Here's why:I run a small home business. Beginning years ago, with my first 1150C, I'vebeen refilling cartridges because of the huge savings over buying new ones. I

could refill the 1150C's cartridges about 8x on average, before replacing, whichI could live with.I was initially very happy with the ease of filling d125xi cartridges. Even willingto buy an occasional printhead when I let it go too long. Until I learned you putan expire date on them.Now I'm sitting here the day before Xmas, needing to print a black document,and the printer won't print because the color cartridge (which is FULL of ink) isexpired.You money-grubbing S.O.B.s aren't going to get any more of my $ than I canpossibly avoid, ever again--Unless you wake up and stop trying to squeeze every last cent out of yourcustomers. Assume that most people won't refill, but accommodate those whowill. It won't kill you.

You made a good move when you released your drivers for open sourcedevelopment (I'm a Linux user). But you're beginning to make dumb moves.Another example is an HP Pavillion computer my in-laws bought last year.Decided they wanted Linux, which turned out to be impossible to install on yourcheaply made hardware. I've steered at least 30 small companies away from HPcomputers since that experience.Merry Christmas.

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I had a lot more to say; the letter was short, due to length restrictions.The really strange thing is that I got a phone call from HP just a couple hours after sendingthis. The public relations rep. wanted to assure me that he understood my frustration, andwould be sure to forward my complaint to senior management.Whoop-de-do.In the meantime, I had been surfing the web, researching my problem. Isn't the web

wonderful? Chances are you're doing the same thing, and that's why you're reading thisnow.I found a lot of people with my very same complaint. I also found out it's not just HP, butthat Epson, Lexmark, and perhaps others are doing the same thing. They're putting smartchips in their cartridges. This makes it harder for users to refill the cartridges. It alsoassures that even refilled cartridges will have to be replaced much sooner than they actuallywear out.The bottom line is something which has been known in the past as planned obsolescence,but is much more "in your face" than anything I've ever seen in the past. This isn't just anexample of making something poorly, so it wears out quicker. These people are telling theirproducts exactly when to stop working, for no other reason than that they want to sellanother one.In my opinion, this is theft, plain and simple.

Corporations, and countries, act just like people. That's because they are run by realpeople. Some are smart; others aren't. If you've been looking around at all lately, you'veseen a rash of foreclosures, and credit crunches, among people who ought to know better.These people aren't stupid, but they do stupid things. They shoot themselves in the foot.That's what I believe HP, as a company, is doing. As with individuals who can't stopcharging stuff on their credit cards, HP is squandering their most important capital:consumer confidence. And just as with individuals, the cause is obvious: short-termthinking.Forcing customers to throw away money on otherwise perfectly good, but expiredconsumables will increase HP's revenues in the short run. But it causes resentment. Deepresentment. Customers will switch to alternatives, as soon as possible. Later, even if thepeople running HP realize their mistake, and change their ways, people will not trust them.Customers, once gone, will not return.

In the meantime, there's a lot of us stuck with printers that are pre-programmed to suckmoney out of our wallets. What do we do?I waded through many web pages last night. People discussing performing surgery on thecartridges; replacing the chips. Or setting your computer's system clock back to a yearearlier (as though the only reason for a system clock is to inform your printer. None of these suggestions seemed like a reasonable fix.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. Atfirst I didn't see it, but I was determined. Finally, I saw it. On the left inside, near the frontof 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 thebattery 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 moneyI had to spend on a printhead too.Here are a few photos which will help you find the battery on a d125xi. Other models mayor may not have a battery, and its location may be different. Your mileage may vary.

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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 meto remove it.Notice the small white plug with the black/red wires coming out. It's reasonable to assumethat one could cut the red wire, and install an on/off (SPST) switch in the front panel, toaccomplish the same effect. If I have enough problems with this printer, that's just what I'lldo.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 arefill. If you reset the printer by removing power from the battery after a refill, the printerwill believe it has a new cartridge, and the "out of ink" indicator will work indefinitely.

3. http://www.misterinkjet.com/hpreset.htm

Resetting Your Hewlett Packard Printer's EstimatedInk Level

Understanding Your Printer's Estimated Ink Level:The newer Hewlett Packard printers have included in the software that comes with their

printers, a "toolbox" that includes a section called Estimated Ink Level. Its a great tool thatallows you to keep track of how much ink is left in your cartridges so you don't start a bigprint job and get stranded out of ink in the middle of it. The only problem is that hasbecome quite troublesome on those who wish to refill their cartridges. If you refill yourcartridge or have someone else refill your cartridge, it will read as low or empty when youtry to print with the cartridge. How does HP do it? They started embedding a serial numberin the contact strip located on the back of the cartridge. The printer remembers that serialnumber and gives the message of low or out of ink. The internal memory is located in theprinters firmware and is not in the software. It will remember the previous two cartridgesink level. We have posted various ways to reset the ink levels so your Estimated Ink Levelwill read full again.

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Resetting the Hewlett Packard 51645a (#45) orC6115 (#15) Black Ink Cartridge Estimated Ink

LevelThere are a few different ways to get the estimated ink level toread full on your HP toolbox. To better understand the procedureyou are about to follow, it helps to know what causes yourcartridge to read empty. There is a serial number embedded inthe electrical that allows the printer to keep track of eachcartridge's activity. The printer will remember the previous twocartridges that have been inserted. After a third cartridge has

been inserted, the memory of the first cartridge is dumped andlost forever. After that, if the first cartridge is reinserted into theprinter, it will read full again even though it may actually beempty. Listed below are three procedures to reset the estimatedink level on a #45 or #15. One of the three will work, so if thefirst one doesn't, proceed to the second reset method and so on.

To reset the HP 51645 (#45) or HP C6115 (#15):Reset Method 1:1. Refill your cartridge using your Mr. Ink Jet refill kit.2. Following the diagram at right, place a piece of adhesive tapecovering the only the four blue colored contacts(a contact is the individual copper square).Make sure that only those four are covered andno others.3. Place cartridge in the printer. The printermay tell you that there is a problem with yourcartridge. Ignore this message. The printermay print an alignment page. If so, allow it todo so.4. Take the cartridge out of the printer.Remove the tape from the four blue contacts.Place the tape over the four red coloredcontacts. Make sure that only those four arecovered and no others.

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5. Follow step 3 again.6. Take the cartridge out of the printer for the final time. Takethe remaining tape off and place back in the printer. The printershould print out an alignment page and the estimated ink level in

the toolbox should read full.Reset Method 2:If Reset Method 1 did not work on your printer, go through the

same procedure again, but this time using the green coloredcontacts in step 2 and the brown colored contacts in step 4. Thismethod is more commonly used for the #15 or in the laterofficejet printers.Reset Method 3:

If neither of the reset methods above worked, you can cycle

cartridges through to reset the level. You will need two extracartridges and the one you refilled. First, put the refilledcartridge in the printer. Allow it to recognize the cartridge andprint an alignment page. Take that cartridge out and place in thefirst extra cartridge. Allow it to recognize and print an alignmentpage. Take the first extra cartridge out and place the secondextra cartridge in. Allow it to recognize and print an alignmentpage. Take the second extra cartridge out. Place the refilledcartridge back in the printer. It will print an alignment page andthen the estimated ink level will be reset to full.

Resetting the Hewlett Packard C6656A (#56) orC8727A (#27) Black Ink Cartridge Estimated Ink

Level

There are a few different ways to get the estimated ink level toread full on your HP toolbox. To better understand the procedureyou are about to follow, it helps to know what causes your

cartridge to read empty. There is a serial number embedded inthe electrical that allows the printer to keep track of eachcartridge's activity. The printer will remember the previous twocartridges that have been inserted. After a third cartridge hasbeen inserted, the memory of the first cartridge is dumped andlost forever. After that, if the first cartridge is reinserted into theprinter, it will read full again even though it may actually be

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empty. Listed below are two procedures to reset the estimatedink level for the #56 and #27.

To reset the HP C6656A (#56) or HP C8727A

(#27):Reset Method 1:1. Refill your cartridge using your Mr. Ink Jet refill kit.2. Following the diagram at right, place a piece of adhesive tapecovering the only the light blue colored contact(a contact is the individual copper square).Make sure that only that contact is covered andno others. *Please note that the contacts shown are

colored for illustrative purposes only. You will not have blueor red contacts on your cartridge.

3. Place cartridge in the printer. The printermay tell you that there is a problem with yourcartridge. Ignore this message. The printermay print an alignment page. If so, allow it todo so.4. Take the cartridge out of the printer. Leavethe tape from blue contact on the cartridge.Place another piece of tape over the red colored contact. Makesure that only that contact is covered and no others. *Please note

that the contacts shown are colored for illustrative purposes only. You will not have blue or red contacts on your cartridge.

5. Follow step 3 again.6. Take the cartridge out of the printer for the final time. Takethe remaining tape off and place back in the printer. The printershould print out an alignment page and the estimated ink level inthe toolbox should read full.

Reset Method 2:If Reset Method 1 did not work on your printer, you can cycle

cartridges through to reset the level. You will need two extracartridges and the one you refilled. First, put the refilledcartridge in the printer. Allow it to recognize the cartridge andprint an alignment page. Take that cartridge out and place in thefirst extra cartridge. Allow it to recognize and print an alignmentpage. Take the first extra cartridge out and place the second

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extra cartridge in. Allow it to recognize and print an alignmentpage. Take the second extra cartridge out. Place the refilledcartridge back in the printer. It will print an alignment page andthen the estimated ink level will be reset to full.

Resetting the Hewlett Packard C5011A (#14) Black Ink CartridgeEstimated Ink Level

The new HP OfficeJet D Series and CP 1160 Color Ink Jet series using the #14 black inkcartridges has an estimated ink level gauge that allows the user to view the amount of inkremaining in the cartridge. This gauge must be shut off in order to refill the cartridge. It isa simple procedure that can be done in the matter of seconds.To turn the ink level gauge off for the HP C5011A (#14) black cartridge used in theOfficeJet D Series:1. Refill your cartridge using your Mr. Ink Jet refill kit.2. Press the < and > (also the + and -) at the same time,then release quickly (the lcd panel must be showing the dateor the procedure will not work)3. On the keypad, press in order 7, 8, 9.4. A message will appear asking if you want to override theink level gauge. Press 1 for yes (You can later turn the inkgauge back on if you install a new cartridge by going throughsteps 2 and 3, then pressing 2 when prompted if you want tooverride the ink level gauge).Your ink level gauge is now turned off and can resume printing.

To turn the ink level gauge off for the HP C5011A (#14) black cartridge used in theHP Color InkJet CP 1160 Series:1. Refill your cartridge using your Mr. Ink Jet refill kit.

2. Press and hold down the power button.3. While holding the Power button:Press the Cancel button 12 timesPress the Resume button 1 time

4. Release the Power buttonThe ink gauge is now off and you can resume printing

Resetting the Hewlett PackardC6578AN or C6578DN (#78) Color

Ink Cartridge Estimated Ink Level

There are a few different ways to get the estimated ink level toread full on your HP toolbox. To better understand the procedureyou are about to follow, it helps to know what causes yourcartridge to read empty. There is a serial number embedded inthe electrical that allows the printer to keep track of each

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cartridge's activity. The printer will remember the previous twocartridges that have been inserted. After a third cartridge hasbeen inserted, the memory of the first cartridge is dumped andlost forever. After that, if the first cartridge is reinserted into the

printer, it will read full again even though it may actually beempty. Listed below are three procedures to reset the estimatedink level on a #78. One of the three will work, so if the first onedoesn't, proceed to the second reset method and so on.

To reset the HP C6578 (#78):1. Refill your cartridge using your Mr. Ink Jet refill kit.2. Following the diagram at right, place a piece of adhesive tapecovering the only the four blue colored contacts

(a contact is the individual copper square). Makesure that only those four are covered and noothers. *Please note that the contacts shown are colored 

for illustrative purposes only. You will not have blue or red contacts on your cartridge.

3. Place cartridge in the printer. The printer maytell you that there is a problem with yourcartridge. Ignore this message. The printer mayprint an alignment page. If so, allow it to do so.4. Take the cartridge out of the printer. Remove

the tape from the four blue contacts. Place thetape over the four red colored contacts. Makesure that only those four are covered and no others. *Please note

that the contacts shown are colored for illustrative purposes only. You will not have blue or red contacts on your cartridge.

5. Follow step 3 again.6. Take the cartridge out of the printer for the final time. Takethe remaining tape off and place back in the printer. The printershould print out an alignment page and the estimated ink level inthe toolbox should read full.

Reset Method 2:1. Refill your cartridge using your Mr. Ink Jet refill kit.

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2. Following the diagram at right, place a piece of adhesive tapecovering the only the blue colored contact (acontact is the individual copper square). Makesure that only that contact is covered and no

others. *Please note that the contacts shown are colored for illustrative purposes only. You will not have blue or red contacts on your cartridge.

3. Place cartridge in the printer. The printer maytell you that there is a problem with yourcartridge. Ignore this message. The printer mayprint an alignment page. If so, allow it to do so.4. Take the cartridge out of the printer. Leavethe tape from blue contact. Place another piece of tape over the red colored contact. Make sure that

only that contact is covered and no others. *Please note that thecontacts shown are colored for illustrative purposes only. You will not have blueor red contacts on your cartridge.

5. Follow step 3 again.6. Take the cartridge out of the printer for the final time. Takethe remaining tape off and place back in the printer. The printershould print out an alignment page and the estimated ink level inthe toolbox should read full.

Reset Method 3:

If neither of the reset methods above worked, you can cyclecartridges through to reset the level. You will need two extracartridges and the one you refilled. First, put the refilledcartridge in the printer. Allow it to recognize the cartridge andprint an alignment page. Take that cartridge out and place in thefirst extra cartridge. Allow it to recognize and print an alignmentpage. Take the first extra cartridge out and place the secondextra cartridge in. Allow it to recognize and print an alignmentpage. Take the second extra cartridge out. Place the refilled

cartridge back in the printer. It will print an alignment page andthen the estimated ink level will be reset to full.

Resetting the Hewlett Packard C6657A (#57),C6658A (#58 Photo), or C8728A (#28) Color Ink

Cartridge Estimated Ink Level

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There are a few different ways to get the estimated ink level toread full on your HP toolbox. To better understand the procedureyou are about to follow, it helps to know what causes yourcartridge to read empty. There is a serial number embedded in

the electrical that allows the printer to keep track of eachcartridge's activity. The printer will remember the previous twocartridges that have been inserted. After a third cartridge hasbeen inserted, the memory of the first cartridge is dumped andlost forever. After that, if the first cartridge is reinserted into theprinter, it will read full again even though it may actually beempty. Listed below are two procedures to reset the estimatedink level for the #28, #57, #58.

To reset the HP C6657A (#57) or HP C8728A

(#28):Reset Method 1:1. Refill your cartridge using your Mr. Ink Jet refill kit.2. Following the diagram at right, place a piece of adhesive tapecovering the only the blue colored contact (acontact is the individual copper square). Makesure that only that contact is covered and noothers. *Please note that the contacts shown are colored 

for illustrative purposes only. You will not have blue or red contacts on your cartridge.

3. Place cartridge in the printer. The printermay tell you that there is a problem with yourcartridge. Ignore this message. The printermay print an alignment page. If so, allow it todo so.4. Take the cartridge out of the printer. Leavethe tape from blue contact. Place another pieceof tape over the red colored contact. Make sure that only thatcontact is covered and no others. *Please note that the contacts shown

are colored for illustrative purposes only. You will not have blue or red contactson your cartridge.

5. Follow step 3 again.6. Take the cartridge out of the printer for the final time. Takethe remaining tape off and place back in the printer. The printershould print out an alignment page and the estimated ink level inthe toolbox should read full.

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Reset Method 2:If Reset Method 1 did not work on your printer, you can cycle

cartridges through to reset the level. You will need two extracartridges and the one you refilled. First, put the refilled

cartridge in the printer. Allow it to recognize the cartridge andprint an alignment page. Take that cartridge out and place in thefirst extra cartridge. Allow it to recognize and print an alignmentpage. Take the first extra cartridge out and place the secondextra cartridge in. Allow it to recognize and print an alignmentpage. Take the second extra cartridge out. Place the refilledcartridge back in the printer. It will print an alignment page andthen the estimated ink level will be reset to full.

Resetting the Hewlett Packard C5010A (#14) ColorInk Cartridge Estimated Ink Level

The new HP OfficeJet D-Series and CP 1160 Color Ink Jet series using the #14color ink cartridges has an estimated ink level gauge that allows the user to viewthe amount of ink remaining in the cartridge. This gauge must be shut off in orderto refill the cartridge. It is a simple procedure that can be done in the matter of seconds.To turn the ink level gauge off for the HP C5010A (#14) color cartridge used in theOfficeJet D Series:1. Refill your cartridge using your Mr. Ink Jet refill kit.2. Press the < and > (also the + and -) at the same time,

then release quickly (the lcd panel must be showing the dateor the procedure will not work)3. On the keypad, press in order 4,5, 6.4. A message will appear asking if you want to override theink level gauge. Press 1 for yes (You can later turn the inkgauge back on if you install a new cartridge by going throughsteps 2 and 3, then pressing 2 when prompted if you want tooverride the ink level gauge).Your ink level gauge is now turned off and can resume printing.

To turn the ink level gauge off for the HP C5010A (#14) color cartridge used in theHP Color InkJet CP 1160 Series:

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1. Refill your cartridge using your Mr. Ink Jet refill kit.2. Press and hold down the power button.3. While holding the Power button:

Press the Cancel button 12 timesPress the Resume button 3 times

4. Release the Power button

The ink gauge is now off and you can resume printing

4. http://www.inktec-uk.co.uk/57_58_reset.htm

Resetting the HP C9351a (No21) - C9352a (No22) - c6656a (No 56) - C8727(No 27) blacks - c6657a (No 57) - C8728 colour & C6658 Photo ink cartridges:-FIVE METHODS TO RESET HP INK CARTRIDGES ARE DESCRIBED BELOW

METHOD 11. Refill your Hewlett Packard ink cartridge using your Proprintsupplied ink refill kit.

Now we explain how to reset the ink level gauge after refillingyour HP 56 (c6656a) black and HP 57 (c6657a) colour inkjetcartridges! Also works on HP No 21 , 22, 27, 28 and 58.

2. To reset the HP 56 black ink cartridge or HP 57 colour inkcartridge, first tape over the contact pointed to by the arrow inthe diagram on the left.3. Install the ink cartridge back into your HP printer with the firstcontact covered with tape. See below for illustration of contacts.(One of the little gold-coloured squares is called a contact.)4. The printer will tell you that there is a problem with the ink

cartridge. Click "ok". The printer will then start to print analignment page. Let the printer print the alignment page.

5. Remove the inkjet cartridge from the printer again. Leave the first piece of tape onthe contact first covered. Cover the second contact shown in the picture on the lowerleft for the black ink cartridge or the contact in the picture on the lower right for thecolour cartridge. The second contact on the HP c6656a black cartridge to be covered isthe top square on the next to last row from the left. The second contact to cover on theHP c6657a inkjet cartridge is the top square on the last row from the left.

6. Install the printer ink cartridge again. This time with bothcontacts being covered with tape.

7. The printer will go through the same process as before,telling you there is a problem with the printer ink cartridge.Again, click "ok". The printer will start to print an alignmentsheet. Again, let the printer finish the alignment page.8. Remove the cartridge once more from the printer. Removeboth pieces of tape used to cover the contacts.

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ANOTHER METHOD? - METHOD 4 - One of our customers used the procedure listedabove to reset the ink levels on the cartridges HP 56 & 57 in an HP Photosmart 7260.this worked fine for the color #57 but he could not get the Blk #56 to reset using theprocedures listed above, however he got it to reset by applying tape per step 1,reinstall, power down printer, power up printer.Add tape per step 2, power down printer, power up printer.

Remove tape applied in step 1, reinstall, power down printer, power up printer.Remove tape applied in step 2, power down printer, power up printer.At this point going to Start, Settings, Printers, HP 7260, Properties, services, servicethis device, select the "Estimated ink level" which showed a full ink level.At no time in the process for either cartridge did the printer / software indicate thatthere was a problem with the cartridge and want to run an alignment, which is why hesubstituted a power down.Method 5Another possible method I heard of which might work on HP Lexmark and Dell is toremove both cartridges from the printer, Power the printer on / off at wall supply about6 times - leave 30 seconds or so between each power on / off to the printer. The ideahere is that the printer without ink cartridges in has no cartridge "To memorize" andthat at the end of the procedure any inkjet cartridge introduced is treated as a "New ink

cartridge" - No confirmation yet that this method is effective

Helpful Videos

1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVR2dHebmTI2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6TOzWVqB0M3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BHr1Xxiuo44. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCFLam5wn5I5. http://www.videomeli.com/video/giwlY1_CUt4/how-to-soft-hard-reset-for-hp-ipaq-hw6910-6915-6920-6925-6940-6945-6950-6955-6965.html6. http://adhiwirawan.wordpress.com/2009/02/20/me-reset-firmware-printer-hp-640c/

7. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1H5M65OKcA

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