HP 970 CXi cartridge refill
Alhazred
still empty.
However I can print, but sometimes I obtain some stripes on my images, like
the ink is really finished.
I seem the printer doesn't look at the real ink level, but only at what
software says printing bad notwithstanding the cartridge are not empty.
Can I do someting to make the printer recognize the cartridge as full?
Thank you and sorry for my english.
@L-P
"Alhazred" <a.alh...@libero.it> wrote in message
news:pnoI9.68581$2B1.1...@twister2.libero.it...
As for sometimes having stripes in your prints, have you tried going to the
HP tool box and cleaning the print heads? If you get the stripes "all" the
time then maybe the cartridge print head is damaged. It is very important
not to let the cartridges run completely out of ink. The ink acts as a
"heatsink" for the print heads. Filling often is recommended.
The following has been posted on the news group many times and credit goes
to the original poster;
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Here is the HP 900 series workaround for restoring the ink staus
monitor. Keep in mind that if you are dealing wiht the "economy"
cartridge, this info is transmitted to the printer and even though
you refilled the cartridge to full capacity, the printer thinks it is
still the 1/2 filled capacity cartridge. So, your ink monitor will
register 1/2 the amount of ink actually available.
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Here is the work around for refilling. The printer only has memory for two
cartridge ID's. Have 3 cartridges available (buy the cheaper, partially
filled
cartridges as they are the same as the full capacity ones and can be
refilled to
full capacity). Keep all empties and refilled cartridges stored in a zip
lock
bag or similar with head clips on. Remove the empty cartridge.
Rotate the three cartridges in the printer - ending with the one you want to
use
as the replacement. It's ID will have been purged and the printer will
recognize
it as new and the ink status monitor will work again.
But, keep in mind you will have to make allowances for the status monitor as
it
will still think the cartridge is the lower capacity one (if that is what
you
bought) even though you have refilled to full capacity. So, you will have
ink
left even after the printer thinks the cartridge is empty. My recommendation
is
to go ahead and switch them when the monitor reads empty as refilling is
more
trouble free when topping the cartridges off anyway. Also you won't have to
guess whether you will make it thru the next print job.
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2nd Method:
Install both refilled cartridges in the printer (or you can just do
one at a time)
- Turn on the printer.
- Open up the cover, remove both cartridges.
- Place both cartridges in front of you so that you can see the
contact foil, with the nozzles facing downwards.
- With adhesive tape, cover the four upper contact points on the far
left contact column of both cartridges
- something like this: X . . . X . . . X . . . X . . . . . . . . . . .
- Reinsert the two cartridges.
- Close the cover.
- Open the cover again after 2 or 3 seconds.
- Wait until the printer gives you the cartridge carriage (If there
seems to be a problem with either of the cartridges, ignore it)
- Open the cover, remove the two cartridges.
- Place both cartridges infront of you so that you can see the contact
foil, with the nozzles facing downwards.
- Remove the adhesive tape.
- With adhesive tape, cover the four upper contact points on the far
right contact column of both cartridges
- something like this: X . . . X . . . X . . . X . . . . . . . . . . .
- Reinsert the two cartridges.
- Close the cover.
- Open the cover again after 2 or 3 seconds.
- Wait until the printer gives you the cartridge carriage (If there
seems to be a problem with either of the cartridges, ignore it)
- Open the cover, remove the two cartridges.
- Remove the adhesive tape.
- Clean the contacts well.
- Reinsert the two cartridges.
- Close the cover.
- That's it !!!
Credit: Alexander Frank
Big Al
Technical Support
at your service
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Hope this helps.....