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HP printers will stop working and say "out of ink" when it's not low on ink?
Apparently, the computer chip in the cartridge counts pages, and once it reaches a certain number, the printer won't print (or scan). I've been told the new thing is that it will prompt you for a new cartridge after a certain amount of time has passed, even if you never printed anything. Is this true?
My printer worked once when I put new cartridges in, now it does not work at all. It will not even scan. All I have is an "error" message. I was wondering if it does not work because a couple of months had passed.
2 Answers
- Anonymous7 years agoFavourite answer
Hi,
Cartrdiges do count pages, yes. But they are usually pretty accurate. There will always be a bit of ink left in a cartridge after use but this is for a reason. They have to take into account the chance it may leak a bit of ink during use because if a cartridge completely runs out and you try to print with no ink it can wreck your print head and you then have a very expensive paper weight for a printer.
Now regarding cartridges saying they are out of ink after a certain amount of time, i have never heard of this happening. Cartridges will dry up in a printer after a prolonged time of no use but I've never seen it give this message. Also if a cartridge is expired it will stop printing but it will display an "expired ink cartridge" message
Hope this helps.
Tech Warehouse
Source(s): http://techwarehouse.co.nz/ - 7 years ago
"Out of Ink" means your cartride can't load the ink properly...!!!
So, fix your cartridge and then restart the printer it will work..!!!
Source(s): Ink Cartridges Ireland
