HP Photosmart Premium C309A All-In-One Printer "keep ink jet cartridges drying" Questions

ink jet failure. How can that be? I checked the cartridges and they look find to me. Every so often it will let something be printed and then does this again. Very frustrating for a new printer to act

...ink cartridge. Lift out the cartridge and check the jets (copper coloered foil with holes) for blockage. New cartridges have a piece of tape over the jets which must be removed before installing. If ...

...flush or some other kind of solution and running a few good cleaning cycles, failing that use it more often to keep the cartridge from drying and causing the ink to stop flowing from the

...keep in mind is that the ink cartridge contains liquid ink, once opened, can and will evaporate. First, wash you hands with soap and water to remove excess finger/hand oils. Use a clean, moist, paper ...

...ink tanks. Check the user's manual for access to them. You can clean them with a paper towel like the first post suggested. If that doesn't work, replacement printheads are around $40 each and you ...

...keep the ink from leaking or drying out and the electrical connectors from getting damaged before they are installed into the printer. You should be removing a plastic cap device for the ink, and ...

...keep getting a message saying the black ink cartridge is dry. I tried doing the head cleaning process, switching the printer off and on, rebooting the computer, pulling the cartridge out and putting ...

...ink and hopefully, keep it off your counter or desktop. Place the inkjet cartridge with the jets facing the towel surface onto the towel., about 5 seconds will do. Lift the cartridge and see if you ...

keep the head clean. If the ink is allowed to dry on the print head, simply running the "Clean print head" function doesn't always get the dried ink loose. Remove the cartridge and CAREFULLY, clean it

...use this printer and am thinking of going to something else ink jet printers are notorious for ink drying up, that's why laser printers are a better deal when it comes to economy, they never dry