"install cartridge" every time it is plugged in---the message "install cartridge" flashes after warmup. there is a cartdridge installed. any feedback?

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Sir/Ma'am If the Check Print Cartridge message is shown and Red Light Flashing then it means that Either ink Cartridge is not installed properly or the function for detecting the ink level is disabled. For it Make sure that you install ink cartridges at correct position as indicated by the label on the print head holder. Press push mark until ink cartridge click into the place.
If you are sure then you have installed ink cartridge properly then try following to stop the flashing of red Light.

1. Lift the lid to the printer (cartridges are on the right side.)
2. Turn the printer off, then power it on again.
3. Unplug the power cable from the back of the printer when the grinding noise starts.
4. Move the carriage towards the middle of the printer (this procedure may take a couple of tries to get the timing correct.)
5. Take out the cartridges and close the top cover.
6. Reconnect the power cord. The power and the resume lights (green and red) should be on.
7. Open the top cover, reinstall the cartridges, and close the top cover.

Now Turn On the printer, Mostly this issue is resolved by this,
But if still you get the message and red light still flash then surely its an issue of Ink Cartridge, your ink Cartridge is defective, You need to change the ink cartridge, Your problem will be solved.
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Unplug the printer without cartridge in it. Leave it unplugged for 60 seconds. Plug it back in. Let it warn about the cartridge missing.
Unplug again, and install the new cartridge. Once you plug it back in, it should recognize the new cartridge and levels.

Hi,
Looks like there is a fix for this by installing a fix - information here:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?dlc=en&lc=en&product=390315&lang=en&cc=us&docname=c00500458
However it is suggested that this only helps before the problem has occured and you may need to replace the cartridge anyway. Some users have had replacements sent to them by HP though when they have explained the situation directly. You can read other users experience here which will hopefully help:
http://forums13.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?admit=109447627+1300292137184+28353475&threadId=974486

Remove the shower control handle. If the cartridge is threaded there will be a nut on the top. Remove with a crescent wrench. If there is no nut then there will be a retaining clip and the cartridge will then pull straight out. Installation is the reverse procedure.

Fifteen Flashes: The FINE Cartridge cannot be recognized.
Possible causes are as follows:
- The FINE Cartridge may not be installed properly.
- The FINE Cartridge may not be compatible with this printer.
Install the appropriate FINE Cartridge. If lines are misaligned or the resulting output is not satisfactory, carry out the Print Head Alignment.

I had a similar problem (error Code:2,140,2) in Canon PIXMA MP250 all-in-one, and it was solved when I replaced both ink cartridges which were in low ink (almost without ink). I know an scanner problem is not supposed to be in relation with ink or printer problems, but that's the way I've fixed it. Good luck!

I would put the old cartridge back in if you can and do a test scan, the cartdridge you put in may be at fault, the trick is to duplicate the problem and solution, if nothing else take the new cartridge back and get another.

Go to this link. In the search window in the center of the page, type "install ink" and click on the Search button. Select the first answer there and you will have an illustrated guide for installing your ink cartridges. Note that the printer must be powered on.

Did you take the tape off of the print cartridge before you put them in? Did you install the software first then when prompted turn the printer on then plug in the printer (usb) cord to the computer? Did you go into the print control panel and activate the print cartridges that you put in there? Sometimes you have to tell the printer that you installed new print cartridges.

Try this

1. Press Menu.
   
   
2. Press until Configure appears, and then press or .
   
   
3. Press until Maintenance appears, and then press or .
   
   
4. Press until Init NVRAM appears, and then press or .
   
   
5. The Init NVRAM Are you sure? message appears on the operator panel. Press .
   
   
6. Turn off the printer, and then on again.