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Won't print Machine states there are no cartridges present in the machine, yet all are full and accounted for. I have tried numberous times to restart - but not working. I have even tried to change the black cartridge (as this is an error message too, at times), but still not copying. Any ideas???

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Have you looked at the posts on fixyourownprinter.com? These machines have a lot of issues but the last one I worked on needed the waste tank cleaned and then it worked just fine. Not an easy job.

Posted on Aug 30, 2007

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