I have a HP printer PSC All-In-One 1610 which I purchased in the states. I now live in the UK and have found that the printer cartridges are "region coded" so I'm not able to find any locally purchased cartridges that work. Does anyone know how to crack the regional coding?

Hi Hp 49 is available in the UK I just looked it up on www.amazon.co.uk from about £10.00 for the small ink one and about 20 for the bigger ink capacity.
I repair printers for a living and I have not heard that the 49 was out (that said I the first person to be told) Hope this helps Ian

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

Try using the HP Print Diagnostic Utility in Windows - HP Customer Care (United States - English).

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There are more about 10 different cartridges for Hp PSC 1610 All-In-One printer. The most common used cartridges are 94 (black), 95 (color) and 99 (photo). You can find out all the available cartridges for your printer from this site (click here). You can even buy them from the website.

If you need further help, let me know.

Good luck.

Thanks for using FixYa.

I had the same problem. I put the new cartridges in and then ran a test page.
That was all i need to do. Hope it works.

not quiet a solution dugguly but i've just had the same problem in reverse, i moved to the us with same printer, ink ran dry, it won't take hp94. after 3 phone calls and 4 emails with hp i learned that all hp printers sold after 2004 are regionalised, therefore a us printer will NOT WORK with UK bough cartridges and vice-a-versa. the only way round this is to call the HP support and ask to be taken through the step by step guide to reseting the region of your printer to the UK regional setting OR and this is my option, get friends/family in the US to ship US cartridges to you in the UK. Too bad as Tesco do a good line in gneric cartridges - Good luck - mattw

You can use no. 343, 344 and 348 ink with your printer.

if you go on the hp website and click on live chat they will help you tho it

A RESET HAS TO BE DONE ON THE PRINTER. NO OTHER WAY POSSIBLE WITHOUT DOING A RESET. CALL UP CUSTOMER CARE. WAIT FOR A CALL FROM THE BACK END TEAM...THEY WOULD ASSIST YOU WITH IT WITHIN 24 HOURS. RESET WOULD BE DONE FOR REGIONALIZATION ISSUE. NOTE : ONLY 3 MAXIMUM RESETS POSSIBLE FOR THE UNIT.

open the cartridge bay and pull them out. Wipe off dust and push them back in. Make sure they are full also. If the problem persist you might want to reinstall the printer.