My printer is HP Officejet J4500 / J4660 / J4680. Color prints are clean and true. B&W prints are all smudged and skip about every 5th line. Both color and B&W cartridges are in correct position

Newer printers and all in one machines do not take refilled cartridges.

Hi


check expire date on cartridge
perhaps you need to replace it
or clean it from maintenence menu
of your printer


In case I had help you pls vote me

Have you try HP Support & Drivers.

hi i bought a hp officejet J4500/J4660/J4680 ALL - IN - ONE PRINTER: THE PRINTER BEFPR THIS ONE DID NOT WORK BOTH WERE / R VISTA READY, HELP ME LIKE EVERY ONE I NEED A PRINTER

Top three solutions to this query at HP support are close to your described problem: (not exact) Try the closest match to your error.

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HP Officejt J4680 - All in one Printer from HP, whcih will have Printing, Fax, Scanner and Copier facilities.

Normal catridges recommened by HP are given below :

01. HP 901 - Black which will print 200 Pages.
02. HP 901 - Tri Colour which will print 200 Pages.
03. HP 901 XL Black which is a bigger one that will print 900 pages regulary.

This printer is most rugged one used by Home as well as in offices.

The follwoing message regarding this Printer taken from HP Website which gives information about the printer quality.


Enjoy the convenience of wireless connectivity with our Officejet J4680 All-in-One. You'll be able to print, copy, scan, and fax all from one device, plus print at speeds as fast as 28 pages per minute in black and 22 in color. And with our Officejet inks, you'll get high-quality printing at a lower cost per page than with a laser printer. Reliable and versatile

• Print, copy, scan and fax with a single machine
• Print fast, at up to 28 pages/minute black, 22 color##
• Fax at speeds up to 33.6kpbs
• Streamline big tasks with the 20-page automatic document feeder and 100-sheet paper tray
• Preserve important documents for decades without fading1

Solution:

Please use the originai catridges for this printer and there will not be any issues.

In spite of this, the problem continues, please call the local HP Authorized Printer vendor to solve this problem.

If the Printer is under warranty, you will get a replacement printer with same or the higher configuration which is available in the market.

It is not necessary to buy another cartridge my friend, you can repair it. let me show you how... just take a towel paper, pour some water on and slide the cartridge slowly on, repeat this action 3 times and then slide the cartridge on another towel paper without water slowly and get the cartridge back in the printer.
good luck

Take the cartridge out and clean the contacts off with something (ie: pencil eraser, your thumb...) That worked for me! I couldn't find a solution anywhere even after chatting with online tech support from HP. Quick and painless! I hope this helps...

Remove print catrige and clean it with cotton cloth then refix it.

Printer display says: Print cartridge problem : [Tri-Color]. Refer to device documentation to troubleshoot. I can find nothing in the 'device documentation' to help me.