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Printers often show 'ink empty' when a remanufactured cartridge is used. Usually the printer will still print but some makes have a block that stops this. My Canon does the same but i ignore the message and it prints OK.
Generally speaking the remanufactured carts have a lower capacity than the hp counter part. Otherwise they usually don't leak unless you go really, really cheap on it.
If you are using a remanufactured cartridge, the low ink warning is actually normal. Since the printer cannot detect the amount of ink in the cartridge, the OEM companies place a chip inside of each cartridge that counts the number of pages that you print. When the cartridges reach a certain number of pages, they automatically tell your printer that you are running low on ink. Unfortunately, when the cartridges are remanufactured, the chip is unable to be reset. Here is a link to a site that sells remanufactured cartridges on how to bypass the low ink warning on Lexmark printers:
Some "remanufactured" ink-cartridges are just "refilled" cartridges,
and the company that refills them cannot "reset" the electronics inside the ink-cartridge to report that the ink now is "full".
So, just use the cartridge until you notice that the ink has gone empty.
Have you made sure that you've taken the plastic strip off of the ink cartridge? I had this problem once and I then realised that i had forgotten to remove the strip covering the ink.
Also, have you installed a colour cartridge? I have the same printer and it wont print unless you have both ink cartridges inserted and in good condition. (If you don't want to fork out for HP Original, I find that the Tesco Remanufactured versions work fine)
Hope this helps.
Joe
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