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Posted on May 05, 2008

Black ink cartridge

Have replaced black ink cartridge BK 8, red light stays on, won't print

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Are you using original Cartridge or a compatible one? One possibility is you didn't remove the sticker on the top which covers the air hole., please run a cleaning cycle from your pc before printing and take a nozzle check print.

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