Printer wont print

You need to take out red cart and pull off the tape. It's normally yellow but could be any color. Pull the plastic tape off, and put the cartridge back in, run a few head cleaning cycles and your ready to go.

I had that model and the same experience. I kept buying ink until I realized I could have nearly bought the printer for nearly the same cost as ink refills, black and color. I also had an HP. Same thing. I finally bought the Kodak 3250. The ads about ink costs was so correct. Many more pages are printed before the "need ink" message is displayed. Buying ink online saves even more.

you need to have authentic hp cartridges,if you bought cheaper,it will not work.

problem could be not compatible with the windows program
most windows vista will not except any printer made before windows vista.

Ahh Im from Vancouver, You went backwards moving down there.. lol
As to your printer, I would check very carefully that no styrofoam got stuck in the printer anywhere.
Make sure the print head can move.
Make sure none of the print cartridges have come loose.
make sure none of the print cartridges are empty.
Just some things to try and check.
best of luck.

This can happen to cartridges with attached print heads. All cartridges are weighed and tested before leaving the factory so lack of ink isn't the problem. It usually has to do with the print head of the cartridge not having any ink to feed it. This happens because cartridges are kept flat or upside down for weeks or months before being used and the ink settles away from the print head. The easiest remedy is to open the box and stand the cartridge upright for a few minutes before using. Then get a damp paper towel, fold it into quarters and sit the cartridge print head down onto it. Hold the cartridge down to the damp paper towel for three minutes. This will help pull the ink out of the print heads, priming them and getting them ready to print. Finally, install the cartridge into your printer and print a few test pages.

This can happen to cartridges with attached print heads such as HP, Lexmark or Dell. All cartridges are weighed and tested before leaving the factory so lack of ink isn't the problem. It usually has to do with the print head of the cartridge not having any ink to feed it. This happens because cartridges are kept flat or upside down for weeks or months before being used and the ink settles away from the print head. The easiest remedy is to open the box and stand the cartridge upright for a few minutes before using. Then get a damp paper towel, fold it into quarters and sit the cartridge print head down onto it. Hold the cartridge down to the damp paper towel for three minutes. This will help pull the ink out of the print heads, priming them and getting them ready to print. Finally, install the cartridge into your printer and print a few test pages.

you must use the original toner cartridges, if you want to have a best results. Not original toner must be removed from printer. Call to professional.

I had the same problem with mine but I bought a refill cartridge instead of a new one and went through three refilled cartridges when I found that it was that I needed a brand new one. For some reason, the HP printers and some other printers need to know that you are using the same brand of ink as the printer. if it is another brand it wont except it and it wont let you print anything! So make sure it is a brand new hp brand ;)

ahh..yes..it does indeed...that means that your printer will choke on that..what sort of file is it? what are you printing from(application)