No Black Supply: Insert ink cartridge NOW (HP oj d145)

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Would you please stop x-posting and just keep the discussion in c.p.p.?
I see f-u's are set there, but there's no need to keep spreading it out.

Please.
 
Would you please stop x-posting and just keep the discussion in c.p.p.?
I see f-u's are set there, but there's no need to keep spreading it out.
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Ops. I'm sorry. I didn't know that was a faux pas. Sorry. I was just being
consistent in case people on the other newsgroups wondered what the status
was. Thank you for clueing me in. I will just post to c.p.p from now.

maryanne
 
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Hi Carey,

I found the problem.

Apparently HP printers count the number of times you reinstall an ink
cartridge and if you exceed a set amount, then it won't let you use that
ink cartridge again, even when it's filled to the brim with pristine high
quality ink.

They forced me to purchase a new black ink cartridge (which was dated on
the box of February 2007 which means it was manufactured on November 12,
2004 and which means it will expire on December 12, 2008 if the 30-month
in-service date isn't reached first.

Whew! HP sure has a lot of clever tricks to ensure you constantly purchase
new ink cartridges, even when you don't need them!

maryanne
 
maryanne kehoe said:
Hi Carey,

I found the problem.

Apparently HP printers count the number of times you reinstall an ink
cartridge and if you exceed a set amount, then it won't let you use
that
ink cartridge again, even when it's filled to the brim with pristine
high
quality ink.
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Please do not generalize to "HP Printers". I do not know if the D
series does this or not - I have never heard any such thing for them but
I have little experience with the separate ink and printhead models. I
do know that no HP DeskJet, PSC or Photosmart printers, or any of the HP
printers with integrated cartridges do any such thing.

Regards,
Bob Headrick, MS MVP Printing/Imaging
 
maryanne said:
Ops. I'm sorry. I didn't know that was a faux pas. Sorry. I was just being
consistent in case people on the other newsgroups wondered what the status
was. Thank you for clueing me in. I will just post to c.p.p from now.

maryanne
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if you want to cross post or feel it is an advantage for you to do so
then you are free to do it. there are no laws against cross posting to
see if you can get a reply from a responsible person.
 
Please do not generalize to "HP Printers". I do not know if the D
series does this or not - I have never heard any such thing for them
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Hi Bob,

OK. I understand. I did do another experiment which seems to bolster my
newly formed hypothesis that the HP OfficeJet D145 printer enforces a limit
on the number of insertions of the print cartridge (actually of the print
tank since the print heads are separate).

I put the previously removed cartridge back in the printer. Viola!
No Black Supply: Insert ink cartridge NOW

I put the new cartridge back in and it worked.

I put the old one back in, and viola. The error came again.
I put the new cartridge in, and it worked.

It's my hypothesis, stated here in public to see if it stands the scrutiny
and further testing by those scientific of you out there, that this HP
printer counts the number of times the cartridge is put in and it rejects
any cartridge which exceeds a certain number of reinsertions.

Clever girl, that HP. Very clever.
 
maryanne kehoe said:
Hi Bob,

OK. I understand. I did do another experiment which seems to bolster my
newly formed hypothesis that the HP OfficeJet D145 printer enforces a limit
on the number of insertions of the print cartridge (actually of the print
tank since the print heads are separate).

I put the previously removed cartridge back in the printer. Viola!
No Black Supply: Insert ink cartridge NOW

I put the new cartridge back in and it worked.

I put the old one back in, and viola. The error came again.
I put the new cartridge in, and it worked.

It's my hypothesis, stated here in public to see if it stands the scrutiny
and further testing by those scientific of you out there, that this HP
printer counts the number of times the cartridge is put in and it rejects
any cartridge which exceeds a certain number of reinsertions.

Clever girl, that HP. Very clever.
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Maryanne
I seriously doubt that this is the case. Some HP inkjet printers do keep a
record of the last 2 or 3 cartridges that have been used but I have never heard
of one that counts the number of insertions of the same cartridge, someone will
hopefully correct this if I am wrong. I suspect the cartridge in question has
simply failed, it can happen.
Tony
 
On Tue, 13 Jun 2006 23:06:37 -0700, Bob Headrick wrote:

Hi Bob,

OK. I understand. I did do another experiment which seems to bolster my
newly formed hypothesis that the HP OfficeJet D145 printer enforces a limit
on the number of insertions of the print cartridge (actually of the print
tank since the print heads are separate).

I put the previously removed cartridge back in the printer. Viola!
No Black Supply: Insert ink cartridge NOW

I put the new cartridge back in and it worked.

I put the old one back in, and viola. The error came again.
I put the new cartridge in, and it worked.

It's my hypothesis, stated here in public to see if it stands the scrutiny
and further testing by those scientific of you out there, that this HP
printer counts the number of times the cartridge is put in and it rejects
any cartridge which exceeds a certain number of reinsertions.

Clever girl, that HP. Very clever.
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I agree with Tony. These cartridges were not designed to last forever.
The contacts could have worn out, the print nozzles could have burnt
out, or some other damage occured that's letting the printer/drivers
know that the cartridge is now too damaged to be used. That's what
happens when refilling any HPs, sooner or later you have to buy new
cartridges.

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hp is making an attempt to protect your printer from clogging. i think
if they feel you are frustrated enough by this then you will buy genuine
hp carts and will not need to continually take them out and in for
refilling and then clog or otherwise ruin you printer.

it is unfortunate that they need to do this because of the poor crap the
relabelers sell. also they want to protect their r&d investment.
 
hp is making an attempt to protect your printer from clogging
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That is their expelnation, which could be half the truth. The other half is
they are protecting their market of OEM ink.
 
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