When refilling ink cartridge, magenta went into yellow well, can it be fixed?
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I refill ink cartridges my self all the time....I have never had that happen. I would take it back and show them what happened after all you paid for a service that should have been right.
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Ink Change:\nhttp://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?lc=en&cc=us&docname=bpu05206&product=239321&dlc=en&lang=en\n\nPrinter Intro:\nhttp://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/genericDocument?cc=us&docname=bpu05204&lc=en&jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN#N255
860594
Some ink cartridges have electronics that keep track of the number of times you printed so that it can guess when it is running out of ink -- it does not measure the ink level directly, except for the 'empty' status. When you refill, you add the ink, but that page-printed counter does not get reset. \n\nI tried using refilled inks before, but in the end I gave up and just bought the original inks. You get such bad quality prints (especially photos!) when you're using the unbranded inks that it looks like you're using a cheaper or lower quality printer than what you originally bought. \n\nI think for inks, it's not just about color, but the whole chemistry of the inks. The printer hardware must be calibrated to the specific properties of the ink you put in so that you can get great prints all the time.\n\nGoodluck.
638348
did you save it before printing. and is wordpad set to the correct printer with updated drivers. is there ink in there it may be low...
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adrianne,\nsorry there are so many idiots in this world.\n\nin order to change the cartridge you need to remove the old one first, simply push up on the cartridge and it should pop right out.  sometimes, however you need to push down to release the cartridge, so if a bit of pushing up doesn't work, don't worry about trying to push down.\n\nas far as putting in a new one, you need to make sure that you remove the tape that is across the bottom of the cartridge.  then take the cartridge in your hand with the label side up and the three little circles down and toward the machine, tilting the cartridge down just a bit, place the three circles in the slot first, then place the rest of the cartridge in it's spot.  push down and it should click into place.\n\nrepeat for the other cart.  make sure you put the black in the black spot and the color in the color spot.  although i'm prety sure this is not going to be a problem, as i believe, the slots and cartridges are different sizes.\n\ngood luck\nhope this helps
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As said above, yes you do need to have both the photo and the color cartridges in there.  The photo cartridge does not contain any yellow, which is why your prints aren't coming out right.  It has photo black, cyan and magenta, so it needs to get the yellow from the regular color cartridge.  No colors can really mix together to make yellow, so pretty much all the lighter colors are going to be missing from your prints.  This could explain why they are coming out blue.
957652
did you make sure the ink was put in correctly until you heard the click sound?
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Depending on your printer, the Maintenance Program may have a CLEANING option.  That might do the trick.   \n\nGo to the Control Panel, and pick PRINTERs, then right click on your printer and pick PROPERTIES.   If there is a maintanence section, pick CLEANING or DEEP CLEANING as my Canon printer has. \n\nIt is also possible that your new cartridge has failed.   Remove it, and try using a kleenex to wipe the electrical contacts clean.   If none of this works, see if you can take it back to where you bought it. \n\nSTAPLES is very HASSLE FREE about returns and exchanges.    They never charge a restocking fee.
733412
Change your colour cartridge. You have run out of ink.
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Does it need a new ink cartridge?  Your color cartridge could only have red ink left in it.  I'm not sure what else it could be though.
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I have seen this happen before with HP deskjets and I reinstalling the printers drivers did the trick each time.\n\nTry to get the most recent drivers of the printer manufacturers website.\n\nGood luck!
770797
I had one of those printers and it stopped printing all together and I had to punch some "extra holes" in the print cartridge and place a warm washcloth over it; it only worked for a few prints though.  Good luck.  I think it's some sort of scam, b/c when I researched it, hundreds of people were having the same problem.  I ended up just buying a new printer.   Good luck.
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follow the advice of the other answerers, replace the cartridge, but i, too would recommend a thorough cleaning first.\n\nvery gently with a q-tip and some rubbing alcohol take the printer apart and clean, clean, clean.  just be careful to put it back the way it was.\n\nhope this helps.  good luck.
1156871
Funny thing, you have to tell a lexmark that you have installed a new cartridge.   Consult you manual.  It is usually in the printer tool box or utility menu.
1093112
If you're using an ink-jet printer, it sounds like the print heads need cleaning.  You often get white lines when dirt or dry ink builds up.  You can use household items to clean, but it's probably best to buy cleaning cartridges.  See the links below for further information.\n\nhttp://www.e-inkjet.co.uk/cgi-bin/cleaning.asp\nhttp://www.cartridgesave.co.uk/info/inkjet-cleaning-cartridges.html
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This must be problem with print head. Nothing wrong in the computer or printer driver. Clean the print head with distilled water and lint free clean cloth. Instead of water some solvent like Diluted Iso propile alcohol or Ammonia solution may work better. Try it. Hope your problem will resolve.\n\nBy the way "How frequently you use your printer?" The problem with all kind of inkjet printers are if not in regular use, the head gets dried up and all its nozzles are getting clogged up with dry ink.
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First make sure there is any ink coming out of the cartridge.  Dab it on a moist paper towel to see if you get the three colors.  If you do, then try completely resetting your printer.  Turn off your printer, unplug it and then leave it that way for at least a minute.  This clears the memory so that it shouldn't think you are still using the same empty cartridge.  \n\nIf these don't work, there is a chance that you just have to get another cartridge.  If the print head (the shiny copper portion) is scratched or damaged in any way, then your printer won't be able to read the cartridge.