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The use of relled or altered ink cartridges has several serious disadvantages:
There is some risk of damaging the printer. In this case the printer warranty will not be valid for any printer
repairs that are related to the cartridge, nor for any problems due to ink contamination.
You will invalidate the warranty of all printheads of the same color used in the printer subsequently.
Print quality may be impaired.
The printer will be unable to estimate the ink level in the cartridge, and will not report it.
To force the printer to accept a cartridge, you can tap , , , on the front panel.
1. Install the cartridge in the printer (see Insert an ink cartridge on page 127).
2. The front panel noties you that the cartridge is altered, and the cartridge removal process will start. If you
believe that you purchased a non-Original HP cartridge, HP recommends that you abort the process. To
check the authenticity of your cartridges, see http://www.hp.com/go/anticounterfeit.
3. If you proceed, the front panel displays a series of warning messages.
NOTE: The printer detects cartridges that are non-Original HP. The printer is only intended to be used with
cartridges using an HP original chip. Cartridges using a non-HP chip may not work, and those that work today
may not work in the future. More at: http://www.hp.com/go/learnaboutsupplies.
When the process is nished, the front panel will give the usual ink cartridge display but the cartridge will not
report the ink level.
About the printheads
The printheads are connected to the ink cartridges and jet ink onto the paper.
CAUTION: Observe precautions when handling printheads because they are ESD-sensitive devices (see the
Glossary on page 199). Avoid touching pins, leads and circuitry.
Check the printhead status
The printer automatically checks and services the printheads after each print. Follow the steps below to get more
information on your printheads.
1. From the front panel, tap , then tap the printhead on which you want information.
2. The front panel displays:
Colors
Product name
Product number
Serial number
Status, see Front-panel error messages on page 190
Volume of ink it has used
Warranty status
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