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Why is my printer not recognizing my ink cartridges?

Asked by valdasta (2146points) March 4th, 2011

I went through the trouble shooting options, but they didn’t really help. I bought new ink cartridges for my printer, but I get a message on my computer saying that the cartridges are not the right ones. I took the cartridges back to the store (in case they were defective) and exchanged them. I still get the same message.

Any suggestions?

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crisw's avatar

Have you verified that they are, indeed, the right ones? Are they a different brand than that of your printer?

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Tropical_Willie's avatar

Get the latest driver from the printer’s website.

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WestRiverrat's avatar

You may need to clean the printer before you put in the new cartridges. Especially the contact points with the cartridges.

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valdasta's avatar

Yes they are the correct ones…check, check, and double-check.
@WestRiverrat I will try that.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

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i junked the printer and sprung for a new one….now i am out of ink and out of money!

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