Re: "Printer Failure -- There is a problem with the printer or ink system. Turn printer off, then on. If problem persists. contact HP."

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Also, is there no way to print without black color?


In comp.periphs.printer Ant <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello.

> A decade old HP Officejet Pro 8600 N911g's LCD screen says "Printer
> Failure -- There is a problem with the printer or ink system. Turn
> printer off, then on. If problem persists. contact HP." after installing
> your unused LzTek black 950XL ink cartridge to replace an empty
> different third party brand (EZink). I even tried two of black ink
> cartridge, but got the same results. Reused the empty EZink and got an
> error that the ink cartridge was not genuine and depleted which are correct.

> I also tried most of
> https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Printing-Errors-or-Lights-Stuck-Print-Jobs/There-is-a-problem-with-the-printer-or-ink-system/td-p/8273323
> and https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c06435019 and
> https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Printing-Errors-or-Lights-Stuck-Print-Jobs/There-is-a-problem-with-the-printer-or-ink-system/td-p/8273323.
> No leaks seen, resetted the printer with its power, and reseatted the printhead
> thrice. The only thing not done was replacing the expensive (almost $200! might
> as well buy a new printer!) printhead part. Inside looks good to me.

> How do I fix this? http://www.inktonerhelp.com/ doesn't have HP OfficeJet. Is
> there something wrong with these third party inkjet cartridges from Amazon from
> last year? Do I need to buy HP's expensive genuine brand or something? :(

> Thank you for reading and hopefully answering soon. :)

> Regards,
> Ant

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