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HP Cartridge problem

4 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/hp-cartridge-problem.130083/

g_goyal2000
g_goyal2000 Original post #1
Jul 24, 2010 at 4:02 PM
I have an HP Deskjet F4288 All-in-One printer which is out of warranty.
It uses HP 818 black & HP 818 tri-color cartridge.
I have genuine, non-tampered cartridges installed in the printer.

The problem is, this morning the printer & cartridges were working fine.
But in the afternoon, when I turned on the printer, the tri-color ink light was flashing.
But when I swapped the color cartridge with another color cartridge, the printer worked fine.

So what's the problem with the cartridge?
What about it's warranty claim?
SlashDK
SlashDK #2
Jul 24, 2010 at 5:05 PM
the cartridge is out of ink?
Revolution
Jul 24, 2010 at 6:30 PM
Or,may be it dried...
gagan007
Jul 27, 2010 at 9:48 AM
If you use HP Solution Center (software shipped with all HP printers etc.), it tells you ink levels. Have you tried that?