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red baron Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 10204 Blue Mountains Gender:	Printer cartidges - now they disable generics Apr 6^th, 2014 at 9:35am Say have you noticed how the Printers are rejecting the use of generics bands now? This has happened to me on my HP Printer. It only accepts the genuine Cartridges which cost the Earth. Love to hear some informed comments.
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Kat Gold Member Offline Socialism IS the answer. Posts: 17709 Everywhere and no-where Gender:	Re: Printer cartidges - now they disable generics Reply #1 - Apr 6^th, 2014 at 1:35pm Mine tries to reject refilled cartridges, even genuine ones. There is a workaround, which I can't quite recall (long time since I refilled). Its a Canon Pixma 520.
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Aussie Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 38846 Gender:	Re: Printer cartidges - now they disable generics Reply #2 - Apr 6^th, 2014 at 2:13pm Canon MX 885 here. No problems with re-fills.
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Reply #3 - Apr 6^th, 2014 at 2:56pm

It all depends on whether the printer checks with a chip installed in the toner cartridge for OEM details.
Some printers won't recognise a refilled cartridge because the chip stores toner level data and that can't be reset when its refilled.
It's all down to the printer model and what cartridge type they've designed it to work with.
Canon and HP seem to have more models that require an OEM cartridge - or models that will not accept a refill.

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Reply #4 - Apr 6^th, 2014 at 4:39pm

Life_goes_on wrote on Apr 6^th, 2014 at 2:56pm:

It all depends on whether the printer checks with a chip installed in the toner cartridge for OEM details.
Some printers won't recognise a refilled cartridge because the chip stores toner level data and that can't be reset when its refilled.
It's all down to the printer model and what cartridge type they've designed it to work with.
Canon and HP seem to have more models that require an OEM cartridge - or models that will not accept a refill.

That is how mine is, but it can be reset with a bit of faffing about.

That's with genuine, but refilled, cartridges.

Haven't tried generic cartridges in it (not game to pony-up for
them, then find that they won't work).

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BatteriesNotIncluded Gold Member Offline MediocrityNET: because people died for this! Posts: 26966	Re: Printer cartidges - now they disable generics Reply #5 - Apr 8^th, 2014 at 12:23pm It's a very curious thing indeed the printer ink sham!
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Reply #6 - Apr 8^th, 2014 at 12:31pm

BatteriesNotIncluded wrote on Apr 8^th, 2014 at 12:23pm:

It's a very curious thing indeed the printer ink sham!

Scam.

You can say that again. The cost is so high it's a no-brainer that criminal price-fixing between the companies is what's ripping us off.

I tried to get bulk from China, but couldn't find a wholesaler. I might try again.

My printer is an HP, but it hasn't rejected refills or generics.

At one time I was working for an ink manufacturing company. That was before I had a PC.

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Reply #7 - Apr 8^th, 2014 at 2:13pm

Lord Herbert wrote on Apr 8^th, 2014 at 12:31pm:

BatteriesNotIncluded wrote on Apr 8^th, 2014 at 12:23pm:

It's a very curious thing indeed the printer ink sham!

Scam.

You can say that again. The cost is so high it's a no-brainer that criminal price-fixing between the companies is what's ripping us off.

I tried to get bulk from China, but couldn't find a wholesaler. I might try again.

My printer is an HP, but it hasn't rejected refills or generics.

At one time I was working for an ink manufacturing company. That was before I had a PC.

It's a printer, an inanimate object. Leave it be. It won't attack you, believe me. Grin

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Reply #8 - Apr 8^th, 2014 at 2:23pm

Neferti wrote on Apr 8^th, 2014 at 2:13pm:

Lord Herbert wrote on Apr 8^th, 2014 at 12:31pm:

BatteriesNotIncluded wrote on Apr 8^th, 2014 at 12:23pm:

It's a very curious thing indeed the printer ink sham!

Scam.

You can say that again. The cost is so high it's a no-brainer that criminal price-fixing between the companies is what's ripping us off.

I tried to get bulk from China, but couldn't find a wholesaler. I might try again.

My printer is an HP, but it hasn't rejected refills or generics.

At one time I was working for an ink manufacturing company. That was before I had a PC.

It's a printer, an inanimate object. Leave it be. It won't attack you, believe me. Grin

Guns don't kill people.... Grin

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Reply #9 - Apr 8^th, 2014 at 2:24pm

red baron wrote on Apr 6^th, 2014 at 9:35am:

Say have you noticed how the Printers are rejecting the use of generics bands now?

This has happened to me on my HP Printer. It only accepts the genuine Cartridges which cost the Earth.

Love to hear some informed comments.

My HP recently decided to tell me that there was no, or non-recognisable, cartridge installed.
Genuine HP cartridges.
This was after using said cartridge on a number of occasions.

Took them out, turned off printer, turned on again and reinstalled cartridges.
Same message....not recognised.

Pulled a new set off the shelf and put them in....Problem solved.
Without turning off printer I pulled new ones out and re-installed old ones.

Worked OK, no problems.

While not the same situation as yours, red, I'm wondering if your printer program is just having a hissy fit.

Photosmart Essential 3.0 and then 3.5 have been giving me a bit of grief as well.
Only scanning a photo sized portion of an A4 docm

Embarrassed

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Lord Herbert Gold Member Offline Posts: 34441 Gender:	Re: Printer cartidges - now they disable generics Reply #10 - Apr 8^th, 2014 at 2:24pm Neferti wrote on Apr 8^th, 2014 at 2:13pm: It's a printer, an inanimate object. Leave it be. It won't attack you, believe me.
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Lord Herbert Gold Member Offline Posts: 34441 Gender:	Re: Printer cartidges - now they disable generics Reply #11 - Apr 8^th, 2014 at 2:26pm BatteriesNotIncluded wrote on Apr 8^th, 2014 at 2:23pm: Guns don't kill people.... It's the bullets that kill people.
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BatteriesNotIncluded Gold Member Offline MediocrityNET: because people died for this! Posts: 26966	Re: Printer cartidges - now they disable generics Reply #12 - Apr 8^th, 2014 at 2:56pm Lord Herbert wrote on Apr 8^th, 2014 at 2:26pm: BatteriesNotIncluded wrote on Apr 8^th, 2014 at 2:23pm: Guns don't kill people.... It's the bullets that kill people. Wait,... Aren't those bullets inanimate???
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Reply #13 - Apr 8^th, 2014 at 3:08pm

BatteriesNotIncluded wrote on Apr 8^th, 2014 at 2:56pm:

Lord Herbert wrote on Apr 8^th, 2014 at 2:26pm:

BatteriesNotIncluded wrote on Apr 8^th, 2014 at 2:23pm:

Guns don't kill people.... Grin

It's the bullets that kill people.

Wait,... Aren't those bullets inanimate??? Cheesy

Yes, but only when they're at rest.

Otherwise they become very animated.

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Reply #14 - Apr 8^th, 2014 at 3:15pm

Lord Herbert wrote on Apr 8^th, 2014 at 3:08pm:

BatteriesNotIncluded wrote on Apr 8^th, 2014 at 2:56pm:

Lord Herbert wrote on Apr 8^th, 2014 at 2:26pm:

BatteriesNotIncluded wrote on Apr 8^th, 2014 at 2:23pm:

Guns don't kill people.... Grin

It's the bullets that kill people.

Wait,... Aren't those bullets inanimate??? Cheesy

Yes, but only when they're at rest.

Otherwise they become very animated.

My point: all attack is conducted with inanimate objects! Everything is a weapon!!

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