Problem with the new CL-41 cartridge. Tried everything i.e. cleaning and realigning head to no avail. Color prints faint. Canon PIXMA MP160 printer
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Check the expiration date to be sure it is okay. I have gotten some that were old. Mostly it is probably your print head. I have found that many times they cannot be fixed by realigning or cleaning but have to be replaced. Sorry but it is usually cheaper to get a new printer.
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I have the same trouble when I print using the Plain paper setting. My solution: I tell the printer to print as if it's on going on Matte or Photo quality paper in the print dialog settings (Comes up when I hit the Fie>Print action.) The printer will increase the ink output and you should get a vivid print even on Plain Paper. Its the printers problem, not the ink cartridge.... G'luck!
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Please make sure your printer is set on black and white and color mode. In the on line instructions there is also a nozzle cleaning program you can try. If you get is to print, print a full color photo of some kind and set your printer on photo quality and print at least 5 pictures. This should clear up your issue. Thank you Freddie
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Please make sure your printer is set on black and white and color mode. In the on line instructions there is also a nozzle cleaning program you can try. If you get is to print, print a full color photo of some kind and set your printer on photo quality and print at least 5 pictures. This should clear up your issue.Thank you Freddie
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I don't have an answer to this particular problem but.....At first I was very satisfied with this cartridges but after about 10 prints the color faded and then even the black faded. If one can make only a couple of prints with the refilled cartridges, it'll be cheaper to buy the original. Which I did after a couple of frustrating prints and try's to get it working correctly.
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Had the same issue with the Black Ink cartridge but the Color worked fine. Contacted vendor through Amazon and they sent me another Black Cartridge at no charge. The new one did not work either. Contacted the vendor once again and got a full refund for the Black Cartridge which was more than enough to order it from another supplier that had one which worked. Up side was I did not have to return anything. You might want to try another black cartridge from somewhere else? Dunno your printer. My printer was able to tell me which cartridge was not working. Good luck!
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The printer could not print in color or even grey scale. Solid Black printing worked fine. A print test would only show the solid black print. The print head was plugged with dried ink and would not flush. After replacement and alignment, the printer now works as it should.
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Using the cartridges is always interesting. The chips onthe cartridges need to perfectly match the pins in the printer. If you are getting "cartridge not recognized" that may or may not be solved by removing and replacing the cartridge. If you are getting noting, power down the printer, let things reset and then try the new cartridges. I consider these a boon when they work and am not too disappointed when they don't. You might also try cartridges from one of the other packs. I hope this is helpful - and if not, truly sympathetic.
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My printer is a MFC-4700W but it didn't recognize a color. I removed all cartridges and reinserted and that worked.
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Do a hard Reset of printer, unplug (don't turn off). Unplug, wait 30 seconds replug and let it start up....take each ink cartridge out, close n lock each color....unplug again, replug and restart then reinsert each color again and lock properly....see what it says and then if still not working properly refer to the Brother manual. I've had many different brother printer over the last 15 years I've never had that error, hmmmm but try that. :).
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I've had bad luck with re-manufactured cartridges, namely the CL 31. My Canon printer rejects it and refuses to print. Sorry I am.
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If you are referring to black only (in other words, the printer still prints in color) then your printer may be suffering from the known issue of black-printing-failure; this seems to be a circuit failure having nothing at all to do with the ink cartridges. You can test this by printing identical blocks of the same text in yellow, cyan, magenta and black, only. All of the color text should be fine; only the black will fail to print. At this time, there is no known fix for the problem. If your 3520 is very new, just a few months old, (i.e. still under warranty) try contacting HP for a replacement. If you are referring to black only (in other words, the printer still prints in color) then your printer may be suffering from the known issue of black-printing-failure; this seems to be a circuit failure having nothing at all to do with the ink cartridges. You can test this by printing identical blocks of the same text in yellow, cyan, magenta and black, only. All of the color text should be fine; only the black will fail to print. At this time, there is no known fix for the problem. If your 3520 is very new, just a few months old, (i.e. still under warranty) try... » Read More If you are referring to black only (in other words, the printer still prints in color) then your printer may be suffering from the known issue of black-printing-failure; this seems to be a circuit failure having nothing at all to do with the ink cartridges. You can test this by printing identical blocks of the same text in yellow, cyan, magenta and black, only. All of the color text should be fine; only the black will fail to print. At this time, there is no known fix for the problem. If your 3520 is very new, just a few months old, (i.e. still under warranty) try contacting HP for a replacement. « Show Less
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the pg-40 and cl-41 came installed in my new iP1700. Both cartridges worked fine. Forgot to count # pages printed. sorry.
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From the Maintenance tab in Printing Preferences, do a nozzle check to see if any colors are missing from the test pattern. If so, do a head cleaning. You may have to alternate between these steps several times. Try another cartridge. If that doesn't fix it, you may have to take it to an Epson repair shop. They can soak the nozzles in a cleaning solution. The shop I use charges $50 if they can fix it, nothing if not.
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I have a problem that I cannot find addressed anywhere. We recently changed both of our black ink cartridges, and now our printer does not print in black or color. If we attempt to print from the computer, fax, or copier it makes the usually sounds, but spits out a piece of completely blank paper. I have tried removing and reinstalling the cartridges-- they all seem to be installed correctly. I can't imagine that the print head has a problem because it was working fine prior to changing the cartridges and we did not touch it. We have changed no settings on the printer or computer. Does anyone have any other ideas? I have a problem that I cannot find addressed anywhere. We recently changed both of our black ink cartridges, and now our printer does not print in black or color. If we attempt to print from the computer, fax, or copier it makes the usually sounds, but spits out a piece of completely blank paper. I have tried removing and reinstalling the cartridges-- they all seem to be installed correctly. I can't imagine that the print head has a problem because it was working fine prior to changing the cartridges and we did not touch it. We have changed no settings on the printer or computer. Does... » Read More I have a problem that I cannot find addressed anywhere. We recently changed both of our black ink cartridges, and now our printer does not print in black or color. If we attempt to print from the computer, fax, or copier it makes the usually sounds, but spits out a piece of completely blank paper. I have tried removing and reinstalling the cartridges-- they all seem to be installed correctly. I can't imagine that the print head has a problem because it was working fine prior to changing the cartridges and we did not touch it. We have changed no settings on the printer or computer. Does anyone have any other ideas? « Show Less
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Sorry to say that I had the same problem with the color cartridge. The Black Cartridge works as far as printing, but it's unable to track how much ink is available.
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I've got a Canon iP4300 which uses the same cartridges as the MP600. When I replaced my ink with generic cartridges (and moved the chip to the generic), I had to hold down the reset button for 5-10 seconds which tells the printer to ignore the error. On the PC, it shows an empty cartridge with an "X" above it, but it prints fine.
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From what I know about my printer is leave the empty color cartridge in there and it should just print black & white. At least that's what mine does.
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When I installed the first black cartridge from the set in my xp-410 it didn't work initially. I did a print head cleaning cycle and now it works fine. Waiting to write a review until I've had a chance to try the other cartridges, but figured I would share my experience. They should have a basic trouble shooting FAQ site that you could go to for common issues that might be easily solved.
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You did not provide the printer model.Now, did you try to replace the cartridges with ORIGINAL ones? Even empty ones will do, just to test if they are recognized by the printer.(ONE cartridge will suffice for this test.)If the printer will recognize such a cartridge (even an error msg. will serve as 'Recognize'), you know what I already know: never look at this vendor and his products again...