How essential Is the printer's Cleaner Unit for the proper functioning of the printer? I purchased a used printed,bu tit came without its Cleaner Unit ,and I can't find where to buy a replacement Cleaner Unit.Thanks. How essential Is the printer's Cleaner Unit for the proper functioning of the printer? I purchased a used printed,bu tit came without its Cleaner Unit ,and I can't find where to buy a... » Read More How essential Is the printer's Cleaner Unit for the proper functioning of the printer? I purchased a used printed,bu tit came without its Cleaner Unit ,and I can't find where to buy a replacement Cleaner Unit.Thanks. « Show Less
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Is the Cleaner Unit part of the print cartilage because that is the only thing that is on this little printer -- I have used mine for years and love it.
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Well I have had mine for 3 years have printed many pictures and have never used it, so I figure it may not be that important
258084
I actually have had this same situation with other laser printers, other brands....think it may just be a built-in reminder to have a replacement on hand. I simply continue to use the cartridge until it is fully empty but I do have my replacement on hand and ready. I may look at it differently but I don't see it as a complaint...am VERY pleased with the overall usage and the COST of usage.
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The toner cartridges fit inside the drum unit. The toner cartridge it comes with is low capacity, so best to buy a toner pretty soon after buying the printer. The drum unit has to be replaced too, but not for quite a while. You'll use several toners before the drum gets replaced. The printer tells you the percentage of drum life left.
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I had similar problems and finally junked the printer after spending way too much time and money buying new cartridges and trying to clean the print head. A new print head cost as much as a new printer. I bought a new Brother printer and haven't had any issues so far. This was my second HP that was junk after very little use in a short time. I wouldn't buy another.
910908
Does the machine go through a cleaning process only after it is turned on does it do a periodic cleaning when left on. My Brother, which broke and I am looking to replace, did the periodic cleaning and used a lot of ink.
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I ignore the pop up messages and just delete them. When the printer stops working because the cartridge is actually empty, we replace. The warnings give you enough time to order a replacement, but I've found that the printer will run for several weeks before replacement is needed. Clearing the nagging warnings can be tiresome. BTW, ours is 9325CW.
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I'm not sure about your particular error message. My problem was that the printer went through all of its usual motions, but there was no ink coming out of the print head (even with new ink cartridges installed). I did buy Printhead Cleaner Original, did a few cleaning cycles (the instructions say to do one - I did three) just to make sure there was no more dried up ink in the printhead, and after a few nozzle cleanings the printer works like brand new - the cleaner did work really well in my situation. For the price it couldn't hurt to try it, since if your printer is anything like mine was, there are few replacement parts to be found and nobody around cleans printers anymore. Hope that helps! I'm not sure about your particular error message. My problem was that the printer went through all of its usual motions, but there was no ink coming out of the print head (even with new ink cartridges installed). I did buy Printhead Cleaner Original, did a few cleaning cycles (the instructions say to do one - I did three) just to make sure there was no more dried up ink in the printhead, and after a few nozzle cleanings the printer works like brand new - the cleaner did work really well in my situation. For the price it couldn't hurt to try it, since if your printer is anything like mine... » Read More I'm not sure about your particular error message. My problem was that the printer went through all of its usual motions, but there was no ink coming out of the print head (even with new ink cartridges installed). I did buy Printhead Cleaner Original, did a few cleaning cycles (the instructions say to do one - I did three) just to make sure there was no more dried up ink in the printhead, and after a few nozzle cleanings the printer works like brand new - the cleaner did work really well in my situation. For the price it couldn't hurt to try it, since if your printer is anything like mine was, there are few replacement parts to be found and nobody around cleans printers anymore. Hope that helps! « Show Less
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Unfortunately - as per the other response - mine also ended up in the trash. But more for reasons of problems with the downloaded driver and conflicts with the operating system. Over time the printing speed became worse and worse, and no matter how many times I deleted and re-installed drivers, there was always a conflict. Spent way to many hours trying to problem solve and finally lost patience - trash.
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It sounds like a bad unit. Mine prints just fine and I'm sorry I'm not more help. Can you return it and get new one?
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I have the same printer and have purchased remanufactured cartridges. I did get the empty cartridge message, but my printer gives the override message and gives me the steps in order for the ink to work. Followed those steps ink worked fine but didn't last long, but I believe it was worth it.
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I don't really know, but if it were my printer, I would unplug it and see if it would reset itself. If not, re-install the computer with the disc. I use mine a lot with eBay and use cheap ink, cheap paper and it does a decent job. For real quality, I use another printer. This printer seems to be a faithful work horse.
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We have 2. I love them both. One has held up exceptionally for about 3yrs, the other we've had about a yr. I didn't pay more than $35 for either of mine. I would just keep checking back. Depending on the prints some are very limited, neither of our prints are in production anymore. They clean up exceptionally well, even if you bought a used one to save a few it will most likely look new. Good luck!
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I sold my printer 6 months ago. It still performed beautifully, no problems with any functions. I was very impressed with that printer, it was as solid as a rock. I only sold it because I moved and needed a smaller printer.
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Reset ink cartridges then run maintenance on nozzles..Also see in printer utility that u see the new cartridge is installed.
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I was unable to fix this problem. I think this printer manufacturer is putting out a lot of defective units because some people love it and the rest of us hate it because it won't work. I sent it back and bought another brand that was basically the same printer, and this one works great...
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I'm not sure but if your current one just stopped working one day I would try cleaning it first before buying a new one. My replacement had instructions for keeping it clean and when I cleaned the "broken" one it worked right away. I just used some rubbing alcohol and a Q-tip and got the gunk out of the top and side. Hopefully you can save some money.
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Good luck. I'm glad someone else had a constructive answer for you. I threw that printer out so long ago I forgot I ever had it. Really. Good luck. I mean it.