Has anyone experienced the inability to draw ink with the small syringe after filling the cartridge with ink?
603066
Yes I have had that problem. I believe it is because I rarely used the cartridge prior to refilling. Maybe running the ''cleaning'' procedure on the printer would be helpful to us next time.
603067
Yes. I've found this is usually because the cartridge is not seated properly in the clip. The rubber sometimes doesn't seal completely around the bottom of the cartridge so you have to wiggle and fool around with it to get it to seal.
196658
Well, although I use my printer is not too much, I used to use a certain air pressure and with a clean dry cloth to the most sensitive areas. To date I have not had any problem, except when the ink is consumed, when copies out there with little tone and replace the cartridge.
1575294
Mine did the same thing. I contacted the supplier and they told me how to override it. I did that and it did not help, so they replaced my order. I was quite happy that their customer service was so good. This cartridge lasted a little longer, but I got the low ink message again. I overrode it and it is still going. I don't know if this is a cartridge issue, or just a flaw of this particular printer. Fortunately, I don't do a lot of printing or it would definitley be an issue.
1729809
Wish I had an answer for you, but I have yet to replace the cartridge. Really like this pen on my keychain, though, a convenience any number of times.
419766
I didn't have a problem. Just make sure to remove the orange tag on the back of the cartridge. Good luck.
1729093
I haven't had this problem except when the ink supply was going dry. I use the Waterman ink with a converter in mine. If the pen has been sitting unused for weeks, I tend to empty and refill the converter before use. Also, when I use the "fine" nib, I have found that I have to pay attention to making sure the tiny pen nib is "square" to the writing surface (as opposed to canted to one side or the other). The "medium" nib on my other vanishing point pen is a very "wet" nib, so I can't imagine a skipping problem with that.
60401
I had the same issue. I took the ink out, shook it and unplugged the printer and replugged it. Good to go. Hope it works for you.
1927868
I've has several of these pens and I don't recall have any play in the pen whether the ink cartridge was in or out. Maybe it's not screwed on tight enough?
1929446
No! I bought mine last month (Sep 2014) and it did NOT come with a syringe or any instruction, just a bottle of ink! But the ink alone was worth it. I went on youtube and searched out a tutorial of my ink cartridge.
266131
it isn't difficult to inject the ink, just use a drill with proper sized bit to remove the white plastic "bubble", fill the syringe once completely full, and slowly add the ink to the cartridge, then refill the syringe again about 1/2 way, and again slowly fill the cartridge. Once the ink starts to bubble over the hole you are filling, stop, wipe up the excess, and put the sticker over the hole. Flip over the ink cartridge, only if you let the cartridge sit for a while, and add a little to the sponge at the bottom, this will clear any dried ink that may be there. After that, do a couple of print head cleanings, and it should work fine. it isn't difficult to inject the ink, just use a drill with proper sized bit to remove the white plastic "bubble", fill the syringe once completely full, and slowly add the ink to the cartridge, then refill the syringe again about 1/2 way, and again slowly fill the cartridge. Once the ink starts to bubble over the hole you are filling, stop, wipe up the excess, and put the sticker over the hole. Flip over the ink cartridge, only if you let the cartridge sit for a while, and add a little to the sponge at the bottom, this will clear any dried ink that may be there. After that, do a... » Read More it isn't difficult to inject the ink, just use a drill with proper sized bit to remove the white plastic "bubble", fill the syringe once completely full, and slowly add the ink to the cartridge, then refill the syringe again about 1/2 way, and again slowly fill the cartridge. Once the ink starts to bubble over the hole you are filling, stop, wipe up the excess, and put the sticker over the hole. Flip over the ink cartridge, only if you let the cartridge sit for a while, and add a little to the sponge at the bottom, this will clear any dried ink that may be there. After that, do a couple of print head cleanings, and it should work fine. « Show Less
1617825
I also had this issue. I have a TON of Pilot G-2 pens (the pens that the refill with the stylus fits) and I simply took one of their springs out and put it in my pen. Works like a charm. No more play or travel in the ink cartridge....
283967
Melanie, I would google or you tube how to get a better ink flow.. I haven't used a cartridge for mine. Sorry I wasn't more of help. :-) good luck.
433872
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.
568477
We had no problems for a few refills then the printer stopped recognizing the cartridges. We have not used the printer other than as a scanner in about a year now. Wish I could actually help.
330258
o, just push it in. If you find it prints funny, such as missing out lines, just take out the cartridge and reinsert it. i found that happened when I changed the black one.
535174
I've also had some issues with printing repetitive sheets and it not having enough ink. The first thing to try is just running a printer cleaning cycle. If that doesn't work, I have removed the cartridges in the printer and sucked ink (using the supplied syringe that fits over the cartridge outlet on the bottom) into the cartridge and that seems to fix the lack of ink problem. I've been using the continuous ink system for over a year now and overall it has saved me hundreds of dollars with only a little maintenance issues.
1717808
I'm not sure . That never happen to me . Ran out of black ink and was able to still print in color. But not sure if it works the other way around.