Printer Problem
 

I have run into one of those printer problem that I have never heard of, I
was just curious if anyone else ever run into this problem, the printer is a
Lexmark x1150 all 3 in one, and it was working perfect for over a year,
yesterday it would not print, It kept saying there is a problem with the
printer, it would say please install the ink cartridge, I knew the cartridge
was in the printer, so that really confused me, and than I notice the ink
levels, where it shows the level of ink for the black and the level of ink
for color, I notice the black level was showing, but the level for the color
wasn't showing, I know both ink cartridges was full, I just bought them a
week ago and used the printer twice, so when I notice the color level was
not showing it let me know the problem must be with the color cartridge, I
knew I had a old color cartridge that I took out of the printer that had a
little ink left in it, so I put it in, and guess what, the printer works
again, what happen was the cartridge had a shortage in it or something like
that, and the printer want recognize that it's there, I was just wondering
if anyone else ever experinced this,,,

Re: Printer Problem
 

Best thing to do with a Lexmark is put it in the bin.... the cartridges cost
far to much..get an Epson and cheap compatibles BB

"Barry" <i24ktgold@charter.net> wrote in message
news:klXGd.12087$Gi1.3872@fe04.lga...
> I have run into one of those printer problem that I have never heard of, I
> was just curious if anyone else ever run into this problem, the printer is
a
> Lexmark x1150 all 3 in one, and it was working perfect for over a year,
> yesterday it would not print, It kept saying there is a problem with the
> printer, it would say please install the ink cartridge, I knew the
cartridge
> was in the printer, so that really confused me, and than I notice the ink
> levels, where it shows the level of ink for the black and the level of ink
> for color, I notice the black level was showing, but the level for the
color
> wasn't showing, I know both ink cartridges was full, I just bought them a
> week ago and used the printer twice, so when I notice the color level was
> not showing it let me know the problem must be with the color cartridge, I
> knew I had a old color cartridge that I took out of the printer that had a
> little ink left in it, so I put it in, and guess what, the printer works
> again, what happen was the cartridge had a shortage in it or something
like
> that, and the printer want recognize that it's there, I was just wondering
> if anyone else ever experinced this,,,
>
>

Re: Printer Problem
 

Yes, I have a HP photosmart printer. When it lays dormant for a long time,
it doesn't recognize the ink cartridges. I think the ink dries on the
filaments.
Fred
"Barry" <i24ktgold@charter.net> wrote in message
news:klXGd.12087$Gi1.3872@fe04.lga...
> I have run into one of those printer problem that I have never heard of, I
> was just curious if anyone else ever run into this problem, the printer is
a
> Lexmark x1150 all 3 in one, and it was working perfect for over a year,
> yesterday it would not print, It kept saying there is a problem with the
> printer, it would say please install the ink cartridge, I knew the
cartridge
> was in the printer, so that really confused me, and than I notice the ink
> levels, where it shows the level of ink for the black and the level of ink
> for color, I notice the black level was showing, but the level for the
color
> wasn't showing, I know both ink cartridges was full, I just bought them a
> week ago and used the printer twice, so when I notice the color level was
> not showing it let me know the problem must be with the color cartridge, I
> knew I had a old color cartridge that I took out of the printer that had a
> little ink left in it, so I put it in, and guess what, the printer works
> again, what happen was the cartridge had a shortage in it or something
like
> that, and the printer want recognize that it's there, I was just wondering
> if anyone else ever experinced this,,,
>
>

Re: Printer Problem
 

Barry wrote:
> I have run into one of those printer problem that I have never heard of, I
> was just curious if anyone else ever run into this problem, the printer is a
> Lexmark x1150 all 3 in one, and it was working perfect for over a year,
> yesterday it would not print, It kept saying there is a problem with the
> printer, it would say please install the ink cartridge, I knew the cartridge
> was in the printer, so that really confused me, and than I notice the ink
> levels, where it shows the level of ink for the black and the level of ink
> for color, I notice the black level was showing, but the level for the color
> wasn't showing, I know both ink cartridges was full, I just bought them a
> week ago and used the printer twice, so when I notice the color level was
> not showing it let me know the problem must be with the color cartridge, I
> knew I had a old color cartridge that I took out of the printer that had a
> little ink left in it, so I put it in, and guess what, the printer works
> again, what happen was the cartridge had a shortage in it or something like
> that, and the printer want recognize that it's there, I was just wondering
> if anyone else ever experinced this,,,
>
>
I saw a similar thing on a Canon printer 2100 model it said the new
large black cartridge was a different number than was printed on the
cartridge as I work at a school and we have many of these printers I put
it in a few others with the same results. I figured the chip on the
cartridge was some how telling the printer it was a different model and
none of the printers would use it.

Re: Printer Problem
 

"Barry" <i24ktgold@charter.net> wrote in message
news:klXGd.12087$Gi1.3872@fe04.lga...
> I have run into one of those printer problem that I have never heard of, I
> was just curious if anyone else ever run into this problem, the printer is
a
> Lexmark x1150 all 3 in one, and it was working perfect for over a year,
> yesterday it would not print, It kept saying there is a problem with the
> printer, it would say please install the ink cartridge, I knew the
cartridge
> was in the printer, so that really confused me, and than I notice the ink
> levels, where it shows the level of ink for the black and the level of ink
> for color, I notice the black level was showing, but the level for the
color
> wasn't showing, I know both ink cartridges was full, I just bought them a
> week ago and used the printer twice, so when I notice the color level was
> not showing it let me know the problem must be with the color cartridge, I
> knew I had a old color cartridge that I took out of the printer that had a
> little ink left in it, so I put it in, and guess what, the printer works
> again, what happen was the cartridge had a shortage in it or something
like
> that, and the printer want recognize that it's there, I was just wondering
> if anyone else ever experinced this,,,
>
My mates was the same, she hadn't took the tab off the cartridge