WHY MY PRINTER DOES NOT RECOGNIZE COMPATIBLE CARTRIDGES


Your Samsung, HP, Brother, Canon, Ricoh or Epson printer does not recognize a replacement ink or toner cartridge? It's something we live from time to time, so you're certainly not alone.

A printer that does not recognize a new ink or toner cartridge is one of the most common problems that printer owners face when they change or replace an empty cartridge, regardless of the brand of the printer. printer. This can affect your printer when you replace compatible, remanufactured, or refilled ink cartridges, and you may be looking for a way to resolve this problem. Read below where we will explain why this is happening and how to repair your printer.
 

Why does this happen?

Printer does not recognize my cartridge

There may be occasions when, after installing a new ink cartridge or toner in your printer, you may see a message such as:

  • Your printer indicates 'toner is not compatible'.
  • Your printer indicates 'printer cartridge not detected' or your printer can not detect ink.
  • A low or empty ink and toner level displayed on your computer
  • HP printer with 'HP cartridges locked' or 'Cartridge protection enabled'.
  • A message on your printer warns you that no cartridge is installed (or words for that purpose).
  • Flashing warning lights displayed on your printer

Resetting the internal memory:

Your printer should automatically recognize when you install a new cartridge and reset its internal memory, making sure it displays full ink and toner levels, and so on. However, sometimes the printer does not do it properly and believes that the old or no cartridge is currently inserted instead.

Protective strips:

If you have not removed the protective covers or plastic strips that are attached to a new cartridge when you remove it from its packaging, the printer will certainly fail to register the new cartridge and this will cause you problems.

Dirty / damaged contacts:

The new ink or toner cartridge has a number of metal contacts that connect to similar metal contacts in the printer to allow them to communicate. Dirt or damage can prevent it.

HP cartridge protection enabled

Although updating the firmware is often required, if you have an HP printer, an update can be installed to "enable cartridge protection", which prevents these cartridges from working in any other printer and Also all compatible cartridges will work in your printer. This function can be disabled. See how to attach locked HP cartridges to another printer.

Bad consumable installed:

A rare opportunity, but it happens If a drum, fuser or other maintenance item was accidentally purchased instead of a toner or an ink cartridge, the printer will not work and will always need a new ink or a new toner.

The ink cartridge has not been inserted correctly:

There is also the possibility that an ink cartridge has not been fully snapped into its slot and that the printer can not detect the new ink cartridge and displays the error message. All you have to do is lift the lid of your cartridge again and check all the inserted cartridges again to make sure they have been engaged, then close the lid and try again.
 

Firmware / Software Updates:

This is one of the main causes of the malfunction of a compatible ink or toner in your printer. Modern printers automatically connect to the Internet, but PC software or internal printing software (firmware) will often need to be updated at the request of the printer. These updates can often fix bugs, but more recently, printer manufacturers have used updates as a way to prevent compatible cartridges from running in your printer. Often messages such as 'incompatible cartridge' or 'unrecognized cartridge' are broadcast.

This is a very gray area of ​​legality for printer manufacturers as it is illegal for them to prevent you from using a compatible or remanufactured cartridge in your printer. However, they can work around this problem by frequently refreshing the software to new versions that remanufactured cartridge chips no longer register, rendering them unusable.

If you plan to use compatible or persistent inks and toners, it may be wise to disable automatic updates to your printer software. You can do this on your computer using the properties of the printer (Control Panel> Printers and Devices> right-click your printer in the list> properties> software tab> uncheck the box to update your printer automatically).

 

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