| Sometimes when you refill a HP or Lexmark | | | | inside the cartridge. |
| cartridge you get the dreaded message | | | | Before you put the cartridge back in use another |
| "Cartridge Not Recognized". What does this mean? | | | | Q-Tip dampened withalcohol and clean off the |
| It recognized the cartridge before I refilled it! | | | | contacts inside your printer where the |
| HP and Lexmark have the print heads right on | | | | cartridgeconnects. |
| the cartridge and if you'llnotice there is some | | | | Some printers will be difficult and keep giving you |
| circuitry on the side which also has electrical | | | | the error message, orwill report wrong ink levels |
| contacts that connect the print head to the | | | | in the ink monitor. In this case turn the printeroff |
| printer. There are many contact points that must | | | | and unplug it from the wall. Wait about 20 - 30 |
| be made between the cartridge and the printer. If | | | | minutes and try it again. |
| the connection isn't perfect you will get the error | | | | Also try rotating between 3 different cartridges |
| message. | | | | when refilling. Someprinters remember the last |
| There are a couple of things you can do to | | | | two or three cartridges and can give youproblems |
| rectify this. First try snappingthe cartridge in and | | | | if you keep installing the same refilled cartridge. |
| out a few times. If that doesn't work remove | | | | If you have an HP and the printer prints but the |
| thecartridge and clean off the foil contacts with a | | | | ink levels are not right youprobably need to do |
| Q-Tip dampened with alcohol. | | | | the "Tape Trick" Follow the links below for the |
| Be careful not to wipe the nozzles, where the ink | | | | typeof cartridge you are refilling for the correct |
| comes out, or youmight contaminate the ink | | | | procedure. |