I have a Lexmark X4550 printer which I bought new..

the original cartridges were replaced with new Lexmark ones
and then I refilled the original ones..
I have also bought New Generic cartridges which won't work..

I put the original cartridges in [now full of ink] but the ink level still showed they were nearly empty.
I had to use the color cartridge to print in color...

Now it will not print...
it says to reorder NEW Lexmark cartridges...

is there a way to confuse this printer??

it seems the cartridges will only work until they should be empty....
Is the memory in the Cartridge or in the printer???

Any Solutions????

LEE

buy a cannon!

I also have a Lexmark printer, an older Z42 (I feel some loyalty to Lexmark as they were once part of IBM). I have never had any luck with drilling and re-filling the cartridges - my printer still works but the jets clag up and/or smear. It's currently using non-genuine 20 and 70 cartridges that I bought on Ebay for around $25 each. Genuine Lexmark are around $60 each.

Not sure about later Lexmarks, but there should be an option to 'set' the cartridge as 'full'. Try right-clicking on your printer and select Properties. There's usually a graph showing how full the carts are. Somewhere nearby should be an option to set 'new' cartridge - it might be part of the 'test print' function.

yeah, filled mine the other day, and it says empty. i just tell it to print anyway.

Many cartridges contain a "chip" which tells the printer when it's empty and that it's a genuine product. Some refillers have the equipment to effectively reset the ink counters when they refill your cartridge. I'm not 100% that Lexmark use this technology but it's getting common these days.
My HP even tells me when my inks are supposedly out of date.

EDIT: If you print a lot of black you should consider a cheap mono laser printer. A brother HL-2140 can be bought for $85 and comes with a 1500 page toner cartridge.

yeah Lee it is really worth doing your research on inkjets. What seems like a good deal often ends up costing a small fortune to feed!

Lee the cannons seem to have no problem with refills. mitchell

HI

HOW OLD IS YOUR CANON PRINTER MITCHELL??
DO YOU THE MODEL NUMBER?

ITS NOW COSTING ME ABOUT $60 EVERY FEW MONTHS AND I DO NOT PRINT MUCH STUFF OUT....

I BOUGHT THE CARTRIDGES IN THE MACHINE FROM THE UK..
AS THEY WERE CHEAPER..
THIS TIME FROM THE USA AGAIN CHEAPER...
SAVING ABOUT $20 A TIME...

I'M THINKING THAT IF I KNEW WHICH CONTACTS ON THE CARTRIDGE WERE THE MEMORY , I COULD TRY TAKING IT OFF???
AS I HAVE TWO CARTRIDGES HERE FULL OF INK BUT WON'T WORK... AS MY FAITHFUL PRINTER TELLS ME THEY ARE IN FACT EMPTY....

LEE

go canon i refill mine all the time just get the refills from supermarket or bigw
or HP I refill them as well cheap as and print quality still great even for printing of pics

HP Officejet All-in-One refill comes with a sticker to reset ink cartridge when you refill it
and the Canon printer still prints when it says it's empty so it doesn't matter about reseting it it's at home I will let you know what model it is when I get home it's a multi function one.

My canon is a Pixma MP180 i've had it for a few years now all good. It's great for printing off your vw pics from shows.

http://www.canon.com.au/en-AU/Home-Office/Printers/PIXMA-InkJet-Printers/MX350 

Hi
Thanks Rose..
I found it much more inexpensive to have My pics done at Big W or Harvey Norman.. 10 or 15c or 25 c each...

and You can have larger pics done too...
You can also add Merry Christmas etc on them
or change the colors etc...
move the car etc..color cartridges ?
and can You change just one color???

Cheers

LEE

I can do all of that and more with my picture programme in my comfy chair at home.

noice cards

[size=5]EXCELLENT WORK ROSE

GREAT CARDS....

although they were ugly dogs...
thanks Rose...

Have a nice quiet & Safe Christmas.....

cheers

LEE

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Originally posted by rose I can do all of that and more with my picture programme in my comfy chair at home.