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I have an HP PSC1210 All in one printer that keeps showing me Error, check cartridges. I just installed new color and black cartridges but the message won't go away and the printer won't turn off. I tried cleaning all the contacts with alcohol, etc but nothing works.
Is there no indication of any error other than "Error, Check Cartridge"? Any other error codes or such?
Also try: some printers I've had required you, after a cartridge replacement, to open and shut the clean-out hatch. I think they expected you to do a visual inspection at the same time. But the switch that told the machine that the hatch was fully closed sometimes didn't work. So opening and shutting the clean-out hatch would clear the error and let it restart.
And there's the old, pull the plug. Note: don't wait "a second" as most electronics have capacitors inside to help protect against voltage spikes. That takes a bit longer to drain down.
Pull the plug and wait a good 20 seconds before replugging.
With the cost of printers these days, they have almost become throw-aways ... particularly after a few years.
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