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Solve : HP 7960 Printer help - extremely slow + wont recognise re-filled cartridge?

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A problem I have with my HP 7960 is that it prints extremely slowly.
It prints in a burst of a few seconds and then sits idle for more than a minute.
It does this until the document is finished.
Is this maybe due to the printer thinking that the black cartridge is out and struggling to print with just the colour and photo cartridges?

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Is there any way to force my HP 7960 to re-recognise a re-filled cartridge?
It simply REFUSES to use the black cartridge as it STILL thinks it's empty.
Oddly though, the first time I re-filled it, it didn't cause a problem.
Is this HP ENSURING that I buy new, expensive cartridgesPlease, stay in one thread.
Nobody is gonna jump in between topics, just to get all info together.Apologies - done.you may need to try a newer version of SimplyMEPIS.

With SimplyMEPIS 3.4.3 and older, you need to use the CUPS web interface. It might work
Quote from: tommy gusack on October 29, 2007, 07:13:48 AM

you may need to try a newer version of SimplyMEPIS.

With SimplyMEPIS 3.4.3 and older, you need to use the CUPS web interface. It might work


What on Earth does a Linux distro have to do with replacing a printer cartridge ? ? ?

 You may try master reset:
http://www.trenholm.org/hmmerk/HP7960.html
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The master reset process was surprisingly complex: 1. Open top cover and remove all ink cartridges. 2. Unplug power. 3. Remove back door and any paper in the machine. 4. This was the hard part: through the front, locate a small white plastic block deep inside at the left of the printer, and hold it in. Simultaneously, through the back, rotate the paper pick-up rollers about two turns (and they are quite stiff). 5. Replace back door. 6. Load letter-size paper in the printer. 7. Plug in the power. 8. Replace the ink cartridges and close the top cover. If all has gone well, the printer will commence to print a calibration page. We had to do this three times, I believe, in order to diagnose and correct the problem.
(toward the bottom of the above page)Patio - spot-on;
Tommy - you have completely lost me there old fella!!

Broni - I hope it doesn't come to that - sounds pretty compliated. I may have to try it though.  However, first I'm gonna surcome to commercial pressure and buy a new cartridge (http://www.fixyourownprinter.com/forums/printer/51616#2) as the cartridge ID system may be the problem and the FACT that the printer is trying to make its best attempt at black out of the colour cartridge is the most likley reason it's taking so long to print.Jack on some printers unfortunately this is by design...the microchip is on the cartridge itself and tells the printer the cartridge is done.
They don't want you to refill your cartridges yourself...
They don't want you to buy generic cartridges...

It's all about the money unfortunately.
I think it's inexcusable myself.Patio,

Yep - we can give ourselves a COLLECTIVE pat on the back - that was the problem.
I used the fix I got from Stephen at the above link and it worked a treat - it also cured the speed problem.

Thanks to all for contributions.

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