Gary Kjos
garykjos at hotmail.com
Mon Mar 29 10:08:56 CST 2004
Didja go to the HP Website? They used to have a pretty extensive online help section there. I found out how to modify one of my HP printers there once when it was falsly detecting something or another that had to do with printing banners - something that I had never done with that printer nor did I plan to - so it talked me though clipping a wire to get around the problem. It was laced with "this is not supported by HP and will void your warranty" etc, but since i was already out of warranty, WTF? I'd check the contacts were the cartridge plugs into and make sure that they are clean - perhaps try to clean them off with some alcohol or some aerosol contact cleaner (you can get it ar Radio Shack) or maybe a pencil eraser depending on what they look like. Did you try a google search with that model number and a couple words about the problem? I've had some success in the past finding info that way too - almost a shot in the dark but stranger things have happened too. Gary Kjos garykjos at hotmail.com >From: "Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software" <bchacc at san.rr.com> >Reply-To: Discussion of Hardware and Software >issues<dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com> >To: "dba-tech" <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com> >Subject: [dba-Tech] HP 3820 >Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2004 21:11:49 -0800 > >Here's a question that's pretty far off the beaten path even for this list. > >I have two HP3820 printers. One works, one doesn't. The one that doesn't >has a blinking light which indicates that a new ink cartridge is required. >So I took the cartridges out of the one that works and put them into the >one that doesn't, but the light still blinks. I believe that it is not >'seeing' one (or more) of the cartridges. > >The printer is too cheap to repair. But I hate to just toss it. It IS an >elegant piece of hardware. (The rant against our disposable society I will >withhold, here.) Maybe someone knows (or can speculate) on which >component might be at fault. Maybe some ink got on a sensor? Who knows? >(That's why I'm writing, of course. To find out who knows.) > >Best to all, > >Rocky Smolin >Beach Access Software >http://www.e-z-mrp.com > > > > >_______________________________________________ >dba-Tech mailing list >dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _________________________________________________________________ Get rid of annoying pop-up ads with the new MSN Toolbar – FREE! http://toolbar.msn.com/go/onm00200414ave/direct/01/