Failure to follow these instructions precisely can ruin your
It is vital that you do not let a refilled #02 cartridge run out of ink!
These cartridges contain a microchip which counts the amount of ink used. Under normal conditions, the cartridge is refilled when the ink has been used. A normal cartridge will still have ink remaining when the level reads "ink out". This is important because the printer does not have a backup method of determining when the cartridge is out of ink! Don't wait till the last moment to refill your cartridge!
If the cartridge truly runs out of ink, air will be pulled into the printhead, possibly causing a "fatal printer error". Therefore, it is important to not let your refilled cartridges run out of ink!
Let us emphasize one more time: You must not let the refilled cartridges run out of ink!
Note: Do you have a
printer that uses the HP-363 (looks like the HP-02) but ordered the HP-02 by
The following procedure should revert the machine to use HP-02 as opposed to the HP-363.
Replace all cartridges with new region cartridges.
- Press arrow LEFT and RIGHT together. Release buttons.
- Press 1, 2 and 3. (service menu appears)
- Press RIGHT arrow TWICE. (special reports menu appears)
- Press OK
- Press RIGHT arrow once. (Print cartridge menu appears)
- Press OK. Printer test page will be printed.
DON'T print or use printer for anything else during setup!