HP usually charges $75 w/ SETUP ink, so that sounds like you bought a used printhead that was cleaned. While these heads may end up working, I don't like getting the bare head from sites like eBay. The printers are sold at a loss and in many cases, a new printhead is as much as an entire printer (+/- a reasonable price differential) so nobody replaces them because there's no guarantee the printhead will fix the issue. What you end up with is a market full of used printheads that may or may not work and you are essentially playing Russian roulette with these printheads.
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HP usually charges $75 w/ SETUP ink, so that sounds like you bought a used printhead that was cleaned. While these heads may end up working, I don't like getting the bare head from sites like eBay. The printers are sold at a loss and in many cases, a new printhead is as much as an entire printer (+/- a reasonable price differential) so nobody replaces them since it may not fix the issue and there's no refunds on parts as it's usually a one way transaction. What you end up with is a market with used printheads that may or may not work. You are essentially playing Russian roulette with your money with used ones.
My money is on a bad print mech or CMOS battery. More then likely what happened is the CR2032 in the printer died and when you unplugged it to preserve the calibration, you inadvertently erased it. That being said I'd also suspect the board in general. The first thing I'd do is get that printhead replaced and try again. If that doesn't work, check the voltage of the CMOS battery; the board will need to come out and it requires a complete disassembly. If the battery is within ~2.8-3V it's fine but if it's lower then that I'd just replace it.
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If that doesn't sort the problem out, it's a board or print mech failure. At that point, the printer is junk and should be retired and replaced. As to what to do with the ink... Your call here but I'd try and return as much of it as you can and sell the rest if you didn't open it to recoup the loss.
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If that doesn't sort the problem out, it's a board or print mech failure. At that point, the printer is dead. As to what to do with the ink... Your call here but I'd try and return it if you can. If not, sell the rest if you didn't open it to recoup the loss.
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This is why I advise replacing the whole printer in my guide, at least as a general rule since printers are sold at a loss. That being said I do replace the heads but I don't buy them; I usually salvage them from dead printers that I verified are good. The problem is the way I do it isn't practical unless you regularly get them for free and you can identify if the printhead is recoverable. Even then I prefer to save the one it came with, since printhead prep wastes 1/4 of the ink in the standard cartridges.
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This is why I advise replacing the whole printer in my guide, at least as a general rule since printers are sold at a loss. That being said I do replace the heads but I don't buy them; I usually salvage them from high page count or partially dead printers that I verified are good. The problem is the way I do it isn't practical unless you regularly get them for free and you can identify if the printhead is recoverable. Even then I prefer to save the one it came with, since printhead prep wastes 1/4 of the ink in the standard cartridges.
HP usually charges $75 w/ SETUP ink, so that sounds like you bought a used printhead that was cleaned. While these heads may end up working, I don't like getting the bare head from sites like eBay. The printers are sold at a loss and in many cases, a new printhead is as much as an entire printer (+/- a reasonable price differential) so nobody replaces them because there's no guarantee the printhead will fix the issue. What you end up with is a market full of used printheads that may or may not work and you are essentially paying to play Russian roulette.
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HP usually charges $75 w/ SETUP ink, so that sounds like you bought a used printhead that was cleaned. While these heads may end up working, I don't like getting the bare head from sites like eBay. The printers are sold at a loss and in many cases, a new printhead is as much as an entire printer (+/- a reasonable price differential) so nobody replaces them because there's no guarantee the printhead will fix the issue. What you end up with is a market full of used printheads that may or may not work and you are essentially playing Russian roulette with these printheads.
My money is on a bad print mech or CMOS battery. More then likely what happened is the CR2032 in the printer died and when you unplugged it to preserve the calibration, you inadvertently erased it. That being said I'd also suspect the board in general. The first thing I'd do is get that printhead replaced and try again. If that doesn't work, check the voltage of the CMOS battery; the board will need to come out and it requires a complete disassembly. If the battery is within ~2.8-3V it's fine but if it's lower then that I'd just replace it.
If that doesn't sort the problem out, it's a board or print mech failure. At that point, the printer is junk and should be retired and replaced. As to what to do with the ink... Your call here but I'd try and return as much of it as you can and sell the rest if you didn't open it to recoup the loss.
This is why I advise replacing the whole printer in my guide, at least as a general rule since printers are sold at a loss. That being said I do replace the heads but I don't buy them; I usually salvage them from dead printers that I verified are good. The problem is the way I do it isn't practical unless you regularly get them for free and you can identify if the printhead is recoverable. Even then I prefer to save the one it came with, since printhead prep wastes 1/4 of the ink in the standard cartridges.
HP usually charges $75 w/ SETUP ink, so that sounds like it came off of a site like eBay. These aren't the best source, since the cost of the printhead makes it hard to justify replacing it because there's no guarantee the issue will be fixed and it's nearly as much as a whole new printer.
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HP usually charges $75 w/ SETUP ink, so that sounds like you bought a used printhead that was cleaned. While these heads may end up working, I don't like getting the bare head from sites like eBay. The printers are sold at a loss and in many cases, a new printhead is as much as an entire printer (+/- a reasonable price differential) so nobody replaces them because there's no guarantee the printhead will fix the issue. What you end up with is a market full of used printheads that may or may not work and you are essentially paying to play Russian roulette.
My money is on a bad print mech or CMOS battery. More then likely what happened is the CR2032 in the printer died and when you unplugged it to preserve the calibration, you inadvertently erased it. That being said I'd also suspect the board in general. The first thing I'd do is get that printhead replaced and try again. If that doesn't work, check the voltage of the CMOS battery; the board will need to come out and it requires a complete disassembly. If the battery is within ~2.8-3V it's fine but if it's lower then that I'd just replace it.
If that doesn't sort the problem out, it's a board or print mech failure. At that point, the printer is junk and should be retired and replaced. As to what to do with the ink... Your call here but I'd try and return as much of it as you can and sell the rest if you didn't open it to recoup the loss.
This is why I advise replacing the whole printer in my guide, at least as a general rule since printers are sold at a loss. That being said I do replace the heads but I don't buy them; I usually salvage them from dead printers that I verified are good. The problem is the way I do it isn't practical unless you regularly get them for free and you can identify if the printhead is recoverable. Even then I prefer to save the one it came with, since printhead prep wastes 1/4 of the ink in the standard cartridges.
HP usually charges $75 w/ SETUP ink, so that sounds like it came off of a site like eBay. These aren't the best source, since the cost of the printhead makes it hard to justify replacing it because there's no guarantee the issue will be fixed and it's nearly as much as a whole new printer.
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My money is on a bad print mech or CMOS battery. More then likely what happened is the CR2032 in the printer died and when you unplugged it to preserve the calibration, you inadvertently erased it. That being said I'd also suspect the board in general. The first thing I'd do is get that printhead replaced and try again. If that doesn't work, check the voltage of the CMOS battery; the board will need to come out. If the battery is within ~2.8-3V it's fine but if it's lower then that I'd just replace it.
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My money is on a bad print mech or CMOS battery. More then likely what happened is the CR2032 in the printer died and when you unplugged it to preserve the calibration, you inadvertently erased it. That being said I'd also suspect the board in general. The first thing I'd do is get that printhead replaced and try again. If that doesn't work, check the voltage of the CMOS battery; the board will need to come out and it requires a complete disassembly. If the battery is within ~2.8-3V it's fine but if it's lower then that I'd just replace it.
If that doesn't sort the problem out, it's a board or print mech failure. At that point, the printer is junk and should be retired and replaced. As to what to do with the ink... Your call here but I'd try and return as much of it as you can and sell the rest if you didn't open it to recoup the loss.
This is why I advise replacing the whole printer in my guide, at least as a general rule since printers are sold at a loss. That being said I do replace the heads but I don't buy them; I usually salvage them from dead printers that I verified are good. The problem is the way I do it isn't practical unless you regularly get them for free and you can identify if the printhead is recoverable. Even then I prefer to save the one it came with, since printhead prep wastes 1/4 of the ink in the standard cartridges.
HP usually charges $75 w/ SETUP ink, so that sounds like it came off of a site like eBay. These aren't the best source, since the cost of the printhead makes it hard to justify replacing it because there's no guarantee the issue will be fixed and it's nearly as much as a whole new printer.
My money is on a bad print mech or CMOS battery. More then likely what happened is the CR2032 in the printer died and when you unplugged it to preserve the calibration, you inadvertently erased it. That being said I'd also suspect the board in general. The first thing I'd do is get that printhead replaced and try again. If that doesn't work, check the voltage of the CMOS battery; the board will need to come out. If the battery is within ~2.8-3V it's fine but if it's lower then that I'd just replace it.
If that doesn't sort the problem out, it's a board or print mech failure. At that point, the printer is junk and should be retired and replaced. As to what to do with the ink... Your call here but I'd try and return as much of it as you can and sell the rest if you didn't open it to recoup the loss.
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This is why I advise replacing the whole printer in my guide, at least as a general rule under the pretense the printer was cheap when it was new. That being said I do replace the heads but I don't buy them; I usually salvage them from dead printers that I verified are good. The problem is the way I do it isn't practical unless you regularly get them for free and you can identify if the printhead is recoverable. Even then I prefer to save the one it came with, since printhead prep wastes 1/4 of the ink in the standard cartridges.
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This is why I advise replacing the whole printer in my guide, at least as a general rule since printers are sold at a loss. That being said I do replace the heads but I don't buy them; I usually salvage them from dead printers that I verified are good. The problem is the way I do it isn't practical unless you regularly get them for free and you can identify if the printhead is recoverable. Even then I prefer to save the one it came with, since printhead prep wastes 1/4 of the ink in the standard cartridges.
The HP price is usually $75 w/ SETUP ink, so I have a feeling you bought a used printhead on a site like eBay. The cost of the printhead makes most people throw the printer out because there's no guarantee the issue will be fixed and it's nearly as much as a whole new printer.
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HP usually charges $75 w/ SETUP ink, so that sounds like it came off of a site like eBay. These aren't the best source, since the cost of the printhead makes it hard to justify replacing it because there's no guarantee the issue will be fixed and it's nearly as much as a whole new printer.
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My money is on a bad print mech or CMOS battery. More then likely what happened is the CR2032 in the printer died and when you unplugged it to preserve the calibration, you erased it. That being said I'd also suspect the board in general. The first thing I'd do is get that printhead replaced and try again. If that doesn't work, check the voltage of the CMOS battery; the board will need to come out. If the battery is within ~2.8-3V it's fine but if it's lower then that I'd just replace it.
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My money is on a bad print mech or CMOS battery. More then likely what happened is the CR2032 in the printer died and when you unplugged it to preserve the calibration, you inadvertently erased it. That being said I'd also suspect the board in general. The first thing I'd do is get that printhead replaced and try again. If that doesn't work, check the voltage of the CMOS battery; the board will need to come out. If the battery is within ~2.8-3V it's fine but if it's lower then that I'd just replace it.
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If that doesn't sort the problem out, it's a board or print mech failure. At that point, the printer is junk and should be retired and replaced. As to what to do with the ink... Your call here but I'd try and return as much of it as you can and sell the rest if you didn't open it to recoup the loss.
This is why I advise replacing the whole printer in my guide, at least as a general rule under the pretense the printer was cheap when it was new. That being said I do replace the heads but I don't buy them; I usually salvage them from dead printers that I verified are good. The problem is the way I do it isn't practical unless you regularly get them for free and you can identify if the printhead is recoverable. Even then I prefer to save the one it came with, since printhead prep wastes 1/4 of the ink in the standard cartridges.
The HP price is usually $75 w/ SETUP ink, so I have a feeling you bought a used printhead on a site like eBay. The cost of the printhead makes most people throw the printer out because there's no guarantee the issue will be fixed and it's nearly as much as a whole new printer.
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My money is on a bad print mech or CMOS battery. More then likely what happened is the CR2032 in the printer died and when you unplugged it to preserve the calibration, you erased it. That being said I'd also suspect the board in general. The first thing I'd do is get that printhead replaced and try again. If that doesn't work, check the voltage of the CMOS battery; the board will need to come out. If the battery is within ~2.8-3V it's fine but if it's lower then that I'd just replace it.
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If that doesn't sort the problem out, it's a board or print mech failure. At that point, the printer is junk and should be retired and replaced. As to what to do with the ink... Your call here but I'd try and return as much of it as you can and sell the rest if you didn't open it to recoup the loss.
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This is why I advise replacing the whole printer in my guide, at least as a general rule under the pretense the printer was cheap when it was new. That being said I do replace the heads but I don't buy them; I usually salvage them from dead printers that I verified are good. The problem is the way I do it isn't practical unless you regularly get them for free and you can identify if the printhead is recoverable. Even then I prefer to save the one it came with, since printhead prep wastes 1/4 of the ink in the standard cartridges.
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I would complain to the seller and get another one. If you continue to have problems with the 2nd one and reseating the cables doesn't help, the print mech is likely dead. At that point, I'd just sell or return the ink if you didn't open it and return the printhead.
The HP price is usually $75 w/ SETUP ink, so I have a feeling you bought a used printhead on a site like eBay. The cost of the printhead makes most people throw the printer out because there's no guarantee the issue will be fixed and it's nearly as much as a whole new printer.
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This is why I advise replacing the whole printer in my guide. That being said I have no problem testing and cleaning good printheads as working spares for replacement or installation in one where the previous owner didn't include it. The problem is the way I do it isn't practical unless you regularly get them for free and you can identify if the printhead is recoverable. Even then I prefer to save the one it came with, since printhead prep wastes 1/4 of the ink in the standard cartridges.
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This is why I advise replacing the whole printer in my guide, at least as a general rule under the pretense the printer was cheap when it was new. That being said I do replace the heads but I don't buy them; I usually salvage them from dead printers that I verified are good. The problem is the way I do it isn't practical unless you regularly get them for free and you can identify if the printhead is recoverable. Even then I prefer to save the one it came with, since printhead prep wastes 1/4 of the ink in the standard cartridges.
I would complain to the seller and get another one. If you continue to have problems with the 2nd one and reseating the cables doesn't help, the print mech is likely dead. At that point, I'd just sell or return the ink if you didn't open it and return the printhead.
The HP price is usually $75 w/ SETUP ink, so I have a feeling you bought a used printhead on a site like eBay. The cost of the printhead makes most people throw the printer out because there's no guarantee the issue will be fixed and it's nearly as much as a whole new printer.
This is why I advise replacing the whole printer in my guide. That being said I have no problem testing and cleaning good printheads as working spares for replacement or installation in one where the previous owner didn't include it. The problem is the way I do it isn't practical unless you regularly get them for free and you can identify if the printhead is recoverable. Even then I prefer to save the one it came with, since printhead prep wastes 1/4 of the ink in the standard cartridges.
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I would complain to the seller and get another one. If you continue to have problems with the 2nd one and reseating the cables doesn't help, the print mech is likely dead. At that point, I'd just sell the ink if you didn't open it and return the printhead.
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I would complain to the seller and get another one. If you continue to have problems with the 2nd one and reseating the cables doesn't help, the print mech is likely dead. At that point, I'd just sell or return the ink if you didn't open it and return the printhead.
The HP price is usually $75 w/ SETUP ink, so I have a feeling you bought a used printhead on a site like eBay. The cost of the printhead makes most people throw the printer out because there's no guarantee the issue will be fixed and it's nearly as much as a whole new printer.
This is why I advise replacing the whole printer in my guide. That being said I have no problem testing and cleaning good printheads as working spares for replacement or installation in one where the previous owner didn't include it. The problem is the way I do it isn't practical unless you regularly get them for free and you can identify if the printhead is recoverable. Even then I prefer to save the one it came with, since printhead prep wastes 1/4 of the ink in the standard cartridges.
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I would complain to the seller and get another one. If you continue to have problems with the 2nd one and reseating doesn't help, the print mech is likely dead. At that point, I'd just sell the ink if you didn't open it and return the printhead.
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I would complain to the seller and get another one. If you continue to have problems with the 2nd one and reseating the cables doesn't help, the print mech is likely dead. At that point, I'd just sell the ink if you didn't open it and return the printhead.
The HP price is usually $75 w/ SETUP ink, so I have a feeling you bought a used printhead on a site like eBay. The cost of the printhead makes most people throw the printer out because there's no guarantee the issue will be fixed and it's nearly as much as a whole new printer.
This is why I advise replacing the whole printer in my guide. That being said I have no problem testing and cleaning good printheads as working spares for replacement or installation in one where the previous owner didn't include it. The problem is the way I do it isn't practical unless you regularly get them for free and you can identify if the printhead is recoverable. Even then I prefer to save the one it came with, since printhead prep wastes 1/4 of the ink in the standard cartridges.
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I would complain to the seller and get another one. If you continue to have problems with the 2nd one, the printer is dead.
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I would complain to the seller and get another one. If you continue to have problems with the 2nd one and reseating doesn't help, the print mech is likely dead. At that point, I'd just sell the ink if you didn't open it and return the printhead.
The HP price is usually $75 w/ SETUP ink, so I have a feeling you bought a used printhead on a site like eBay. The cost of the printhead makes most people throw the printer out because there's no guarantee the issue will be fixed and it's nearly as much as a whole new printer.
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This is why I advise replacing the whole printer in my guide. That being said I have no problem testing and cleaning good printheads as working spares for replacement or installation in one where the previous owner didn't include it. The problem is the way I do it isn't practical unless people give them for free and you can identify if the head is recoverable. Even then I prefer to save the one it came with, since printhead prep wastes 1/4 of the ink in the standard cartridges.
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This is why I advise replacing the whole printer in my guide. That being said I have no problem testing and cleaning good printheads as working spares for replacement or installation in one where the previous owner didn't include it. The problem is the way I do it isn't practical unless you regularly get them for free and you can identify if the printhead is recoverable. Even then I prefer to save the one it came with, since printhead prep wastes 1/4 of the ink in the standard cartridges.
I would complain to the seller and get another one. If you continue to have problems with the 2nd one, the printer is dead.
The HP price is usually $75 w/ SETUP ink, so I have a feeling you bought a used printhead on a site like eBay. The cost of the printhead makes most people throw the printer out because there's no guarantee the issue will be fixed and it's nearly as much as a whole new printer.
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This is why I advise replacing the whole printer in my guide. While I advise buying a whole new printer, I'll test and clean heads that look like they look and hold onto them for cases where I get one with no head or a head that has problems. With that being said the way I do it isn't practical unless people give them to you and you can identify if it can be recovered. Even then I prefer to save the one it came with, since printhead prep wastes 1/4 of the ink in the standard cartridges.
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This is why I advise replacing the whole printer in my guide. That being said I have no problem testing and cleaning good printheads as working spares for replacement or installation in one where the previous owner didn't include it. The problem is the way I do it isn't practical unless people give them for free and you can identify if the head is recoverable. Even then I prefer to save the one it came with, since printhead prep wastes 1/4 of the ink in the standard cartridges.
I would complain to the seller and get another one. If you continue to have problems with the 2nd one, the printer is dead.
The HP price is usually $75 w/ SETUP ink, so I have a feeling you bought a used printhead on a site like eBay. The cost of the printhead makes most people throw the printer out because there's no guarantee the issue will be fixed and it's nearly as much as a whole new printer.
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This is why I advise replacing the whole printer in my guide. Granted if I find a good one I'll soak it, clear the ink out and save it but you really can't take that route unless you have people who dump their broken printers on you and know what these problems look like.
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This is why I advise replacing the whole printer in my guide. While I advise buying a whole new printer, I'll test and clean heads that look like they look and hold onto them for cases where I get one with no head or a head that has problems. With that being said the way I do it isn't practical unless people give them to you and you can identify if it can be recovered. Even then I prefer to save the one it came with, since printhead prep wastes 1/4 of the ink in the standard cartridges.
I would complain to the seller and get another one. If you continue to have problems with the 2nd one, the printer is dead.
The HP price is usually $75 w/ SETUP ink, so I have a feeling you bought a used printhead on a site like eBay. The cost of the printhead makes most people throw the printer out because there's no guarantee the issue will be fixed and it's nearly as much as a whole new printer. This is why I advise AGAINST replacing the printhead in my cleaning guide. Granted if I find a good one I'll soak it, clear the ink out and save it but you really can't take that route unless you have people who dump their broken printers on you and know what these problems look like.
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The HP price is usually $75 w/ SETUP ink, so I have a feeling you bought a used printhead on a site like eBay. The cost of the printhead makes most people throw the printer out because there's no guarantee the issue will be fixed and it's nearly as much as a whole new printer.
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This is why I advise replacing the whole printer in my guide. Granted if I find a good one I'll soak it, clear the ink out and save it but you really can't take that route unless you have people who dump their broken printers on you and know what these problems look like.
I would complain to the seller and get another one. If you continue to have problems with the 2nd one, the printer is dead.
The HP price is usually $75 w/ SETUP ink, so I have a feeling you bought a used printhead. The cost of a new head makes most people throw them out since you can get a whole new printer for the same price, give or take. This is why I advise AGAINST using a used printhead unless it came from a KG printer dumped for other reasons like ink costs. To make matters worse, it's just about the cost of a printer with no guarantee the problem will be fixed.
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The HP price is usually $75 w/ SETUP ink, so I have a feeling you bought a used printhead on a site like eBay. The cost of the printhead makes most people throw the printer out because there's no guarantee the issue will be fixed and it's nearly as much as a whole new printer. This is why I advise AGAINST replacing the printhead in my cleaning guide. Granted if I find a good one I'll soak it, clear the ink out and save it but you really can't take that route unless you have people who dump their broken printers on you and know what these problems look like.
I would complain to the seller and get another one. If you continue to have problems with the 2nd one, the printer is dead.
The HP price is usually $75 w/ SETUP ink, so I have a feeling you bought a used printhead. The cost of a new head makes most people throw them out since you can get a whole new printer for the same price, give or take. This is why I advise AGAINST using a used printhead unless it came from a KG printer dumped for other reasons like ink costs.
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The HP price is usually $75 w/ SETUP ink, so I have a feeling you bought a used printhead. The cost of a new head makes most people throw them out since you can get a whole new printer for the same price, give or take. This is why I advise AGAINST using a used printhead unless it came from a KG printer dumped for other reasons like ink costs. To make matters worse, it's just about the cost of a printer with no guarantee the problem will be fixed.
I would complain to the seller and get another one. If you continue to have problems with the 2nd one, the printer is dead.
The HP price is usually $75 w/ SETUP ink, so I have a feeling you bought a used printhead. The cost of a new head makes most people throw them out since you can get a whole new printer for the same price, give or take. This is why I advise AGAINST using a used printhead unless it came from a KG printer dumped for other reasons like ink costs.
I would complain to the seller and get another one. If you continue to have problems with the 2nd one, the printer is dead.