Is your Samsung, HP, Brother, Canon, Ricoh or Epson printer not recognizing a replacement ink or toner cartridge? Don't worry you are not the only one who faces this issue.
A printer not recognising a new ink or toner cartridge is one of the most common issues that print owners experience when changing or replacing an empty one, irrespective of what brand printer you have, and one that our customers frequently ask us about. This can mostly affect your printer when you a replacing compatible, re-manufactured, generic or refilled ink cartridges and you may be looking for a way to fix this issue.
What happens?
There may be occasions when after installing a new ink or toner cartridge in your printer, you may see a message on your printer such as:-
1) Your printer says that the printer is not toner compatible.
2) Your printer says ‘printer cartridge not detected,‘ or your printer cannot detect ink.
3) Low or empty level of ink and toner displayed on your computer.
4) A HP Printer displaying ‘HP Cartridges locked’ or ‘Cartridge Protection enabled.’
5) A message on your printer warning ‘no cartridge installed’ (or words to that effect).
6) Flashing warning lights on your printer.
Here are the most common reasons why your printer is not recognizing a cartridge:-
1) Reset Internal Memory
2) Remove the protective strip from the printer cartridge
3) Dirty data can cause trouble reading chip
4) Check Your HP Printer Cartridge Safety
5) Incorrect Consumables Installation
6) Inserted into wrong ink slot
7) Updated Printer Cartridge Software
