HP Refill Instructions

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Deskjet 450/3300/3320/3325/3420/3425/3520
Deskjet 3535/3550/3650/3740/3745/3845
Deskjet 5150/5151/5550/5551/5552/5600/5652
Deskjet 5655/5850/ 9650/9670/9680 Digital Copier 410
Officejet 4105/4110/4215/4219/4255/5505/5510/6110
Photosmart 100/130/145/230/245/7100/7150/7260
7345/7350/7550/7660/7700/7755/7760/7762/7960
PSC 1100/1110/1200/1205/1210/1215/1315/1350/1355
PSC 2105/2110/2115/2150/2175/2179/2210/2220/2410

Empty cartridges left for more than 3 days do not always give a successful re-fill.

Change your cartridge after 5 re-fills, as print heads wear with use.

Please check before filling that your colours correspond with the instructions.

Assemble the needle and syringe, place the needle into the ink inlet hole and push until slight resistance is felt.

Remove the needle from the cartridge, this will allow you to see a small amount of colour on the needle.

If the colours are different from those on the instructions supplied, then fill the chambers as per the appropriate colour sequence in your cartridge.

The black cartridge has 3 holes,it doesn't matter which one you fill.

Insert the needle into the cartridge: insert the needle as far as you can then draw back about 1/16th of an inch.

Very slowly inject the ink at the same time slowly withdraw the needle.

The cartridge contains a sponge so slight resistance will be felt.

When ink bubbles start to form at the vent holes then the cartridge is full.

Clean and dry the needle and syringe.

Repeat the procedure for each colour.

The cartridge will print just like a new one. Even though the cartridge prints good, the ink level gauge will not read full after a refill. To reset the ink level gauge back to full follow these instructions:
This will allow you to reset the ID system & Ink Level Indicator built into the printer.

RESETTING
1. Remove cartridge from your printer.
2. Place a piece of tape over the top left contact as shown in red on the picture to the right.
3. With the tape covering the contact place cartridge back into printer.
4. The printer will perform and alignment page.
5. Once an alignment page has been printed remove cartridge from printer.
6. Place a piece of tape over the second contact shown in red.
7. Place cartridge into printer with both pieces of tape. (One covering the first contact and one cover the second contact.)
8. Printer will print another alignment page.
9. Once the second alignment page has been printed remove cartridge from printer.
10. Remove tape pieces from cartridge contacts (Make sure there is no residual adhesive on cartridge contacts.)
11. Place cartridge into printer. Cartridge should now read full.

Additional Notes:
As stated above it is very important that there is no residual adhesive on the cartridge contact point. This will make reading the cartridge difficult.
     If the reset did not work on your printer, you can cycle cartridges through to reset the level.  You will need two extra cartridges and the one you refilled.  First, put the refilled cartridge in the printer.  Allow it to recognize the cartridge and print an alignment page.  Take that cartridge out and place in the first extra cartridge.  Allow it to recognize and print an alignment page.  Take the first extra cartridge out and place the second extra cartridge in.  Allow it to recognize and print an alignment page.  Take the second extra cartridge out.  Place the refilled cartridge back in the printer.  It will print an alignment page and then the estimated ink level will be reset to full.