In the last 24 hours we have been made aware that, unfortunately, HP have released another firmware update preventing the usage of third party cartridges, this update affects the following range of cartridges and printers: HP 903XL/907XL/953XL/913A/973XL OEM: T6M15AE, HP903XL • HP Officejet Pro 6950 • HP Officejet Pro 6960 • HP Officejet Pro 6970 …
Category Archive: Printers
This category contains information on a variety of different printers.
Removing clips and tabs off cartridges with in built print heads
Having trouble getting your new cartridge to fit into your printer or is the new cartridge just isn’t printing anything? So here are a couple things to check what to do when faced with either of these issues: It is worth noting that when handling the cartridge, please be careful not to touch the electronic …
What’s the difference between standard and high capacity ink cartridges
Have you ever wondered what the difference is between a standard and high capacity ink cartridge? Just as the name implies, the higher capacity contains more ink than the standard. But how is it higher in capacity when the actual cartridge itself is the same size? Lets take a look inside. Whats inside? As previously …
Waste Ink Sponge Full
We often see printers with an error code detailing that the waste ink sponge is full, but what is a waste ink sponge and how is it full? The waste ink sponge also known as the waste ink absorber and is generally located at the rear of your printers. The main use for the waste …
How to reset a Dymo Letratag printer
Here at Refresh we supply a lot of Dymo Letratag label printers, as such we get asked occasionally how to reset them! This is especially useful if you have had a paper-jam and the paper-jam warning message wont leave the screen! This is how to reset the printer and remove the message: Switch off the …
HP OfficeJet 4650: Printer Basics
These brief guides below show you how to perform some basic troubleshooting tasks with your Hewlett Packard OfficeJet 4650 printer. Although these procedures are quick and easy to perform, they are essential in resolving most print quality issues. How do I print a test page on a HP OfficeJet 4650? Printing a test page from …
Cheaper Printing for Everyone!
Over the last 18 years of business as Refresh Cartridges, we’ve had regular, daily requests from customers requesting for advice from our staff regarding purchasing the right printer for their needs, either over the phone, via email or in-store , which is great as we can then offer them a choice from a selection of …
HP Firmware Update – September 2016
Further to our previous updates with regards to firmware updates on HP printers, unfortunately we have had new reports from customers to suggest that another firmware update has been triggered in various ranges of HP printers which take the following cartridges: 934/935, 950/951 and 970/971 As of the time of writing (September …
Printer Buying Guide when using with Third Party Cartridges
A question that I’m asked on an almost daily basis is ‘which printer has the cheapest running costs’ so I thought it was probably time to write an article on the subject. Preface I’m going to shy away from recommending any specific printers as I am unable to anticipate your particular requirements. I want the advice given to remain relevant even after an individual machine has been discontinued. As such, please consider...
Recent Brother and HP Firmware updates
Recently, we have become aware of some issues with the most recent ranges of Brother and HP printers., which have been rejecting compatible and remanufactured cartridges after firmware updates have been applied to their printers. For those not aware, a firmware update is essentially defined as “Software for Hardware” – these updates are performed often to fix bugs and errors in the programming which can cause hardware to not operate correctly....
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