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Category Archive: Printers

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Why Brother Printers Jam on Thick Paper (and How to Stop It)

Brother inkjet printers are generally reliable, versatile machines, but one common frustration many users experience is paper jamming when printing on thicker media. If you’ve ever tried to run heavy card or premium photo stock through a Brother inkjet and ended up wrestling with a stubborn paper jam, you’re not alone. Why Thicker Paper Causes …

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Troubleshooting “Why is my Printer not Printing?” with Windows.

Printing is the primary function of most inkjet and laser printers, but all too often users will send something to the printer, only to be left waiting… and waiting. Whilst your printer should (in theory) inform you of the issue, this information is sometimes not presented too prominently. The advice given in this article will …

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How to Clear the Print Queue (Windows 10/11/8/8.1/7)

If you’ve ever sent a document to your printer only to have it get stuck in the print queue, you know how frustrating it can be. Luckily, clearing the print queue on Windows is usually straightforward. In this guide, we’ll cover how to manage and clear the print queue on various versions of Windows, from …

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How to Turn Off Canon “Genuine Mode” for 057 & 057H Toner Cartridges

To stop recieving the "Cartridge communication error. Cannot print. A non-Canon or counterfeit cartridge may be in use." message, just take the following steps...

How to Clear “Non‑Dell [supply type], see User’s Guide [33.xy]” Message on Dell printers.

If you are using remanufactured Dell toner cartridges or imaging units in your printer, you may be getting an error stating that a “Non‑Dell” unit is installed. Whilst you will almost certainly be aware of this, it is not always particularly obvious how to continue using the toner cartridge or imaging drum unit. In most …

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Have I Activated HP+ by Accident?

As you may or may not be aware, HP+ disables your printer’s ability to use cartridges with a non-HP Chip or use it without an internet connection. Whilst the printer’s packaging and various Hewlett Packard literature mention this, we have had multiple customers using their printer for an extended period without realising it. I for …

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How to Setup your Printer Without HP+

Whilst HP+ offers its advantages and disadvantages, as a retailer of compatible and remanufactured ink cartridges cartridges, we often have customers ask if signing up for this service can be avoided. In this quick post, I will show you how I set-up our Hewlett Packard OfficeJet 8015e, without opting in to HP+. Whilst I am …

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Stopping Firmware Updates on Your HP OfficeJet Printer

In the last year, Hewlett Packard has released firmware updates for several printers that take the HP 963 and HP 912 series’ of ink cartridges. Unfortunately, these updates have resulted in many printers no longer being able to recognise formerly accepted compatible and remanufactured ink cartridges. Thankfully, many of these updates are optional, and printer …

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How to Reset TN321 and TN326 Brother Toner Cartridges

If your Brother colour laser printer is still displaying “Replace Toner” or has a red cross over a colour, even after you have replaced a toner cartridge, it may be that the counter has not reset. This can occur with genuine Brother TN321 or TN326 toner cartridges, compatible versions or even remanufactured versions. How to …

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What is HP+? Should I activate it?

...es an HP account, ongoing internet connection, and use of only Original HP Ink or Toner for the life of the printer.” “HP+ printers requires the use of Original HP Ink or Toner to operate, for the life of the printer, even after expiration of the 6 month of Instant Ink offer.” Do I have to use HP+ on my printer? Whilst HP state that the option to skip HP+ setup is there for the HP OfficeJet Pro 8000 and 9000 Series of inkjet printers, there is no...

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