Before you start:
1. Read the instructions carefully.
2. Work over a sink or a surface covered in layers of newspaper (just in case).
3. Only re-fill a cartridge that has just run out ~ this kit will not work with old dried out cartridges.
Even 30 minutes can ruin a cartridge if it dries out!
4. Have your printer manual handy for instructions on inserting a “new” cartridge.
 
1. Put the cartridge on some paper towels in an area where you can tolerate a spill.
 2. Remove the identification label from the top of the cartridge.
3. Insert the needle into the appropriate filling hole and push halfway into the cartridge. Please
ensure you are injecting the correct colour into the correct hole. It doesn’t matter on the
black but it does with the colour cartridge.
4. Slowly inject the ink. If ink appears at the filling hole, gently pull back on the plunger to
remove the excess ink. Blot the printhead with absorbent material until it stops dripping before
moving onto the next colour.
 5. Do not replace the identification label.
6. Ensure the printhead has stopped dripping before returning the cartridge to the printer. Replace
the cartridge and run 1 - 3 cleaning cycles as per printer instructions.
7. Clean the syringe & needle thoroughly for future use.
If necessary leave newly filled cartridge
in printer for up to 24 hours before using.
IMPORTANT: Even though the cartridge prints just fine, the ink level gauge will NOT read full
after a refill.
IMPORTANT: For best results, cartridge should be refilled whilst some ink remains
Empty cartridges should be refilled immediately.
This work is best done over the sink
Understanding Your Printer's
Estimated Ink Level:
The newer Hewlett Packard printers have included in the software that comes with their printers,
a "toolbox" that includes a section called Estimated Ink Level. It’s a great tool
that allows you to keep track of how much ink is left in your cartridges so you don't start a big
print job and run out of ink in the middle of it. The only problem is for those who wish to refill
their own cartridges.
If you refill your cartridge or have someone else refill your cartridge, it will read as low or
empty when you try to print with the cartridge. How does HP do it? They started embedding a serial
number in the contact strip located on the back of the cartridge. The printer remembers that serial
number and gives the message of low or out of ink. The internal memory is located in the printers’ firmware
and is not in the software. It will remember the previous two cartridges ink level. The following
pages list the various methods for the cartridges we know about.
 Reset Method 1:
1. Following the diagram at right, place a piece of adhesive tape covering the only the blue coloured
contact (1 copper square). Make sure that only that contact is covered. *Please note that the
contacts shown are coloured for illustration purposes only.
2. Place cartridge in the printer. The printer may tell you that there is a problem with your cartridge.
Ignore this message. The printer may print an alignment page. If so, allow it to do so.
 3. Take the cartridge out of the printer. Leave tape on first contact. Place another piece of tape
over the red coloured contact. Make sure that only that contact is covered. *Please note that the
contacts shown are coloured for illustrative purposes only.
4. Repeat step 3.
5. Take the cartridge out of the printer for the final time. Take the remaining tape off and place
back in the printer. The estimated ink level in the toolbox should read full.
WARNING: Take care not to lose tape covering contacts inside the printer. This method is used at
your own risk.
Reset Method 2:
If Reset Method 1 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 second cartridge. Allow it to recognize it and print an alignment page.
Take the second cartridge out and place the third cartridge in. Allow it to recognize and print
an alignment
page. Take the third cartridge out. Place the refilled cartridge back in the printer. The estimated
ink level should be reset to full.
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