Cannon Black Cartridge

[ClinkatyClank]

I brought a Cannon Black Cartridge for my printer recently. Its refurbished but doesnt seem to work on my Cannon 3 in 1 ? The previous ones i have been using are the "Fine" ones but the one i got is not "Fine". So would i need to get a "Fine" one then ?

[Buenchico]

The are dozens of different black ink cartridges for Canon printers. Without the model number it's hard to understand exactly what you're referring to.

[ClinkatyClank]

Sorry !

The cartridges i have been using previously are 40 Black PG-40 for my printer Cannon MP220.

[Buenchico]

As far as I can tell from reading the information on Canon's website (and by checking the sites of reliable re-manufactured cartridges, such as the excellent Inkcycle.co.uk) all PG-37 and PG-40 cartridges incorporate Canon's 'Fine' technology/ (i.e. there's no such thing as a 'non-Fine' PG-40 cartridge, even if the 'Fine' logo isn't on the label).

If your printer is refusing to recognise that there's a cartridge in it, try removing it and putting it in again.

If the cartridge is recognised but not printing, try running the 'deep clean' process, within the printer utilities, several times. (I've had cartridges which have appeared to be duff until I've gone through the deep-cleaning process 7 or 8 times).

Otherwise, give up a and try a different cartridge.

Chris

[DrFilth]

i use to use the 40 and 41 cartridges and for what i remember people who used replacement ones had lots of trouble

taken from the web

>> the printers that use these cartridges write to an embedded chip in the circuit of the cartridge with the information that the cartridge is spent. this is canons method of scaring off end users from using refills. unfortunately there is no software available yet to reset these cartridges. to this end, you lose any ink level information until new genuine canon cartridges are fitted. this is skulduggery and dirty tricks by not just canon, but most printer manufacturers including HP. <<


best to do what chris has suggested take it out and then put it back in

[Wak]

I understand that HP printers remember the details of the last two cartridges used so you would need three black and three colour refillable cartridges to really fool it.
The following site suggests ways to counteract this but I haven't used it myself.
http://www.inktec-uk.co.uk/57_58_reset.htm

I refill my HP cartridges and just use them again. The only thing you have to put up with is the printer reminding you that they are running out but if you fill your own you will already know when they are getting low and refill before it shows in the printing.

Over the last 12 months the refill ink cost approx 70 pence whereas the new replacement cartridges would have cost £140 - £150.

30 minutes to refill both cartridges and no mess. Well worth the bit of effort.