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    Z3100 refuses to replace printhead

    Best option if you can .
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    Z3100 refuses to replace printhead

    The part of the tube you have the picture is the place where waste Ink in passes. It's only waste Ink the comes out there. If you have Drawn ink from all and sure of ink in all printheads, make sure they are all well seated, with that I think you are good to go if the printer accept them.
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    Z3100 refuses to replace printhead

    Just got out of same issue with my z3200. For some colors that are not showing up now, if you are lucky and they are not fried you can get them recovered by refilling them. There are utube videos on YouTube. Watch the videos keenly and follow instructions. You can do it. I've done it severally.
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    Z3100 refuses to replace printhead

    Just got out of same issue with my z3200. For some colors that are not showing up now, if you are lucky and they are not fried you can get them recovered by refilling them. There are utube videos on YouTube. Watch the videos keenly and follow instructions. You can do it. I've done it severally.
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    Z3100 refuses to replace printhead

    Ok. At least your printer is set for printing. You will need a priming tool to move forward. A priming tool is just a needle and stringe You try and remove the sharp part of the needle. Use this to suck ink from the ink tube from where the printhead stays this will remove air from the tube. The...
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    z3100 cannot load paper

    Look for the blue line on the printer and make sure your paper is loaded aligned with the blue line.
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    Z3100 refuses to replace printhead

    Please you suck out Air with the ink cartridge installed.
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    Z3100 refuses to replace printhead

    You will need a priming tool to get air out of the ink tube of the particular color. A priming tool is a syringe and needle, a blunt needle of course. You can cut a sharp tip needle and try to maintain the hole so you can suck out Air with it.
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    Z3100 refuses to replace printhead

    You can get to the printhead this way. Start the printer and watch for the carriage to start moving, immediately it starts moving from the locked position, switch printer off from the back switch or the main supply.
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    Pandoras Box or a Treasure?

    OEM inks are the best, most especially when providing printing services. To get the ultimate for your customers using OEM photo papers along is the best as the inks are profiled with the papers.
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    Pandoras Box or a Treasure?

    If you are able to get your printer back to life that's a very big congratulations to you. As per quality, it is a general believe that third party inks can not meet the quality of OEM inks but I think we go for third party inks mainly because of the cost. As for ICC profile, if you have az3100...
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    Pandoras Box or a Treasure?

    If you are buying from AliExpress you buy directly from their site or OCBESTJET, they almost the same.
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    Pandoras Box or a Treasure?

    That would be a new development, if you have the old system and it's working I won't bother myself on another set giving the cost. You could find the new cartridges and let's know how it goes. Anything is possible, technology is evolving.
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    Z3100 motherboard

    Why is your technician wanting to change those two at once? One is the power supply pack and the other is the main mother board. To be able to detect problem with the mother board, the printer would have to show at least a measure of current at least blinking green light on the panel. Let your...
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    Pandoras Box or a Treasure?

    Of course there is a cartridge reset chip that you need to get. It costs about 45 USD on AliExpress and shipping cost carries from country to country. You can also get the refill cartridges on the same website. There is a YouTube video on it on the web and also a PDF file on the installation of...
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    Pandoras Box or a Treasure?

    You have one of the best printers HP has made. That printer is only second to the z3200. If you have a little bit of technical skills and confidence, that printer will work. If you access to China from where you are, precisely AliExpress then you are good to go. You can get refillable cartridges...
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    Officejet 7612. Looking at getting this printer. i understand it has all pigment ink.My concern...

    Officejet 7612. Looking at getting this printer. i understand it has all pigment ink.My concern is, can i get good quality photo prints from this printer. nas any one any experience of the quality of photos. Thanks.
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    Laminating dye base prints.

    A very long break for me indeed. Thanks ink stained fingers for the recommendations. done the reviews and the p400 carries the day. I live in Nigeria, so the next issue is how to get one down. working on it right away. Thanks.
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