[Retlaw]

Originally Posted by kestrelx

Jaysay I have tried several times to print a letter and the printer always says "you need a new color cartridge!" and then tells me there is some black ink still in black cartridge! That's the first printer I've ever had that does this - so your are right - cheating gits!

If you look on the back of a printer cartridge, there is a gold dooffer, that resembles a miniature sim card, thats where the problem lies, try gently cleaning it with a bit of paper tissue, same with the contacts it touches in the printer, a minute amount of verdigris will give a false reading.