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Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2008 23:49:28 -0500
From: Jesse Hogan <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: HP 9100 Photosmart Printer Wastes Ink
They dry really quickly when not used
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On Nov 5, 2008, at 4:01 PM, Russell Drop <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I have a Hp C5180 Photosmart printer and have noticed the same
> problem. When I first bought it the yellow ink cartridge went pretty
> fast and I called HP up and they said it must have come with a
> starter cartridge. Well to make a long story short I insisted on a
> new cartridge. I started making out a log of the usage and when I
> have to replace a cartridge. Well it seems real suspicious ,like
> Dean Kurkal said, that one uses the "black " ink option and it
> keeps using colored inks up. I think I have proof now (with the
> log). Just wanted everyone to know Dean is not the only one who has
> problems with HP Photosmart printers. Maybe others can e-mail if
> they also have a problem, this way we can document this with HP.
>
>
> Russell
>
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Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2008 10:06:09 -0500
From: Richard Glazier <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: HP 9100 Photosmart Printer Wastes Ink
My wife was buying too many Inkjet carts from lack of use.*
I managed to steal her B+W Laser printer to FORCE her to
use the InkJet more (as in always.)
It is a pretty old HP 820Cse, and seems to know the difference
between printing from the one color cart, and the black one.
*Our house tends to be dry.
Our family Lawyer has the same exact printer in his basement,
goes away for months at a time, and never has the carts dry out.
Rick Glazier
From: "Jesse Hogan"
> They dry really quickly when not used
Russell Drop
>> I have a Hp C5180 Photosmart printer
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Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2008 12:18:35 -0600
From: Dean Kukral <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: HP 9100 Photosmart Printer Wastes Ink
Thanks, Rick and Jesse!
So, I gather that you both are suggesting that we print a test page every
week or so, just to keep the cartridges plugged with ink
somehow?
I'll give that a try.
[ I am a bit skeptical, but I'll yield to your experience. :) :) ]
Dean
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From: "Richard Glazier" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 9:06 AM
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] HP 9100 Photosmart Printer Wastes Ink
My wife was buying too many Inkjet carts from lack of use.*
I managed to steal her B+W Laser printer to FORCE her to
use the InkJet more (as in always.)
It is a pretty old HP 820Cse, and seems to know the difference
between printing from the one color cart, and the black one.
*Our house tends to be dry.
Our family Lawyer has the same exact printer in his basement,
goes away for months at a time, and never has the carts dry out.
Rick Glazier
From: "Jesse Hogan"
> They dry really quickly when not used
Russell Drop
>> I have a Hp C5180 Photosmart printer
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Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2008 21:45:58 -0600
From: Dean Kukral <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: HP 9100 Photosmart Printer Wastes Ink
One of the reasons that I purchased my HP 9100 printer at $400 was that it
used separate ink cartridges, so I thought that I might
save money over the long run. It has five colors plus black, six separate
cartridges in all.
As it turns out, I use it very little for color printing on a day-to-day
basis (only after a vacation), so that my only use is to
copy the newspaper crossword puzzle. I always press "black and white" to
make the copy, not "color." However, over a reasonably
short time, the color ink cartridges go empty! They are quite expensive to
replace for the measly amount of ink that is in them and
considering that I do not copy in color. Sure, I can afford it, but it is
an irritation.
Does anyone know why this printer uses color ink even though I tell it to
make a black and white copy? Is there a way to fix this?
TIA,
Dean Kukral
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Although I don't have the same printer as you Rick, I have used several HP
printers in the past (latest one being a DeskJet 5740) and one of the
startup routines the printer does is an "auto clean" of the heads.
Apparently if your printer has been off (I use a power saving mode) when it
starts up, it uses a bit of ink from each tank to self clean the print
heads. I Googled the 'net to find something (and now I'm kicking myself for
not 'bookmarking' it) and at least one site explained the auto cleaning
issue - although it described a 9120. (similar?)
Also, I have only been able to find varying descriptions of what constitutes
"black ink printing". Some have descibed HP as using just the black ink
tank, others say it uses a compilation of all the inks (probably your case).
I'm guessing you have already tried adjusting print settings to use a
minimal amount of ink. Will the printer print "black only" if all of the
other ink tanks are physically out of the printer?
The only links I can find are these which direct you to different sites and
their reviews. sorry.
http://www.epinions.com/reviews/pr-Hewlett_Packard_Officejet_9110_Thermal_In
kjet_Printer
http://alatest.com/user-reviews/printer-reviews/hp-officejet-9120/pu3-347866
43,31/
FWIW.
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