My HP Photosmart C6180 All-In-One printer wont let me print using the just the black ink. I have the other colors in the printer but they are expired. I need to print some sheet music and it wont let me. How can I print using just the black ink?

SOURCE: I have a HP Photosmart C6180 All-in-One printer.

A. - Press and hold the ?*? key. B. - Press the ?#? key and release both keys. Display should say ?Enter Special Key Combo? C. - Press and release in sequence the ?1?, ?2? and ?3? buttons. Display should say ?Support? and display the FW rev 1. Press and release the right arrow button until the display says ?System Configuration Menu?. (on C8100 use Touch Screen) 2. Press and release the ?OK? button. 3. Display should say ?Hardware failure status?. If not there already, Arrow Key over to ?Hardware failure status?, 4. Press and release the ?OK? button. 5. Display should say ?Hardware failure status: Clear. Press OK to clear?. 6. Press and release the ?OK? Button. Message changes to ?Hardware failure status Cleared. Press Cancel to continue?. 7. Press and release the ?CANCEL? button as many times as necessary, so that, either the ?Welcome to Photosmart Express? screen appears, or, the ?Ink System Failure? screen appears. PLEASE DO NOT TRY TO PRINT AT THIS STAGE. 8. Using the Power Button, turn the unit OFF and unplug the power cable from back of the printer and wall outlet. 9. Wait 30 seconds for the power to get discharged and then plug the power cable into the wall outlet first and then into the back of the printer 10. Turn the unit on. The printer may display message ?USE POWER BUTTON TO SHUTDOWN THE PRINTER? followed by ?PRESS OK TO CONTINUE?. Press OK.

SOURCE: Keeps stating ink expired

i guess your printer has reach the printing warranty.. try to search in the web on how to reset your printer, ^^

JDTec

• 4338 Answers
• Posted on Jun 12, 2009

SOURCE: my photosmart hp C6180 keeps saying printer

C6180 reset:

Perform a semi-full reset to set all user menu settings, telephony parameter settings, country/region and language UI, fax memory settings, fax journal information, speed dial and broadcast lists, personal header information, and junk fax settings to the default settings. Performing a semi-full reset of the All-in-One

1. Use the On button to turn on the product.
2. Remove the power cord from the product.
3. Press and hold the # and 6 buttons.
4. While holding the buttons down, connect the power cord to the product.
5. Continue to hold the buttons down until the color graphics display becomes blank, then release the buttons.
6. Use the On button to turn on the product. The reset information appears on the color graphics display.

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SOURCE: HP Photosmart C7280 color ink running out despite not using it?

1. Unplug power cable while the printer is ON.
2. Press and hold the '#' and '3' buttons, and plug the cable back into the printer.
3. Continue holding the buttons down for 20 seconds, and then release it.

SOURCE: printer keep restarting. c6180 hp photosmart

Apparently some defective components were used in the construction of the logic board (see photo). On my C6180 there were 3 failed capacitors (the green cylinders - the puffed top indicates failure) and a 4th from the same manufacturer (TEAPO - many unfavorable web references to this manufacturer). I purchased 3x 330uF 16V and 1x 680uF 10v rated to 105 degrees Celsius (total about 60cents). On the logic board, the capacitors I replaced are labeled C613, C614, C660 and C662. If you are not comfortable replacing the parts yourself (or don't have a soldering tool), you will have to find someone who will. The time to repair should be less than 30 min - I did it in 25 min with only a solder pen. This also fixed the ink system failures the printer was having. A similar fix may apply to other printers produced by HP around this time.