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Dave Holding Posted on Jun 16, 2009
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"Print Cartridge missing or Not Detected"

HELP!!!!!!!!!!!! Please!!
I see many people are having the same problem as I am. When I turn the printer on, the little screen on the printer says "Print cartridge missing or not detected". Both cartridges are inserted correctly. And are full. I have been through all the suggested remedies; cleaning the copper-coloured contacts; re-inserting the cartridges; taking the power cable off, and re-connecting the printer after 20 seconds. Still the same problem persists. If I buy a new cartridge to finally test the printer, then the previous cartridge is lost, since I am aware that the printer recognises by a code wach cartridge, and therefore the 350XL cartridge I have now, will need to be thrown away. So I am looking for a solution, before I have to throw away this cartridge.

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Kindly check the number of your cartridge and see if that cartridge is the one match to the cartridge required in your printer. What's the last thing u do before the error pop up?

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