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I have an error message on my HP Photosmart C5180 All-in-One printer stating: Ink system has failed. Unable to print. Refer to printer documentation. Error: 0xc18a0201

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Hi!
Ink System Failed is displayed becuase the printer head can not communicate with the main board of the printer and this can happen due to print head failure there is nothing you can do except repairing the printer.

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Hello,

Actually the "ink system failure" error is caused by air in the ink feed tubes. This can happen if you allow the ink cartridge to fully run out or you use poorly filled ink cartridges. To clear the error you will need to perform a purge routine. This takes about 10 minutes to complete. We have a step by step walk thru to do this posted on our web site at: http://www.ccl-la.com/blog/index.php/category/printer-repair/hp-printer-repair/ This should get you back going in no time.

I hope this helps, if so please rate our solution.

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SOURCE: Ink System Failure on HP Photosmart c5180

Ink system failures is a very serious problem on HP printer systems. If you have this problem you should be ready to replace your printer. However there are still troubleshooting steps that you can do to try to resolve this problem. try this Ink System Failure Trouble shooting guide.

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SOURCE: on HP Photosmart C5180 Error Message 0xc18a0201

call hp total care 1800 4746836
u knw i cn tell u the steps but if u do even 1 of the steps wrong ,ur printer wont work anymre so contact them
...hp technicians will be able to take care of u
thanhks

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