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How To Reset Ink Levels Hp Photosmart C4480

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How to check ink levels

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How to Reset the Ink Levels on an HP Printer

Sometimes when you have refilled your ink cartridge, your printer still reports your ink levels as low. This can be an annoying occurrence, but there is a way around it. Below is a guide to getting your computerto acknowledge that there is a new ink cartridge.

Turn your printer on and take out the cartridges.
Take a piece of tape and cover contact #1 left hand side
Put the cartridge back into the printer. It will print out an alignment page.
Take the cartridge out and put tape over contact #2 right hand side.
Remove all the tape and put the cartridge back into the printer. The ink levels should

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Full User Guide - Page 6

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Full User Guide - Page 10

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Full User Guide - Page 53

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Full User Guide - Page 60

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Full User Guide - Page 68

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Full User Guide - Page 73

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Full User Guide - Page 74

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Full User Guide - Page 82

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Full User Guide - Page 88

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Full User Guide - Page 90

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Full User Guide - Page 105

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Full User Guide - Page 123

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Full User Guide - Page 147

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Full User Guide - Page 166

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Full User Guide - Page 174

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Full User Guide - Page 177

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Full User Guide - Page 241

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Full User Guide - Page 242

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Basics Guide - Page 11

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