Every stationer knows that ink is expensive- in fact the cost of replacing toners and drums can be DOUBLE what you paid for the machine itself, and then, you're replacing them in a used machine. Often times, with certain lasers, it can make more sense to replace machine rather than replace toners and drums.
The other day I twittered something about a printer ink conspiracy and was surprised by the number of comments I got. I'm not the only one who thinks so and apparently we've all discovered ways to "cheat" our machines and get what we've paid for. I twittered that I'd gotten a ridiculous number of pages off my "empty" toners (in my HP 2025). In fact, I've gotten more than 250 8.5 x 11, double-sided cardstocks out of it. And I know there's been waaay more than that, because the color toners have been "empty" for a while. So why is this happening and how did I do it?
As it turns out his machine has a supplies override somewhere in the settings, here, in fact:
1. On the control-panel menu, press OK.
2. Use the Left arrow ( ) or the Right arrow ( ) button to select System setup, and then press
OK.
3. Use the Left arrow ( ) or the Right arrow ( ) button to select Print quality, and then press OK.
4. Use the Left arrow ( ) or the Right arrow ( ) button to select Replace supplies, and then press
OK.
5. Select Override out to enable the feature. Select Stop at out to disable it.
(from fixya.com- which is a great source for printer malfunctions).
This all being said- it may not be safe to do with all printers- it can damage the print heads (because they'd be getting hot and not having any liquid in them- though from what I can see this primarily applies to ink jets). In the spirit of sharing (and helping us all save some money)- have you found your printer's override? Share it below!
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