All HP ink cartridges and ink tanks come fitted with IC chips these days. The cartridge chips store ink level information as well as expiration date of the cartridge and other data.
While there are no chip resetters available for any genuine HP cartridge, majority of Hewlett Packard printers and multi-functions can be successfully refilled - without resetting the chips.
HP cartridges can be split into 4 groups according to cartridge/chip type:
1 - All newish HP genuine cartridges (with print-head) can be refilled and work without resetting chips. All HP printers using 2 ink cartridges (black & colour) stop printing when either cartridge is considered empty, (even if it has been refilled). The printer displays "out of ink" error and will not print until the error is cleared. This is done by either fitting a new cartridge or disabling the ink monitor, by pressing "Stop", "OK" or "Resume" button on the printer (varies between models) for few seconds. The printer then resumes normal operation except the ink level is not displayed (for that cartridge) any more.
2 - HP individual cartridges that click into and move with the print-head (eg #564, #920) can be refilled without resetting the chips. Same information as above applies.
3 - HP individual cartridges that are stationary (don't move with print-head when printing) are the only HP cartridges/printers that will not work unless the chips are reset. This includes HP #02, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 82, 88, 940 etc cartridges. With these printers it is generally not possible to disable the ink monitoring so some other way of dealing with the ink chips is required. As mentioned earlier, there are no chip resetters for genuine hp cartridges. The only alternative available is "refill friendly" cartridges. These are fitted with ARC (auto-reset) chips or MRC (manual-reset) chips to overcome the ink monitor issue and are very easy to refill as well. Most refillable cartridges are available in ARC version only on this website. If you prefer manual-reset and a chip re-setter - or more info, contact us.
HP chip re-setter for refillable (MRC) cartridges
4 - Older HP cartridges don't use ink level chips to prevent refilling (some do). Instead each cartridge has ID number and the printer keeps several ID's in memory (usually 3). When a refilled cartridge is fitted, the printer "knows" about it. Some models do let you print with "empty" cartridges, others don't. It is quite easy to reset the printer memory, if you want, but you will need 3 black cartridges (to reset the black) or 3 colour cartridges (to reset the colour). They can be full or empty, it doesn't matter as long as the electronic circuits are ok. All you have to do is install the first one in the printer, let the printer recognise it...then install the second...then the third. And by the time you get to the "refilled" cartridge, the printer will see it as a NEW full one...
Scroll down to buy a HP chip resetter - for refillable (MRC) cartridges only. Please contact us if you need more information about HP chips and chip resetters.
Ink level resetter HP#14
Ink level resetter for HP #14 cartridges C5011 (black) and C5010 (colour). Only resets refill friendly InkBank cartridges/chips - not HP original.
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Ink level re-setter for HP#10, 11, 13, 18, 82, 88
Ink level resetter for HP #10, 13, 18, 82, 88 etc refill friendly MRC cartridges - black & colour. Only resets refill friendly InkBank cartridges/chips - not HP original.
