Installing a Kodak Ink Cartridge
Read about for ‘Installing a kodak ink cartridges’. If you have problem with installing ink cartridges for your kodak printers then follow the steps outlined here, it has some really good tricks and suggestions to troubleshoot the problem.
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My Kodak Ink Cartridges are not being Detected by My Printer
If you have a problem with your remanufactured or compatible Kodak ink cartridges being detected by your printer, then follow the simple steps outlined below.
Carefully remove the carbon strip. Once the carbon strip has been removed from the cartridge please insert the cartridge into the printer. Please make sure that you NEVER touch the chip on the ink cartridges with your bare hands as this may damage the cartridge.
Cleaning blocked heads on my Kodak printer.
From time to time the heads on your printer may become clogged and you will have to perform a head cleaning cycle. If the cartridges have not been used for a while it’s possible that they might develop a clog. Strangely enough, the ink cartridges cannot develop a blockage with the ink alone but if they pick up some paper dust then it’s possible that the two combined will cause hardening of the ink.
Begin by going to the printing preferences in the Kodak printer programme and select Maintenance. Follow these instructions to access your head cleaning cycle:
- Start > (Control Panel)
- Printer > then right click on the Kodak icon
- Printing Preferences
- Maintenance
- Nozzle check
(This is important as it will print out a sheet that will show if the cartridges are printing correctly. You can compare the printed sheet to the on-screen image of correctly performing ink cartridges). - Head Cleaning
- Test print
You will need to repeat the nozzle check each time you perform a head cleaning cycle to ensure that the printer cleans the head thoroughly. The printer will know when you are repeated cleaning it and gradually force more ink through the nozzle in an attempt to clear the blockage. You may use up more ink than usual performing the head cleaning operation and it may result in you replacing some of your empty cartridges. It is advisable to perform ahead cleaning cycle after each ink cartridge replacement, this will be in the printer handbook under maintenance.
For people who own the older version of the Kodak ESP printers it is recommended that you don’t download the firmware updates offered by Kodak if you are using compatible ink as this may affect the cartridge recognition. Lately the firmware downloads offered by HP, Epson and Kodak have been known to have a detrimental effect on remanufactured and compatible ink cartridges.
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Kodak Stop Making Printers and Focus on Selling Ink
In late September Kodak announced that it is to stop making and selling inkjet cartridge printers. Kodak will focus instead on selling the ink cartridges for their printer range. According to their statement however, they will continue to sell the inkjet printers they have already manufactured but their sales will slowly cease in 2013. It seems a dwindling share of the toner and ink market, of which Lexmark are also suffering, are to blame for this.
Kodak have said however that they will still offer full support for their customers who have bought their printers in the past and that the supply of toner ink for these machines will continue for years to come.
Kodak was originally founded in 1889 and is probably best know for its photographic products such as negative film. They of course brought out the first digital camera but struggled as photographic film sales slowed up with the onset of rival digital camera companies. In January 2012 a team of specialists helped Kodak file for bankruptcy protection and it was hoped that theirs sales in the inkjet cartridges printer market would help them stay afloat.
What does this means for the many Kodak printer customers who will be concerned about ink toner supplies? The short answer is that Kodak will continue to produce their ink cartridges for the established market, and of course, this means there will be a steady supply of compatible toner and ink available also.
What do you think? Are you worried about how that leaves you for ink cartridges in Ireland? Or are you just happy to see the back of them. Share your thoughts with your friends or other Kodak users or leave us a comment.
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