Keep the black and white laser and pay for the odd photo print from Google/tesco/other online service. You’ll have better prints, and will save your sanity.
If you really need a scanner/copier, buy a new multifunction laser. Inkjet printers are a scam. Sent from my iPhone On Tue, 15 Oct 2024 at 16:49, CA Wills <ci...@cewland.uk> wrote: > Update of printing problem > > Took out the cartridges, checked contacts were clean - OK. > > Removed print head as per docs and 'washed' as described in manual. > Cleaned all contact areas on machine, did print head clean after > reassembly and printed at least 4 copies double sided to replenish inks > washed out. > > All to no effect!!! Black printed washed out 'blueish' and colours not > as good as before: so no improvement. Shame as it's been a good printer. > > Don't need fax or document feeder so looking for simple good colour > inkjet print, copy & scan machine. Colour printing is occasional use > for photo's. (Main printer is the Brother Laser does our B&W printing; > no scanning though). > > Quite happy to get refills as and when required so don't need auto > supply and would prefer separate cartridges for each colour. Must work > with Linux and be Wireless or Ethernet connection to the router > (network), under £110. > > Looking on the internet the HP printers all seem to come with auto > supply inks, Epson with fax and not sure with Canon as previous Canon > had connection problems (that was years ago!!) > > Any recommendations / suggestions please? > > > On 14/10/2024 09:46, CA Wills wrote: > > Hi Ralph > > > > Thanks for the reply. That confirms what I had found but did not > > realise that they removed mauals so agree what you say. > > > > Did find other manuals and I have the original documents that came > > with the printer but as you say nothing refers to either of the 2 > > questions. > > > > Looks as if I'll have to find a new colour printer. Not long ago I > > bought a Brother Laser B&W as that does the main network prints. > > Perhaps I should have got a colour laser (? :-)) but that was going > > over the top at the time. > > > > Found the HP printers usually worked fine with Linux but their systems > > have changed with inkjet printers. > > > > > > On 14/10/2024 07:36, Ralph Corderoy wrote: > >> Hi Clive, > >> > >>> Printer is a HP Photosmart 309g colour print, copy, scan; Ethernet > >>> connected to router. > >> ... > >>> 2, Same printer: tried to find how to change display screen > >>> background from dark to light but can't find anything on internet. > >>> I know it's possible as I changed it many years ago (can't find the > >>> notes on how to do it). > >> ... > >>> Printer not supported by HP now. > >> I went looking for the manual and HP say: > >> > >> ‘Retired product > >> ... > >> ‘Once a product is retired, the official HP support content > >> (troubleshooting articles, user guides, how-to videos, etc.) for > >> that > >> product is removed from the HP web site.’ > >> > >> That seems a stupid policy to me, one which only harms the customer who > >> has handed over money in the past. It knocks them off my list of > >> manufacturers to buy. > >> > >> I did find the right manual, probably, at > >> > https://manualmachine.com/download.php?id=7352056&download-status=process0001 > >> > >> but it doesn't contain much of use. > >> > -- > Next meeting: Online, Jitsi, Tuesday, 2024-10-01 20:00 > Check to whom you are replying > Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... https://dorset.lug.org.uk > New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk > -- Next meeting: Online, Jitsi, Tuesday, 2024-10-01 20:00 Check to whom you are replying Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... https://dorset.lug.org.uk New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk
