PHOTOSMART C4580 'CARTRIDGES MISSING OR NOT DETECTED' HELP!!

[MLSperg]

how di i clear the missing cartridge code

[MLSperg]

how do i clear the missing cartridge code

[Henz]

So you think it's right that Brother might play the same games over the ink as HP does? If you reduced the prioce of HP inks to just 20% above generics likely no one would spurn HP cartridges but my generic costs £9 (black) and the HP £28

We aren't fools

[mcclave]

This worked for me for a long time. Something happened and I had to reinstall my software and nothing would work after that. I wasn't going to spend the money to get HP ink when I had some referbished cartrages I bought from Amazon.

So I ended up throwing the printer in the trash. I will never buy an HP Printer again!

[Dvortex]

Hello, @mcclave

I have escalated your concern to HP’s Support Team in your region to have it reviewed for available options, if any. 

You should be contacted within 4 business days (Excluding holidays & Weekends). 

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Please send a Private Message, if you aren’t contacted within 4-5 business days.

[scoostraw]

You can add me to the list.

HP C4580 printer.  Printing along fine for days on end.  Suddenly this morning in the middle of printing I too get the "Print cartridge(s) missing or not detected" error.  I did what everybody else has done - cleaned the contacts, did the reset routine.  Nothing worked.  The printer is now disabled.

Is there actually a FIX for this?  This is my first HP printer and I strongly suspect that it is going to be my last.

[mcclave]

My HP Printer hummed along for 10 years with no problems then this started. There was a fix that worked for a few years then wouldn't anymore.

I threw it out and bought a new one! I was cheaper than buying the HP ink that I was told I would have to buy to get it to work.

[scoostraw]

"Buying HP ink" cannot be the issue IMO.  This printer was printing fine and suddenly quit with this error.  This was with fresh (non-hp) cartridges.  It worked for days and days.  And then suddenly in-between 2 pages it failed.

I inspected everything and I see nothing wrong with regards to the contacts etc.

I'll wait and see if hp has any actual support for this or not before I toss this thing out as well.

[mcclave]

Watch this video and give it a try. This is what worked for me for a couple of years.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUEYKKe_dsY

[scoostraw]

I watched this exact video the other day - tried it and it did not work.

So I figured what the heck - I'll try it again.  It worked this time!!

For one page anyway... then back to the same error...