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‎11-23-2019 11:36 AM

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Product: OfficeJet Pro 6978
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (32-bit)

Not sure which Windows 10 I use.

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‎11-23-2019 11:43 AM

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Nope, because your printer stop working and will not work if any of the ink cartridges is missing or empty.

Also removing ink cartridges and turning the printer OFF without ink cartridges is bad for printers printhead.




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‎11-23-2019 12:42 PM

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If turning off the printer without cartridges installed is bad, then why does @Sandytechy20 say to do that in this post

https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Inkjet-Printing/Why-my-copies-completely-black/m-p/7269554#M824818 

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‎11-23-2019 12:56 PM

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In that post is a different printer model. In that post printer model mentioned has printhead integrated within ink cartridge.

 

In this post, on this printer model ink cartridges are separated from the printhead and removing ink cartridges leaves printhead open and exposed to air that's not good because it can make printhead fail.




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‎11-23-2019 01:06 PM

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Thanks for that info.

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