Help to do a regional reset to my desk jet 2600 series printer

[Pedro118]

Hi. I brought this printer in South Africa and I am now in Canada but the printer cartridges have a different number here and are not recognized by my printer. I saw on the support pages that a regional reset would solve the problem but would need to be contacted by someone in the support. thanks a lot. Pedro 

[Raj_05]

Hi @Pedro118, 

Welcome to HP Support Community.  

Thank you for posting your query, I will be glad to help you.

I will be more than happy to help you out here.

To perform a printer region reset you need to meet the following conditions:

1. The printer should be connected using a printer USB cable to the computer.
2. You need to have the printer full feature software installed on your computer.
3. You need to have all the cartridges either from the region/country from where the printer was purchased originally or the new region/country to which you want to reset it to.
4. Make sure HP Smart App is installed too.

Do keep me posted.

Take care and have a good day.

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Alden4
HP Support

[Pedro118]

Dear Alden4,

Thank you for coming back to me. I need to find USB cable and will get back to you as soon as possible.

Best,

Pedro 

[Sneha_01]

Hi @Pedro118 

Welcome to HP Support Community.

Thank you for posting your query, I will be glad to help you.

I can surely help you with the regional reset. If the above criteria are met.  I request you to please continue with the steps below.

Please follow the steps below.

1.) Connect the printer via USB (usually you need it in case your internet connection is not strong or may have downtime while performing it. You can skip it and perform the process under wifi as well)

2.) Launch HP Smart and click the product ink levels to open the Supported Cartridges window.

3.) Clicking ink levels in HP Smart

Hold down the CTRL and SHIFT keys (Cmd + Space in MAC) and then right-click on the empty area to the right of the ink levels.

4.) Clicking to the right of the ink levels

The Set New Regions window opens.

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I hope this helps.

Take care and have a good day.

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Rachel571 

HP Support

[Pedro118]

Dear Rachel,

I am on a Mac and I have the HP Smart app installed and dI also connected an USB cable although I believe it is still connected through WI-FI (original method), However, When I click the estimated supply levels on the dashboard of the HP Smart app it takes me to a page on Instant Ink so I can't really see the Ink levels page (same if I press Supported Supplies). This means I never reach the Set New Regions window. Any ideas? thanks a lot.

[Sneha_01]

Hi @Pedro118 ,

We are sorry that the issue is not resolved when the above troubleshooting steps were performed.

Unfortunately, there are no further actions we can take through this channel. I recommend reaching out to our phone support for further assistance.

1. Click on this link -  https://support.hp.com/us-en

2. Select the country.

3. Enter the serial number of your device.

4. Select the country from the drop-down.

5. Click on "Show Options".

6. Fill out the web form. A case number and phone number will now populate for you.

Please feel free to contact us here anytime you need any further assistance.

Have a great day!

Rachel571 

HP Support