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‎08-25-2016 06:47 AM

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Product: HP Deskjet 3630

My printer automatically starts a printer alignment procedure whenever I replace a new cartridge, This waste ALOT of ink, How do i stop this absolutely stupid feature??  Somebody please help.  It looks like it is a scam to make people waste their inks so that they keep buying more ink cartridge.  I used to use Canon printer before and did not have this issue.  Wish I had stuck with Canon printer as I had the option for printer alignment.

 

Somebody please help me and let me know how to remove this highly scammed feature of automatic alignment.

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‎08-26-2016 04:30 AM

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No you do not have a choice.

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‎08-25-2016 08:26 AM - edited ‎08-26-2016 09:04 AM

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As soon as you perform a successful alignment the message will go away. The alignmnet only uses 0.03% of ink. Nothing really.
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‎08-25-2016 10:15 PM

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maybe I did not make myself clear.  I DO NOT want to be forced to perform the alignment test.  I want to have the OPTION to allow me to do the alignment test only if I CHOOSE to. 

 

My question is - do I have a choice?  Or is the printer desgined such that I MUST do the alignment test everytime I change the cartridge?

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‎08-26-2016 04:30 AM

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No you do not have a choice.
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‎08-29-2016 08:05 PM

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Printing should be made easy, efficient and fast.......adding this "No choice" feature is highly annoying and unacceptable. No wonder HP is making a loss.... I will definitely switch back to Canon.

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‎10-08-2019 10:57 AM

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I agree this is a completely stupid feature (so called) for the hp printers !

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