Like most other ink brands, HP's ink cartridges can be expensive. Due to this reason, you may prefer third-party ink-refilling kits to refill your ink cartridges. One of the problems with ink refills is that your printer may not recognize the added ink. As a result, you may see low ink-level warnings on your printer. You can reset these levels by applying tape to the contact points of your cartridge.
Step 1
Open the printer cover to remove the ink cartridge from the printer.
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Step 2
Apply a piece of tape to your HP ink cartridge to cover the four lateral contacts at the very left corner starting from the top.
Step 3
Insert the ink cartridge back into its place. Ignore the error message. Let the printer print an alignment page.
Step 4
Remove the ink cartridge from the printer. Remove the tape.
Step 5
Apply the piece of tape to cover the four lateral contacts at the very right corner starting from the top.
Step 6
Insert the ink cartridge back into its place. Ignore the error message. Let the printer print an alignment page.
Step 7
Remove the ink cartridge for the final time. Remove the tape.
Step 8
Insert the ink cartridge back into to your printer. Let the printer print off an alignment page. You should find your ink levels reset.