The HP 74 black ink cartridges are known for their high page yield and solid performance. They can’t be damaged easily and can print up to 200 pages, even after been refilled. If you refill them with pigmented ink, you could get even more pages out of it, since this is the kind of ink this cartridge was manufactured with. If you wish to learn more about ink types, please visit the following post.
If you choose to use this cartridge extensively, we recommend you set it in saving mode and have it print in quick drafts only. To learn how to do to this, please read the next post.
After you’ve finished with this cleaning procedure which, again, is not mandatory and can choose to do it or not, you may proceed with the refilling procedure. We recommend you clean the print heads after refilling your cartridges three times in a row.
Step #1:
First, put the cartridge somewhere you can easily clean an ink spill from. We don’t recommend you use any white materials, since you won’t be able to remove the ink from them. On the contrary, we suggest you use a black material or cloth, even a flat surface that you can clean ink from.
Step #2:
Now you may proceed to removing the label located on the top of the cartridge. We recommend you always remove the label before refilling it, because it allows the necessary amount of air into the cartridge.
The air helps the prints to reach maximum quality, and the cartridge to reach the performance it was made for. Remove this label carefully to avoid damaging it.
You may several orifices in the cartridge to help spread the ink inside it.
Step #3:
Add 17ml of ink as slowly as possible to the cartridge. We need you to do this slowly to help the ink spread inside the cartridge, and to soak up the sponge in it.
Step #4:
Once you’ve filled the cartridge with ink, all you’ll need to do is print a test sheet with it. We recommend you leave the cartridge inside the printer from now on.
Even if you’ve followed this entire procedure strictly, something could still go wrong. If this happens to you, please contact us by leaving a comment in the section below this post, and we will help you out immediately.
Like we said before, we always recommend you print a test sheets after refilling an ink cartridge. To learn how to do this, please visit the following post.
2. You should also clean the contacts on the printer in the same way.
3. If this doesn’t solve the problem., turn your printer off for 10 minutes and disconnect the power cord. You may plug the cable back in the printer and place the cartridge in it after this time has has passed.
4. If you still can’t reach a solution, then please contact us.
If you choose to use this cartridge extensively, we recommend you set it in saving mode and have it print in quick drafts only. To learn how to do to this, please read the next post.
This ink cartridge is compatible with the following printer models:
HP deskjet D4260; HP deskjet d4360; HP officejet j5780 all-in-one printer; HP officejet j5740 all-in-one printer; HP officejet j5750 all-in-one printer; HP officejet j6450 all-in-one printer; HP officejet J6480 all-in-one printer; HP photosmart c5250 all-in-one printer; HP photosmart c4210 all-in-one printer; HP photosmart c4250 all-in-one printer; HP photosmart c4240 all-in-one printer; HP photosmart c4280 all-in-one; HP photosmart c4385 all-in-one printer; HP photosmart c4345 all-in-one printer; HP photosmart c4450 all-in-one printer; HP photosmart C4440 all-in-one printer; HP photosmart c4435 all-in-one printer; HP photosmart c4480 all-in-one printer; HP photosmart c4599 all-in-one printer; HP photosmart c4580 all-in-one printer; HP photosmart c4550 all-in-one printer; HP photosmart c5240 all-in-one printer; HP photosmart c5280 all-in-one printer; HP photosmart c5360 printer; HP photosmart D5345 printer; HP photosmart c5580 all-in-one printer; HP photosmart c5540 all-in-one printer; and HP photosmart c5550 all-in-one printer. If this refill procedure doesn’t work for you, please contact us by posting a comment in the section below this post, and we will gladly help you out.Instructions to refill the HP 74 black ink cartridge:
Before we start, we recommend you clean the contacts on your printer. Even if this is necessary, ,it is not mandatory, since these cartridges have such good performance. However, if you haven’t used them for a while, there could be some dried ink on the print heads, which is never good. To learn how to clean them, please read the next post.After you’ve finished with this cleaning procedure which, again, is not mandatory and can choose to do it or not, you may proceed with the refilling procedure. We recommend you clean the print heads after refilling your cartridges three times in a row.
Step #1:
First, put the cartridge somewhere you can easily clean an ink spill from. We don’t recommend you use any white materials, since you won’t be able to remove the ink from them. On the contrary, we suggest you use a black material or cloth, even a flat surface that you can clean ink from.
Step #2:
Now you may proceed to removing the label located on the top of the cartridge. We recommend you always remove the label before refilling it, because it allows the necessary amount of air into the cartridge.
The air helps the prints to reach maximum quality, and the cartridge to reach the performance it was made for. Remove this label carefully to avoid damaging it.
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Step #3:
Add 17ml of ink as slowly as possible to the cartridge. We need you to do this slowly to help the ink spread inside the cartridge, and to soak up the sponge in it.
Step #4:
Once you’ve filled the cartridge with ink, all you’ll need to do is print a test sheet with it. We recommend you leave the cartridge inside the printer from now on.
Even if you’ve followed this entire procedure strictly, something could still go wrong. If this happens to you, please contact us by leaving a comment in the section below this post, and we will help you out immediately.
Like we said before, we always recommend you print a test sheets after refilling an ink cartridge. To learn how to do this, please visit the following post.
If your ink cartridge has any problems after being refilled, such as blinking, please try solving them with the following steps:
1. Remove the ink cartridge and clean the contacts on it with a wet napkin.2. You should also clean the contacts on the printer in the same way.
3. If this doesn’t solve the problem., turn your printer off for 10 minutes and disconnect the power cord. You may plug the cable back in the printer and place the cartridge in it after this time has has passed.
4. If you still can’t reach a solution, then please contact us.
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