Restore your HP Deskjet F4480 printer with HP 60 ink cartridges

The printer will print a test sheet using it’s the proper system, so you won’t need to connect the printer back to the computer for this particular case.

Learn how to restore your HP Deskjet F4480 printer by following our quick three-step tutorial.

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This post is about restoring the HP Deskjet F4480 Printer when the system does not recognize the refilled ink cartridge.

The On/Off button and the Ink cartridge indicator will blink for a while until the error is eliminated, you just have to follow the steps below and be patient, you will get your printer back.

You may also want to read the post about how to align the HP 60 ink cartridges inside the printer.

Restoring process for the HP Deskjet F44480 printer

Step 1:

Turn on the printer and wait until it finishes cleaning the ink cartridges and setting them in place. The LED indicator will still continue to blink.

Step 2:

Press the On/Off down and without letting it go, press the Cancel button, which can be found a little bit down from the first one: a red button with a cross drawn on it.

You must keep it for about 30 seconds at least since we’re restoring the printer back to its original factory settings.

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Note: The printer will print a test sheet using it’s the proper system, so you won’t need to connect the printer back to the computer for this particular case.

Step 3:

Now we can print a document directly from our computer; keep in mind the former buttons will still blink. However, the ink cartridge indicator will stop doing it, and they will print perfectly.

In case none of these procedures work out as you expected them to, you can take a look at our post created to restore HP 60 Black and Tricolor ink cartridges using duct tape.

Please keep in mind this post is based on our own experience at our printer workshop. If you happen to have another solution for this problem, please comment below.