How to reset HP 27 black ink cartridges

This post will teach you how to restore your HP 27 black ink cartridges back to their original factory settings in ten simple steps.

Refilling the HP 27 Black ink cartridge many times will cause the printer to not recognize the cartridge. The printer will send you an error message stating the ink cartridge ran out of ink, or the ink cartridge is not working anymore and you will need to replace this cartridge to continue printing. This error is related to the page counter program installed in the printer.

Fortunately, we are very familiar with this situation and we will give the instructions to follow to eliminate this error without having to replace the refill ink cartridge with a new one. This is a very common error, it appears when you have refilled the same ink cartridge numerous times, to remove this error you will need to restore the ink cartridge to the manufacturer settings.

The following procedure will teach you how to restore the ink cartridge just by using the duct tape: We have already completed this procedure for the HP 60 black ink cartridge How to reset HP 60 cartridge.

Steps to follow to refill the HP 27 Black ink cartridge:

Step #1:
Remove the HP 27 black ink cartridge if it still inside the printer.

Step #2:
Place a small piece of duct tape on the top upper-left contact of your ink cartridge just as shown on the picture below.

first connector to reset

Step #3:
Place the ink cartridge back in the printer with the duct tape still on the contacts.

 putting the ink cartridge

Step #4:

The printer will print an alignment sheet as soon as you set the ink cartridge back inside it. This sheet will show you that everything is working well.

Step #5:

Remove the ink cartridge from your printer as soon as the alignment sheet comes out of it.

Step #6
Put more duct tape on the other set of contacts on your ink cartridge, just as shown in the picture below.

the second connector

Step #7:

Place the ink cartridge back in the printer with both sides covered in duct tape.

Step #8:

The printer will now make another alignment sheet.

Step #9:

After the second alignment sheet is done, please remove the ink cartridge from the printer one more time.

Step #10:

Finally, remove all the pieces of duct tape from the HP 27 black ink cartridges. Please make sure there is no glue left on them because this can cause future printing issues.

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