HP F2200 printer/scanner/copier problem

ShauntheSheep

After about 18 months of use, I've started to have problems with my printer. It loses the connection with PC and everything has to be switched on and off again to enable it to print. It also keeps giving an error message saying that the ink cartridges are incompatible. The cartridges are OEM HP so absolutely not incompatible.

I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling the printer and checked online to see if there are any driver updates. Anybody got any other ideas?

dragon934

ShauntheSheep wrote: »

After about 18 months of use, I've started to have problems with my printer. It loses the connection with PC and everything has to be switched on and off again to enable it to print. It also keeps giving an error message saying that the ink cartridges are incompatible. The cartridges are OEM HP so absolutely not incompatible.

I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling the printer and checked online to see if there are any driver updates. Anybody got any other ideas?

Try checking for a firmware update as opposed to drivers

Redqueen

I have had similar issues with HP all-in-one printers before. Used to find it would say my cartridges were incompatible when infact they were just almost empty, not sure if that could be your issue there. Also it used to lock up and all I could do was unplug it from the power for a while then it would be fine. I think it may have been build up of static in the power supply, and eventually it died completely and I had to buy a new printer. The new printer was a more up-to-date model of the old one and so far I have only had the power related problem once, so maybe it's an general HP issue!

Lil306

Haven't looked it up, but on the offchance that model of printer isn't wireless is it ?

As for genuine cartridges, could be the electronics bits are a bit naff on the heads. I don't really focus on printers too much but if you look on fixyourownprinter website and search your model you will probably find a lot of results for the same issues.