sometimes in order for your printer to recognize the refilled cartridge, you may need to reset the printer and/or select the option that says new cartridge. This will make sure the printer knows the cartridge is full of ink and ready to print.

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If your newly refilled cartridge is not going to be used immediately, place it right side up and store it at room temperature,never leave your cartridge exposed to heat or direct sunlight.

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Avoid touching or scratching the cartridge circuitry (usually located on back or side), as this may damage the cartridge's performance.

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From time to time, run the printer's head-cleaner program to keep the cartridge nozzles clean and moist.

How can you tell if your tri color cartridge is flowing correctly?

A simple blot test can be done, that is, remove the tri-color cartridge from your printer ,such as an hp 22 or canon cl-31 and blotting it on a piece of paper towel, if the ink is flowing properly you should see three distinct colors, magenta ,cyan ,yellow, if your are only getting two or one of these colors your cartridge will not work properly. It then might be necessary use a simple solution, that is placing the cartridge in hot water, the water should just be covering the bottom of the cartridge, that area where the ink comes out. If your problem persist the cartridge would need to be prime,that is pulling the ink to the print head.