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Re: HP 59 grey cartridge ink usage

2004-04-10 by Steve Bell

Thanks, thats better news. I'm only used to Epson printers, where once the red ink out 
light comes on the printer stops printing until you replace the cartridge.

Steve Bell

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Mark Hahn" 
<markhahn2000@y...> wrote:
> that is just a rough estimate of what you have in the carts.  I get 
> atleast 35% more prints from my 7660 after it says I'm empty.  Really 
> it serve no purpose other than to warn you that you should probably 
> buy a new cart... of course they stock them at Target so it's not 
> like you have to plan your purchases like you do with a 2200 in most 
> smaller cities (ie. mail order only).
> 
> mark
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Steve Bell" 
> <steve@l...> wrote:
> > I've just bought an HP 7660 to use with the 59 cartridge printing 
> B&W on the 
> > HP premium plus photo paper matt, and am concerned by what appears 
> to be 
> > high ink usage. After 4  A4 prints the ink is shown as 70% left. Is 
> this normal 
> > usage? I'm using under OSX 10.3.3 with the 2.3.7 driver. I've got 
> some night 
> > shots to print tomorrow, I hate to think how all that extra black 
> will eat into the 
> > remaining ink.
> > 
> > Steve Bell

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