Discontinued Original HP LaserJet toner cartridges

Effective May 1, 2012, HP discontinued the following toner cartridges:
	•	C4191A (Black)
	•	C4192A (Cyan)
	•	C4193A (Magenta)
	•	C4194A (Yellow)
	•	C4195A (Drum kit)
Affected printer models:
•  HP Color LaserJet 4500/4550 Series Discontinued Original HP LaserJet toner cartridges Effective March 1, 2012: •  C4195A (color drum kit) - HP Color LaserJet 4500/4550 Series Effective January 1, 2012: •  92274A (Black) - HP LaserJet 4L/4ML, 4P/4MP •  C8061A (Black) - HP LaserJet 4100 Series, 4101mfp •  C4127A (Black) - HP LaserJet 4000/4050 Series Effective November 1, 2011: •  Q2624X (Black) - HP LaserJet 1150 Effective November 1, 2010: •  C4149A (Black) - HP Color LaserJet 8500 and 8550 Series •  C4150A (Cyan) - HP Color LaserJet 8500 and 8550 Series •  C4151A (Magenta) - HP Color LaserJet 8500 and 8550 Series •  C4152A (Yellow) - HP Color LaserJet 8500 and 8550 Series •  C4153A (drum kit) - HP Color LaserJet 8500 and 8550 Series •  CE256A (value pack) - HP Color LaserJet CP1215, CP1515 Series, and CM1312 mfp Effective November 1, 2009: •  C3909X  HP LaserJet 5si and 8000 series printers •  92298X  HP LaserJet 4, 4m, 4 Plus, 4m Plus, 5, 5m, 5n and 5se printers •  C4127D  HP LaserJet 4000 and 4050 series printers •  C9720AD  HP Color LaserJet 4600 and 4650 series printers Effective November 1, 2007: •  92275A  HP LaserJet IIIp, HP LaserJet IIp Plus, and HP LaserJet IIp series printers •  92291A  HP LaserJet IIIsi and HP LaserJet 4si series printers •  92295A  HP LaserJet IId, HP LaserJet III, HP LaserJet IIId, and HP LaserJet II series printers •  C3900A  HP LaserJet 4V and HP LaserJet 4MV Need a new printer? These print cartridges are used in HP LaserJet printers that were introduced up to 17 years ago and have provided our customers with many years of reliable operation. However with the advances HP has made in print performance and cost reductions, now is the ideal time to upgrade to a new HP LaserJet printer and realize the benefits and savings of HP's new technologies. The new generation of HP LaserJet printers can bring you: •  Lower operating costs •  Faster print speeds •  Higher print resolutions •  Energy savings •  Convenient recycling Shop HP Printers » Consider upgrading to color HP Color LaserJets are more affordable than ever and are backed by over 20 years of innovation, enabling: •  Remarkable business printing & professional-quality color •  Faster printing without sacrificing quality •  Energy savings •  Convenient recycling

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HP Print Cartridge Anti-Counterfeit Info

What is a counterfeit HP cartridge?

Counterfeit HP cartridges look like HP cartridges. Counterfeit HP cartridges feel like HP cartridges. Counterfeit HP cartridges are illegally sold to unsuspecting customers as HP, when in fact they aren't HP cartridges at all. However, the sad truth is that even the best counterfeit HP print cartridges cheat you out of your money and provide you with performance that can't compare to that of genuine HP cartridges. The quality and performance of a genuine HP print cartridge simply can't be reproduced.

Counterfeit print cartridges, by definition, are predominantly refilled or remanufactured print cartridges packed in unauthorised or fake reproductions of HP packaging. By illegally using the HP trademark, counterfeit products mislead consumers into believing they are getting genuine HP.

Genuine vs. Counterfeit

Easy-to-discern differences between genuine and counterfeit print cartridges

Security seals

HP places a security seal on the packaging of many of its cartridges so that it's easy to distinguish between genuine HP versus fake. HP recommends you check that an HP security seal is on the packaging and also verify the seal performs as described on this website. Keep in mind that most counterfeit HP cartridges also contain a fake security seal on the packaging. Checking for a security seal is not enough. Make sure the security seal performs exactly as described to ensure that you are purchasing a genuine HP cartridge.

All HP toner cartridge models sold throughout the world contain a security seal on the packaging.

HP applies a security seal only to inkjet cartridges in select geographies. Most inkjet cartridges intended for sale in the United States and Canada do not have a security seal on the packaging. All HP cartridges intended for sale in Latin America countries contain an HP security seal on the packaging, with the exception of cartridges displaying the HP Designjet brand.

In addition, the newest HP security seals make verification simple by incorporating QR codes you can scan with a camera-enabled smartphone to instantly verify authenticity.

How to check HP security seals

Color switch seal

Turn the HP box from side to side.

The colors on the seal will change from light to dark.

When the background is dark, half of the lettering "ORIGINAL TONER" or "ORIGINAL INK" is light, and vice versa.

Moving image seal

Tilt HP box front to back to see "OK" and "(check mark)" move in opposite directions.

Tilt box right to left to see "OK" and "(check mark)" move in the same direction.

QR code seal

The Quick Response codes on the new HP security seals contain serial numbers to allow quick verification of product authenticity.

Here's how:

Download a QR code scanner app to your camera-enabled smartphone.

Scan the QR code on the security seal.

You'll receive instant verification from HP.

If your phone doesn't have a camera lens, you can validate HP security seals online by going to HP.com/go/ok and entering the serial number from the seal.

Price

HP doesn't offer heavily discounted genuine print cartridges, so suspiciously low prices may be an indication that the cartridges for sale are counterfeit. If the price seems too good to be true, the cartridge probably isn't genuine. HP recommends you only purchase HP cartridges from reputable and recognized retailers.

Packaging

All genuine HP print cartridges come packaged in a box bearing the HP name and logo. The packaging should be undamaged and previously unopened. HP doesn't sell individual cartridges without standard outer wrapping or packaging. In addition, all HP print cartridges should look clean and new before installation. Scratches or signs of previous use on the body of the print cartridge indicate a non-original product.

Performance

HP prides itself in providing cartridges that are reliable and perform to the highest standards. Cartridges that provide low-quality performance or fail prematurely may indicate the print cartridge isn't genuine. The performance of genuine HP cartridges is guaranteed to provide sharp, clear, consistent printing throughout the entire life of the cartridge. Ink streaks, leaks, or toner dust are telltale signs that a cartridge may be counterfeit product.

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Original vs Remanufactured vs Compatible/ Refilled/ Recycled

Toner Cartridges

When Laser Printer & Toner Cartridge first introduced in our country

In past years, whatever people named it, there is only original versus the local recycled toner cartridges.

Is the original must be new/ invulnerable of defection in any terms? It’s actually not, as manufacturers of printer themselves claimed to be responsible to environment friendly, in other word, recycling & reused their product. There is still possibility of original product would defected, of course a lot less than local made.

Back in early of 90s, locally made recycled toner cartridge are mostly refilled product, as this product are welcoming by markets of it’s price, 50% cheaper than the original. The margin for recycled cartridge maker is 200% by that time. 

The honey moon period of recycled cartridge maker ends up fast, as many people seeing this opportunity & get started this business. When demands vs supply imbalance, recycled cartridge maker started to seek of other solution.

Whether improve of quality, or increased of quantity (as in selling at really low price). Here’s local cartridge maker headed on a junction, and departed towards different destination.

Heading towards different way

Those chosen quality started R&D, installed equipment & setup a proper recycled cartridge manufacturer lines, through product quality to maintain their reputation & market shared, even their margin has already lowered by 100% compare to honey moon period. Here’s where a real remanufactured toner cartridge started selling to end user. 

At the other side, who had chosen quantity, through a pricing strategy to attract end user. As most end user unable to tell whether the product is good/ bad, as long as whenever it print it produced image, the “notorious” refilled product keep selling to market, tagged with “remanufactured” name, as taking a free flight, and they are getting 150% of margin still.

Different of Remanufactured & Refilled

Different of Remanufactured & Refilled

Until here, maybe you guys wanted to know the different of “Remanufactured” & “Refilled”

A definition of “remanufactured” of a responsible manufacturer, must use new drum, new wiper blade, new PCR roller and etc in finished product.

Beside that, chosen a good quality toner powder, good quality components (those mentioned above) are important in order to produce a good product with lesser defection possibility.
The cost
Here about the cost of “remanufactured toner cartridge”

An empty cartridge + new imaging drum + wiper blades + new PCR roller + toner powder + labor

For “refilled” toner cartridge, as it name as, the drum, blade & etc are reused. Just an empty cartridge refilled with toner powder.

Here will be the cost of refilled cartridge

A genuine empty cartridge + toner powder + labor

Now you guys can see the different by cost? A refilled cartridge required lesser cost than a “remanufactured”, but it can sell as “remanufactured” because end user can’t tell the different!.

Manufacturing Process
In recycling process, empty cartridge needed to disassemble, separated of hopper & wastage part, clean leftover toner powder, replace new hopper components, fill toner powder, then reassemble.

“Remanufactured” cartridge making process
Choose an empty cartridge has no major cracked -> disassemble -> clean -> replace new components -> fill toner powder -> reassemble -> replace chip if necessary

“Refilled” cartridge making process
Choose an genuine empty cartridge where no major damage of drum & wearable wiper
-> disassemble -> clean -> fill toner powder -> reassemble -> replace chip if necessary

Or

Simply get an empty cartridge -> drill a hole at toner container -> fill toner powder
-> sealed the hole

A genuine cartridge which used at only once is easier to be refilled or recycled, as there is not much wastage & the hopper components are cleaner. This explained why, a genuine empty cartridge price is always higher than a recycled cartridge & why some cartridge maker only accept genuine empty cartridge from end users.

Chaos of local toner cartridge industry
The scene continuously happened in local cartridge supply industry, for most end user, “remanufactured = refill”
Why people choose of cheaper locally made recycled product instead of the genuine? It because of the says product can help to save 50% of cost. Where’s for other office stationeries expenses of an office can save that much?(most company counted printing as stationeries cost)

Very soon market realize of this cheap product are not as seen by the purposed of they buying, to save cost. But it’s actually increased their cost to buy new machine because their old machine has been spoilt by the locally made cheap cartridge!

The worse is when the found out that their machine cannot be claim warranty even still under warranty period caused been told by the machine maker that the warranty has been voided due to not using genuine consumable supply!

How ridiculous of that can be? Intend to save cost but eventually have to spend more!
But no, that is not the ridiculous part; the most ridiculous thing is by not using genuine consumable supply ended up void warranty? This is totally not true and it could be greatest lied ever to end user. Consider of consumables, why not a “A” printer manufacturer not limited users to buy paper produced by “A” as well? Isn’t paper a consumable as well for printing?

Think in this way, company “C” a manufacturer of vehicle, selling their car and limited users must use rim, wheel, battery, lubricant oil and etc exclusively from company “C” only, does it sounds ridiculous from you then? In fact, it’s illegally monopoly market strategy and has been discussed over years in states and now been banned by federal law!

The next time you send your printer for warranty, if the responsive company says that your printer warranty has been void due to using third party consumable supply, ask them to write you a black & white, in what terms the warranty has been void? In what prove that your machine is spoilt by the says third party consumable product? Is your right to know the further details of your asset, aren’t you?

A locally made recycled toner cartridge will never spoil your laser printer, if the toner powder did not leak!

If it does, how it will spoil a laser printer? An installed toner cartridge in a laser printer, has no direct electricity connection, has no physically contact with other electrical & mechanical parts of printer beside the gear, the cartridge seat & body & sensor flag.

As I mentioned at printer troubleshoot at above, the problem is at the fuser assembly! Leakage of additional toner powder melted on fuser assembly, tearing off the fuser film sleeve & forming as stained & on heating ceramic, blocking electricity flow on it or causing short circuit of it. Causing print out dirty, with dots or lines, or fuser error (unable to heat up),

And why leakage would happened? Aren’t ther a wiper blade supposed to wipe off the additional toner powder been sucked to the drum by static? Aren’t toner powder supposed to spread evenly on paper as per the electro conductive zone?

This is what happened if the wiper blade & drum been reused for too many times, this is what a refilled toner would cause.

Fuji Xerox - Printing Problems

Symptom	Cause/Remedy
The <Error> lamp is blinking.	An error that cannot be resolved by users occurred. Copy down the error message or error code displayed on the control panel, switch the power off, unplug the power code from the power outlet, and contact our Customer Support Center or your dealers.
The <Error> lamp is lit.	Is an error message displayed on the control panel? Follow the instructions in the message and clear the error.
Requested a print job, but the <Ready> lamp does not light or blink.	Is the interface cable firmly plugged in? Switch the power off, and check if the interface cable is firmly plugged in.
	Is the printer in the offline or menu state? If the printer is offline, press the <Online> button to switch it to online. If the menu screen is displayed, press the <Menu> button to exit the menu screen.
	Are the protocols set correctly? Check if the ports to be used are enabled and the protocols are set correctly on CentreWare Internet Services. Refer to •  Online help for CentreWare Internet Services
	Is the operating environment  of your computer set correctly? Check the operating environment of your computer including the print driver.
The <Ready> lamp is lit or blinking, but the printer does not print.	The data is in the print buffer. Cancel or force-eject the job. If cancelling the job, press the <Cancel Job> button. If force-ejecting  the job, press the <Eject/Set> button.
The printer will not print.	If your computer is connected to the printer via a parallel cable, does your computer support bi-directional  communication? By default, the printer's bi-directional communication is set to [Enable]. If bi-directional communication  is not supported by your computer, the printer will not print your job. If this is the case, disable the bi-directional communication on the control panel and try printing again.
	If your printer is connected to a network, is the IP address of the printer set correctly? Or, is the data-reception control setting set correctly? Check the above settings and re-configure them if necessary. Refer to •  “Setting the IP Address” (P. 20)
Printing takes too much time.	Is the [Graphics] tab > [Print Mode] on your print driver set to [High Quality]? Changing the [Print Mode] setting to [Standard] may improve print speed. Refer to •  Online help for the print driver
	Printing may take time depending on the printing method for TrueType fonts. Change the printing method under the [Detailed Settings] tab > [Font Settings] on your print driver. Refer to •  Online help for the print driver
	When printing large data, or when it is taking too much time to print, enabling [Print Page Mode] on your print driver may improve print speed. To use [Print Page Mode], install additional memory to the printer. Refer to •  Print Page Mode: Online help for the print driver

Symptom	Cause/Remedy
Image loss occurs in the upper portion of the page. Printing does not start from the desired position on the page.	Are the paper guides adjusted properly? Slide the paper guides to the correct positions. Refer to •  “ Loading Paper” (P. 37)
	Check whether the margins are set correctly on your print driver. Refer to •  Online help for the print driver
Requested 2-sided printing, but the printer prints 1-sided.	The duplex unit (optional) may not be installed properly. Check if the duplex unit is plugged correctly into the connector on the printer. Refer to •  ‘Duplex Unit Installation Guide’