Thank you for your help Mel, installing a new driver didn't accoplish anything. Andrew Conachey
On Sat, 12 Mar 2005 23:58:32 -0500, Melvyn & Edith Halbert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 16:50:37 -0600 > >From: Andrew Conachey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: [1st] Stylewriter 2400 Problem > > > >I recently bought a new BC-21 print head off the internet. When I put > >it in my printer and close the door, the error light keeps blinking > >and the cartridge will stay in the center. When I turn off the printer > >the cartridge is still in the center of the unit. When I try to print > >I get a communication error. It seems to me that the printer is not > >recongizing that there is a cartridge installed. Now, when I use my > >Apple all black cartridge, it works just fine. The person I bought the > >color cartridge from has offered to replace it for me, but before we > >start exchaning cartridges I want to make sure there is not a computer > >setting that I need to reset. > >I am using MacOS 7.6.1 with QuickDraw GX drivers. > >Thanks, > >Andrew > > > > I have had a similar problem with two Canon BC-21 cartridges. One never > worked at all, while the other worked for a year or more before it > developed the problem; nothing I did in the way of installing brand-new ink > tanks or cleaning the cartridges with alcohol or warm water had any effect. > > I believe that the circuitry in these cartridges has failed and that is why > the printer does not recognize their presence. As far as I know, there is > no remedy except to discard the bad cartridge. You should accept the > seller's offer to replace it. > > Changing your driver software will not help. > > Mel Halbert > > > -- > 1st-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | > -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > 1st PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/1st-powermacs.shtml> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: <mailto:1st-powermacs@mail.maclaunch.com> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > List archive: <http://mail.maclaunch.com/lists/1st-powermacs/> > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > iPod Accessories for Less > at 1-800-iPOD.COM > Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal > www.1800ipod.com > --------------------------------------------------------------- > -- 1st-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> 1st PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/1st-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:1st-powermacs@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List archive: <http://mail.maclaunch.com/lists/1st-powermacs/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
