Canon says I have to purchase a new ink cartridge...refills don't work
I recently purchased the Canon PIXMA MX882 all-in-one printer. I purchased a second set of ink cartridges as I like to have a backup just in case. I thought I would save some money by using Costco's cartridge refill plan. Lo and behold, when I replaced the empty black #225 cartridge with the Costco refilled one, the printer does not recognize it. It continues to tell me that the cartridge is empty and to replace it. I did turn the printer off and back on...no change.
I can't believe Costco is scamming me...is Canon wrong? Their tech support guy keeps saying I have to purchase brand new cartridges. He says that the cartridges have a sensor and the printer is picking up an 'empty' signal even though it's full. Is it possible that these #225 and #226 ink cartridge refills work in other Canon printers, but not in this model?
Any thoughts as to what I need to do to get the printer to recognize the refilled cartridge if possible?
I switched to Canon when my HP died, however, it's just as much of a print hog as the HP was/is. I'm thinking of buying a laser printer for purely b&w printing and use the all-in-one for color printing only if what the Canon tech support guy says is true.
I recently purchased the Canon PIXMA MX882 all-in-one printer. I purchased a second set of ink cartridges as I like to have a backup just in case. I thought I would save some money by using Costco's cartridge refill plan. Lo and behold, when I replaced the empty black #225 cartridge with the Costco refilled one, the printer does not recognize it. It continues to tell me that the cartridge is empty and to replace it. I did turn the printer off and back on...no change.
I can't believe Costco is scamming me...is Canon wrong? Their tech support guy keeps saying I have to purchase brand new cartridges. He says that the cartridges have a sensor and the printer is picking up an 'empty' signal even though it's full. Is it possible that these #225 and #226 ink cartridge refills work in other Canon printers, but not in this model?
Any thoughts as to what I need to do to get the printer to recognize the refilled cartridge if possible?
I switched to Canon when my HP died, however, it's just as much of a print hog as the HP was/is. I'm thinking of buying a laser printer for purely b&w printing and use the all-in-one for color printing only if what the Canon tech support guy says is true.