Ink system failed Error:Oxc18a0101 on photosmart D7160

Changed the ink cartridges and got Ink system failure. Unable to print. Error: Oxc18a0101 Printer not that old and not used that much. Turned power off then on again did not help. Unplugged power and USB also did not help. Looking for help!!!
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*** Fix your HP Photosmart D7360 (Reset Code/Master Reset) ***
1- Turn off power and unplug from power source.
2- Open right side of printer (looking at the front).
3- Disconnect,by pulling gently, both white flat ribbon cables off the main circuit board.
4- Plug in power source and turn printer on. Wait till you get a error message and push "Ok".
5- Unplug power source.
6- Reconnect the flat ribbon cables by aligning and carefully pushing into the conectors on the main circuit board.
7- Plug in power source and turn printer on (Printer preparing occurred).
8- voila, the nasty error message 0xc18a0001 "Ink System has Failed" is now gone.
http://www.fixya.com/support/t451942-help
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Ink system failed Error:Oxc18a0101 on photosmart D7160

Changed the ink cartridges and got Ink system failure. Unable to print. Error: Oxc18a0101 Printer not that old and not used that much. Turned power off then on again did not help. Unplugged power and USB also did not help. Looking for help!!!

HarleyHawk
Rank: Apprentice
Rating: 98%, 24 votes
*** Fix your HP Photosmart D7360 (Reset Code/Master Reset) ***
1- Turn off power and unplug from power source.
2- Open right side of printer (looking at the front).
3- Disconnect,by pulling gently, both white flat ribbon cables off the main circuit board.
4- Plug in power source and turn printer on. Wait till you get a error message and push "Ok".
5- Unplug power source.
6- Reconnect the flat ribbon cables by aligning and carefully pushing into the conectors on the main circuit board.
7- Plug in power source and turn printer on (Printer preparing occurred).
8- voila, the nasty error message 0xc18a0001 "Ink System has Failed" is now gone. http://www.fixya.com/support/t451942-help THIS WORKED!!! Don't throw it out try this first for: Ink system failed Errorxc18a0101 on photosmart D7160. Message Edited by AJ on 01-28-2009 05:05 PM

Ink System Failed error on Photosmart All in One C7180

I have a Photosmart All in One C7180. I am getting the Ink System has failed....Error: 0xc05d0281 message. I have tried all of the suggested solutions to make this go away but it seems to be a hardware failure. Is this something that can be fixed/replaced or is the printer history? I don't want to pay for an HP service call if this is not something that can be fixed/replaced. Thank you for any help

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I read your post about the scanning troubles you're facing with your moms Photosmart C309a and wanted to share my suggestion with you.
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Have you tried the steps outlined in this article:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c03081973&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en
If not give the steps a try and let us know if it helps.
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Error: 0xc05d0281 ink system failed

Hi,
I have an HP 3310 all-in-one which until last weekend performed flawlessly. I then received the above error message.
I have tried pulling out the ink cartridges, per other post suggestions without any success. I am running it on a wireless network at my home using windows 7. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I would recommend using the following document to troubleshoot your issue.
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I have problems with my printer says the ink system failure error 0xc18a0206 what do I have new cart

I have problems with my printer says the ink system failure error 0xc18a0206 what do I have new cart. Printer is Hp Photosmart c5180

This article should help resolve the error you are getting:
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only advice not tried, because I don't know what the writer is talking about, is "open plate vertex formater and EVOLVE cariage cable and power on when led shows error message
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Hi
Have you already tried resetting the printer?
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I am getting the Oxc18a0207 ink system error on my printer. I have changed all of the ink and unplugged it and tried a few things but it will not fix. Does anyone have any idea how to fix this? I keep getting conflicting ideas and am very frusterated. Any help would be great! Thank you!

Hey @brendab1!
Thanks for chatting on the HP forums!
Sorry to hear about the frustrations regarding the Photosmart D7360 and the ink system failure issue. There are not very many steps to try regarding this error message.
The first thing I suggest is to plug the printer into the wall outlet directly if it is currently in a power surge protector or extension cord. This may sound silly but this will ensure the printer is getting full power and may eliminate any unnecessary troubleshooting. If the printer is no longer getting full power from the power surge or extension cord it may give false errors, have poor connection,paper feed issues and quality issues.
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Error message Ink system failure Oxc19a0022
Or that the printhead is missing or not installed properly.
For the last hour and some I have been dealing with repeatedly
having to turn the printer off and on again to no avail.
What's the definition of insanity? something about doing the same thing
over and over again and expecting a different result? yes, I'm reaching
that point.
I have: turned the printer off and on repeatedly. I have recirced it
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I am happy to hear this printer has been such a work horse for you, but I am afraid to say, this may be the end of the road for this little horse.
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