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Old 01-31-2021, 12:05 PM
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Under the title of "Things you need to know..."

1. When you print with an ink jet printer, there is a quality setting. Best, Normal, Draft. Draft will save you money on ink and will still look good.

2. Clogged heads will occur most often with 3rd party ink. I have had my HP ink jet sit for 2 years without printing, with the ink cartridges in it, and I plugged it in and it printed perfectly the first time. A lot of $$$ is spent by HP on ink formulations. This includes color reproduction, longevity of the print (especially for photos), and flow. It is not BS when they say to use real HP ink for the best quality printing.

3. Never clean the print heads unless there is something wrong with the quality of the print. As someone stated before, it uses (wastes) ink to do the printing.