How to Fix an HP 3845 Printer That's Not Printing Black Ink

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Deskjet 3845 prints blank pages More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Delia Hernandez | permalink
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I've had the deskjet 3845 printer for 6 years and I have not used it for 1.5 years. I tried to get it going again and each time I try to print, it prints blank pages. I just bought a new black ink cartridge and I removed the clear orange tape. I have Windows 8 and it is an old printer, so i'm not su...
Tags: Print Quality, Ink Alerts, Cartridge Rejection, Page Yield, Printhead Errors, Cartridge Problems, Color not printing, Black not printing, Cannot install cartridge, Need printhead, Cartridge compatibility

For further reading: http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Ink-Toner-Cartridge-Printhead-Issues/Deskjet-3845-prints-blank-pages/td-p/2531123 ^[1]

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HP 3845 driver will not resume from out of paper error on Windows 7 More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Vic Davis | permalink
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My HP 3845 printer will not resume printing after an out of paper error on Windows 7 unless computer is rebooted: 1) printer works fine 2) tray runs out of paper 3) add paper 4) printer light still blinking 5) unplug/plug printer, green light solid 6) printer queue continues to show "out of paper" t...
Tags: hardware, duplexing, adf, fax, cd printing, dvd printing, power, duplexing, blinking light, error message, HP printers, printing problems, HP All-In-Ones, Photosmart, HP Photosmart

For further reading: http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Printing-Issues-Troubleshooting/HP-3845-driver-will-not-resume-from-out-of-paper-error-on/td-p/4889903 ^[2]

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HP Deskjet printer won't print black More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Douglas Haegg | permalink
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Archived from groups: comp.periphs.printers (More info?) I have an HP Deskjet 720c (yes, I know it's old). All of a sudden it stop

For further reading: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/15939-3-deskjet-printer-print-black ^[3]

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1. http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Ink-Toner-Cartridge-Printhead-Issues/Deskjet-3845-prints-blank-pages/td-p/2531123

2. http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Printing-Issues-Troubleshooting/HP-3845-driver-will-not-resume-from-out-of-paper-error-on/td-p/4889903

3. http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/15939-3-deskjet-printer-print-black