Re: compatible ink cartridges

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My guess is your cartridge is bad, try a different cartridge.
Make sure the contacts on the cartridge and printer are clean.

Lexmark has no way of knowing what you are doing and no power to disable
your printer.
You problem is elsewhere.

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"cleethorpes" <cleethorpes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>i have a Epson CX3200 all in one & have never used genuine cartridges.
>before
> I could print I used to get a message telling me that my cartridges where
> not
> enuine, & did I want to proceed, I would click on yes & everything would
> be
> OK. Now I get 'installed ink cartridge cannot be recognised' I'm asked to
> replace it, my printer is now disabled I can't even do a B+W photocopy. I
> know Epson use spyware but are they able to do this? the same cartridge
> was
> working OK 2 days ago. I have not got a spare cartridge to try.


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