I have a HP K80 printer which says "press enter to align cartridges" -
the cartridges are aligned OK, and following the manual still results
in the error message shown - nothing can get rid of it..
I have had the problem before and the HP support led me through a
hidden menu, entering numbers to clear the error..
The printer is now unsupported by HP...

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Request for Question Clarification by denco-ga on 24 Sep 2004 20:38 PDT

Howdy isanders-ga,

If possible, please try the following:

- press and hold down "enter" when it says "press enter to align cartridges"
- press "setup" while holding down "enter"

See if it bypasses the "align cartridges" stage and goes to the date, etc.

Thanks!

Looking Forward, denco-ga - Google Answers Researcher

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Clarification of Question by isanders-ga on 24 Sep 2004 21:17 PDT

Hi Denco - sorry - no Setup button...   There is a Menu button, but
holding it down just cycles through menu options rather than give a
different option after a short time..

There is also an Enter button, but because the error is "press enter
to align cartridges", it just aligns the cartridge ! ;-)

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Request for Question Clarification by googleexpert-ga on 26 Sep 2004 16:56 PDT

Hi isanders,
Have you tried uplugging the power plug from the "On" printer 
for about a minute or so and then replugging it back in?

Please let me know if that helps you.

Thank you.

-googleexpert

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Clarification of Question by isanders-ga on 27 Sep 2004 03:59 PDT

Hi GoogleExpert,
Sorry - no change - when the printer reboots, it goes through the
power on cycle and stops at the same old message...

THanks

Ivan

what you need to do is When you get that error msg...
You need to press Enter & Menu At the same time it will bypass the alignment.

Make sure you press "Enter & Menu" at the same time & hold it for few sec.

That was it! - well done and thankyou

ivan