HP LaserJet 1515: Disable "refill" warning
- by Pekka
I have a HP LaserJet 1515 connected to a Windows 7 PC.
The Magenta cartridge is empty; the printer shows a warning to that effect, and won't let me print even black-and-white documents any more.
I can't turn the warning off manually using the printer's small console: When I try to enter any menu, the display says "Menu access disabled". I have no idea why.
There is a setting to override the warning, but it can't be changed using the Network interface in the browser (Although it is there on the status page)
According to the manual,the HP printing tool is supposed to offer a switch for this, but it won't install on my Windows 7. It just rumbles about for half an hour, to magnificently exit with an "unknown error" requiring a reboot. On second look, the problem seems to be that Windows 7 just isn't supported. There is no download link for the tool when you specify Windows 7 as your OS.
I just want to print a black-and-white-document on a printer whose black cartridge is still 65% full.
Is this indeed impossible?
On second thought, I'm cross-posting this on the HP support forum. I'll update here if anything comes up.
