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To remove plastic tape from a print cartridge
▲ Hold the print cartridge so that the copper strips are on the bottom and facing toward
the printer, and then carefully remove the plastic tape.
1 Remove plastic tape
CAUTION: Do not touch the print cartridge ink nozzles or copper contacts.
Touching these parts will result in clogs, ink failure, and bad electrical connections.
Do not remove the copper strips. They are required electrical contacts.
For more information about ink-backup mode, see the following topics:
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Ink-backup mode output
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Exit ink-backup mode
Ink-backup mode output
Printing in ink-backup mode slows the printer and affects the quality of printouts.
Installed print cartridge Result
Black print cartridge Colors print as grayscale.
Tri-color print cartridge
Colors print but black is grayed and is not a true
black.
Exit ink-backup mode
Install two print cartridges in the printer to exit ink-backup mode.
For information about installing a print cartridge, see
Replace print cartridges.
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