I own a HP Color Laser Jet Pro MFP M281FDW I thought if I bought the HP original replacement toner cartridge for my unit it would be a plug and play purchase, NOPE!! not only does my printer not recognize the new cartridge. I updated the firmware and software, tried unplugging for 30 min to clear the memory and cleaned the contacts still does not recognize new cartridge.
I purposely purchased the more expensive HP cartridge, so I wouldn’t have to deal with the chip not being read by my printer. Unfortunately, I placed the new cartridge in the printer and it promptly shut down due to an unreadable chip. If I put the old cartridge back in it works. After numerous YouTube videos and searching websites a solution has yet to be found. Am I happy? No.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Value
1
Quality
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Response from hp.comBy Amanda , HP Care, November 28, 2022
Hello Julia,
Thank you for completing the troubleshooting. In this case, the printer works with other cartridges. Therefore, the issue is specific to the current cartridge. You have two options. First, you can reset any recent printer updates. Second, you can replace the cartridge by returning it to HP at www.hp.com/us-en/shop/cv/returnsandexchanges.