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Printhead Cleaner Errors (First Digit = A or *)

  NOTE: When replacing Printhead Cleaners:

-Ensure that you have the correct Printhead Cleaner.
-Ensure that the Printhead Cleaner is the correct color for that slot.
-Ensure that the Printhead Cleaner is the correct orientation.

  NOTE: If all 6 Printhead Cleaners present the same error message, check the following:

-All Printhead Cleaners installed are NOT wrong type i.e. wrong model, unapproved etc.
-Replace Printhead Cleaners when Printheads are replaced.

  NOTE: The message status for Printhead Cleaners will not change until the door is closed; there is no sensor detecting removal and insertion.
Status Numbers
Error Description Procedure
*X03 Replace
There is a Printhead Cleaner detection failure (you may continue to use the Printhead Cleaner)
Try the following:
1. Ensure that genuine HP No. 81 Printhead Cleaners are installed.
2. Reseat the Printhead Cleaner.
3. Check the lens is clean and perform Lens Maintenance if required.
4. Replace the Printhead Cleaner.
XX05 Replace
The Printhead detects that the Printhead Cleaner does not match the rest of the ink system already installed.
Ensure that you have replaced the Printhead Cleaner together with the Printhead.
Ensure that genuine HP No. 81 Printhead Cleaners are installed.
XX06 Replace
The Printer detects an incorrect Printhead Cleaner
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