How to Lengthen the Life of Your Ink Cartridge

If you own a printer, then you must be familiar with how hassling ink cartridges can be. These small yet important components either run out of ink or get died up at the most inconvenient time. Moreover, printer cartridges are costly. If you do not want to spend much in replacing ink cartridges, then you can try these simple tricks to make them last longer.

• Keep the fonts small

Bigger font sizes and bold text needs more ink. Therefore, to save the ink, you need to reduce the text size. Some font sizes are narrower than the other and eat less ink, such as Arial, Ryman Eco, Ecofont Sans, etc.

• Proofread before printing

It is better to check the document before you print it out. Look for any mistakes, spelling errors, etc. Or else, you might have to reprint the document again.

• Tweak the settings

Printers are usually factory-set to consume a lot of ink. With a few tweaks, you can change it. Just update its default settings. Go to the Start menu, click on Printers, right-click the printer and select Preferences. Now, you need to set the print quality as draft and select print in grayscale to stop color prints. You can also select document options for printing two pages per sheet.

• Do not print excess

For instance, if you wish to take a print of any recipe from the web, then you can remove all the ads and pictures that are present on the webpage. Some platforms allow you to remove the extra content with just a couple of clicks.

• Use Print Preview

Sometimes people ending up printing something from the web only to realize that the content does not fit the page. Well, for avoiding ink wastage, click on print preview before printing anything. This will enable you to detect and fix any problems before the item gets printed.

• Check for printhead clogs

Does your cartridge not print as it used it? Are the printed sheets streaked or smeared? Before throwing it in the trash, ensure that the nozzle is not clogged. Run the printhead cleaner, and it will remove any dried ink from the printhead nozzles.

• Saving the document instead of printing it

In some cases, we end up taking prints of stuff we don’t actually need. If saving the webpage on your computer or phone does the job, then why take a print of it. Moreover, you can sync the digital copy across your devices to make it more accessible.

• Do not pay heed to Low Ink Warnings

When you start getting low ink warnings, then it is best to ignore them initially. Low ink warnings do not imply that the cartridge is completely out of ink. Often, these warnings are more of errors. While you should always keep a spare cartridge, do not replace it until the printing quality has clearly decreased.

• Turn the printer off

You should keep the printer turned off when you are not using it. If the printer is left turned on and running, then the printhead can get clogged. Also, the heat from the printer can dry the cartridge ink.

Deam Jones is a self-professed security expert; he has been making the people aware of the security threats. His passion is to write about Cyber security, cryptography, malware, social engineering, internet and new media. He writes for Norton security products at norton.com/setup.

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