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Postage Meter Red Ink Cartridge for Pitney Bowes 793-5
(This product may also be associated with these numbers)
Pitney Bowes
793-5
Product Compatibility
This Cartridge may be used with the following printers:
Pitney Bowes
1H00
1H05
2H00
2H05
7H00
8H00
PR01
PR05
PRL1
PRL5
PRZ0
Postage Meter DM100I
Postage Meter DM125
Postage Meter DM125I
Postage Meter DM150I
Postage Meter DM175I
Postage Meter DM200L
Postage Meter DM225
Postage Meter P700
SendPro +
SendPro 300
SendPro C
SendPro C Series
SendPro C200
SendPro C300
SendPro C400
SendPro C425
Please select an issue you might be having with your cartridge
Please follow these instructions to install your new cartridge
Open the top cover.
Select "Replace Ink Tank" on the front panel.
When the ink tank is in position, open the hold down latch and remove the old cartridge.
Remove the foil seal on the bottom of the new cartridge.
Install the new cartridge and close the hold down latch.
Close the cover of the meter to complete the installation.
If the machine displays a message stating "Some Non PBI Ink cartridges may damage meter", press OK or Continue to proceed past this message.
It is important to note that most remanufactured postal cartridges are 100% guaranteed. Most manufacturers warrant against any damage to your printer.
If you receive an error stating the Jam Lever is open (E-JAM_LEVER_OPEN/Error 248C), your jam lever may be open.
Make sure the blue jam lever is closed (in the horizontal position).
Make sure the transport mechanism is clear.
Restart your machine.
If you have performed the steps above and still receive the error, you may have a hardware issue.
If your machine displays an error message stating "No Ink Tank Detected", please follow these steps:
To clear the message, begin by opening the top cover and then select Install Ink Tank.
Remove the ink cartridge. You will see 7 gold pins where the ink cartridge was positioned. If any of the pins appear to bent or broken, please stop and have your machine serviced.
If the pins look correct, remove the printhead. Clean off the bottom of the printhead with a dry, lint-free cloth such as a coffee filter.
Once you have cleaned the printhead, reinstall the printhead and ink cartridge. Then restart your printer by unplugging it from the electrical outlet for at least one minute. After one minute, plug it back in and restart the machine.
If you have installed a new postal meter and the machine displays a message stating "Some Non PBI Ink cartridges may damage meter", press OK or Continue to proceed past this message.
It is important to note that most remanufactured postal cartridges are 100% guaranteed. Most manufacturers warrant against any damage to your printer.
If your postage machine is producing poor impressions, you may need to run a cleaning cycle or purge.
Please keep in mind that this process may vary by machine and that you may also consult your machine’s user manual for instructions on performing a cleaning cycle.
Press the Menu key.
Select Maintenance (press the down arrow if necessary).
Select Printer Maintenance.
Select Clean Printer Nozzle. You will see 4 options - Purge C is usually sufficient.
Once the cleaning cycle is done, the “Cleaning Complete” screen will appear.
Select Print Test Pattern to confirm that the print is of good quality.
If needed, repeat the cleaning once more.
Choose "Done" to be returned to the "Printer Maintenance" screen.
A small electrical patch containing contacts which stores information for interaction between the cartridge and the printer. Not all inkjet cartridges have a chip. Most inkjet cartridges contain a flexible ribbon (called a "flex ribbon") that contains the information for interaction with the printer.
A plastic part used to protect the contacts and nozzle plate during transportation and before use.
A cartridge that is made entirely of new components to resemble the OEM. Sometimes the cartridge only resembles the OEM on the exterior however most cases resemble the OEM both internally and externally.
A series of copper squares that makes contact and communicates with the printer.
The portion of the printer where the inkjet cartridges are installed. This device also carries the inkjet cartridges back and forth across the page creating the desired image.
Prints blue shades
Dye based inks are typically found in color cartridges; however, there are some cases where black cartridges are dye based (photo blacks are dye based). Dye based inks are not water proof or water resistant. They are available in a variety of shades which aids in the color matching to the OEM.
A cartridge that contains foam in one or more areas of the cartridge. The foam acts as a sponge holding the ink in the cartridge however adequately releasing the ink as needed when the space becomes available in the ink reservoir.
An integrated inkjet cartridge has a nozzle plate (printhead) installed on the cartridge along with an electric flexible ribbon connecting the nozzle plate to the electrical contact that interact with the printer.
Prints red shades
A non-integrated inkjet cartridge does not have a nozzle plate included on the cartridge. The nozzle plate for these types of cartridges is included in the printer. The printhead is a consumable item; in some cases, however, in others the printhead is not replaceable. In most cases the chip can be replaced on these style cartridges allowing them to respond to the printers exactly like the original.
Consists of a series of tiny holes that eject ink to form an image or text when instructed to do so by the computer through communication of the chip or flex ribbon.
Original Equipment Manufacturer; the brand new product produced by the company that produced the printer (i.e. HP, Lexmark, Dell, etc)
At times, OEM manufacturers make updates to ink cartridges and/or printer firmware that will cause printers to produce an error message that states “older generation” upon the installation of a cartridge. This firmware update requires that a customer purchase an OEM for their printer or insert a “newer generation” cartridge in order for the printer to function properly. This affects OEM as well as remanufactured cartridges. Inkjet remanufacturers are able to stay on top of these updates and begin producing the “newer generation” cartridges as soon as possible. For more information on these updates, click here for the HP 61 series or click here for the HP 950/951 series.
Lighter shades of black which allows for more color combinations and more "life-like" photographs.
Lighter shades of blue which allows for more color combinations and more "life-like" photographs [i.e. better flesh tones]
Lighter shades of red which allows for more color combinations and more "life-like" photographs [i.e. better flesh tones]
To pull ink from the foam or ink reservoir down to the nozzles preparing them for printing. This is a regular operation performed by the printer, but can also be manually performed to aid in producing an acceptable print.
A cartridge that has no foam inside and consists either of a bag/lining or a series of channels and canals. Both of these mechanisms adequately dispense the ink at the correct rate.
Pigment based inks are typically found in black cartridges; however, there are some cases where color cartridges are pigment based (some Epson, Kodak, and some wide format printer applications). Pigment based inks are water resistant and fade resistant; however, they do not come in many shades so color matching to the OEM is difficult. Pigment based inks also have a higher cost associated with them than do the dye based inks.
An inkjet spittoon is a component in inkjet printers that collects the ink that is removed from the cartridge when the inkjet is primed. This spittoon (sometimes called a reservior) can be either a plastic tray or a piece of foam that absorbs the excess ink. Some of the ink can dry (which makes the foam not absorb as well), and the ink that isn’t absorbed sits in the bottom of the printer. This is how ALL inkjet printers work, which is why it is never a good idea to move an inkjet printer as there will more than likely be ink in the bottom (especially older printers or printers that are used a lot).
A cartridge that is foam based and contains 3 different colors of ink in one cartridge. Typically these colors of ink are Cyan/Magenta/Yellow however there are photo cartridges that contain Photo Cyan/Photo Magenta/Photo Black.
