This feature is intended to deter theft and counterfeiting. Counterfeit cartridges are unlawfully represented as new, genuine HP. Counterfeits prevent you from getting the value you thought you purchased. The HP Cartridge Protection feature allows a printer owner to set the HP ink cartridges installed in their printer so that the cartridges will only work in that printer.
Why would I want this feature?
It discourages theft by preventing cartridges taken from your printer from working in another printer.
It discourages counterfeiting by preventing your used cartridges that are refilled and fraudulently sold as new, genuine cartridges from being usable in another printer.
Check the box below to help discourage theft and counterfeiting by protecting your cartridges.