ink terminology • Manufacture Date -- Date on which the product begins its “life.” Date on which the product “clock” starts. • Shelf Life -- Length of time from Manufacture Date to Install-By Date. Maximum shelf life is 24 months. • Install-By Date -- Date by which a PC/PH/IC should be installed in a printer to receive the full warranty period and optimal performance of the product. • If cartridge is installed on or before Install-By Date, cartridge will expire after 30 months. • If cartridge is installed after Install-By Date, cartridge will expire 54 months after manufacture date; ink cartridge will have an In-Printer Life shorter than 30 months.
• Cartridge cannot be used at or beyond 54 months after manufacture date. • Printheads do not expire, but will likely wear out and fail over time (expected life ~2.5 years per printhead). • In-Printer Life -- Length of time after the Install-By Date. Maximum In-Printer Life is 30 months from Install-By Date. • Warranty Interval -- Begins on Manufacture Date and ends on End-of-Warranty Date. Warranty Interval is 6 months. • End-of-Warranty Date -- The latest date that a product is warranted to be free from defects in material and workmanship, with no appreciable decrease in performance during the warranty period.
• End-of-Life Date -- A fixed date through which a product is technically capable of working with no appreciable decrease in performance. • Expiration Date -- A printer-generated date calculated at the time a TIJ3.0 ink cartridge is installed. 3-48 hp restricted use and maintain