I have an Olympus Camedia Digital Photo Printer P-10, which I've owned for 2-3 years. This is the first time the ribbon needed to be replaced when I still had many sheets of photo paper left (my paper tray is full!). Does this mean the ribbon cartridge was faulty?

Office Equipment & Supplies - Olympus - Camedia D540 3.2 Megapixel: P-10 Digital Photo Printer