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When you rely on your printer to produce quality printouts on
demand, there is no time for a delay due to misinformation from
your printing machine. Unfortunately, a common occurrence in the
new Epson model ink jet printers is that the chip will think the
printer is out of ink when in fact it is not. In order to
guarantee that this does not happen to you, it is wise to use a
chip resetter.
Beginning in 2000, Epson began the addition of chips onto the
870 series cartridges. These cartridges, referred to as
“intellidge,” can now be found in all current Epson printers.
The chip essentially sits on the cartridge and is connected to
the circuitry in the printer. When the chip detects that the
micro-droplets printed have reached their maximum, it disables
the printer. Despite the fact that your cartridge may not
actually be empty, the chip will still prevent you from
completing your print job displaying an message that you are out
of ink. The presence of this chip will also prevent your printer
from recognizing when you refill the same cartridge with ink as
it will only remember the amount of ink printed. In principle,
it is useful to have a way of monitoring the life span of your
cartridge, but if your printer is constantly being overruled by
an overzealous chip, you need to find a way to rectify the
situation. The addition of an Epson chip resetter will ensure
that your print jobs are not interrupted unnecessarily.
The Epson chip resetter has the ability to override a difficult
chip that is telling your printer that it is out of ink. With a
resetter tool, it is possible, whenever necessary, to reset the
memory chip. This simple resetting process allows the printer to
recognize that a new cartridge has been installed and is full.
To make the addition of a resetter tool even easier it is
possible to purchase a universal resetter that can reset any
Epson printer cartridge chip. To use your new tool, remove your
colour or black cartridge from your printer and place the
resetter against the green chip on the cartridge. A light will
flash then become solid green, indicating that your chip has
been successfully reset. Now you are ready to replace the
cartridge into your printer.
No one likes it when a mechanism that is designed to make life
easier, actually makes life more difficult. Unfortunately, the
addition of the Epson chips onto the cartridges of many printers
has had just that effect. To ensure that your print job is never
unnecessarily interrupted again, and to safeguard the efficiency
of your printer, use an Epson chip resetter. The tool is easy to
use and in the end, will spare you aggravation and save you
precious time.
About the author:
A recent grad from Concordia University’s English Department,
Marisa uses her computer technology skills along side her
writing skills to be the webmaster for The Print Pot. Sharing her
interest and expertise about ink jet refill kits has helped
convince many of the advantages of refilling rather than
discarding empty cartridges.