Epson 3800 Maintenance cartridge status -clarification

Does a maintenance cartridge service life of 32% mean there is 32% left
or 32% used?

(I assume 'life left' but the display panel is a bit ambiguous).

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Not sure, since I do not have one, but if you are using this printer,
wait a few days and see if the number goes up or down ;-)

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Alan Browne wrote:
>
> Does a maintenance cartridge service life of 32% mean there is 32% left
> or 32% used?
>
> (I assume 'life left' but the display panel is a bit ambiguous).
>

On Sep 24, 5:51 pm, Alan Browne <alan.bro...@Freelunchvideotron.ca>
wrote:
> Does a maintenance cartridge service life of 32% mean there is 32% left
> or 32% used?
>
> (I assume 'life left' but the display panel is a bit ambiguous).
>
The standard convention would be "amount remaining." I wouldn't pay
much attention to it until it proves to be accurate for you. It's
always a good idea to have replacements available so your work is not
delayed.

Al Bundy wrote:
> On Sep 24, 5:51 pm, Alan Browne <alan.bro...@Freelunchvideotron.ca>
> wrote:
>> Does a maintenance cartridge service life of 32% mean there is 32% left
>> or 32% used?
>>
>> (I assume 'life left' but the display panel is a bit ambiguous).
>>
> The standard convention would be "amount remaining." I wouldn't pay

Thanks.

> much attention to it until it proves to be accurate for you. It's
> always a good idea to have replacements available so your work is not
> delayed.

ya think?


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Alan Browne wrote:
>
> Does a maintenance cartridge service life of 32% mean there is 32% left
> or 32% used?
>
> (I assume 'life left' but the display panel is a bit ambiguous).
>


It's 32% used. 100%= Full

On Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:31:31 GMT, Monty <monty@python.com> wrote in
<news:nGRCk.62890$E41.43877@text.news.virginmedia. com>:

> Alan Browne wrote:
>>
>> Does a maintenance cartridge service life of 32% mean there is 32% left
>> or 32% used?
>>
>> (I assume 'life left' but the display panel is a bit ambiguous).
>>
>
> It's 32% used. 100%= Full

That's self-contradictory.

If it's 32% remaining, then full would be 100% (remaining);
If it's 32% used, then full would be 0% (used)

You can't have it both ways.


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Nicolaas Hawkins wrote:
> On Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:31:31 GMT, Monty <monty@python.com> wrote in
> <news:nGRCk.62890$E41.43877@text.news.virginmedia. com>:
>
>> Alan Browne wrote:
>>> Does a maintenance cartridge service life of 32% mean there is 32% left
>>> or 32% used?
>>>
>>> (I assume 'life left' but the display panel is a bit ambiguous).
>>>
>> It's 32% used. 100%= Full
>
> That's self-contradictory.
>
> If it's 32% remaining, then full would be 100% (remaining);
> If it's 32% used, then full would be 0% (used)
>
> You can't have it both ways.
>
>


On my 3800 the % goes up as the cartridge gets full. So there fore at
100% you change the cartridge. Clear enough for you.

On Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:28:14 GMT, Monty <monty@python.com> wrote in
<news:yz4Dk.63140$E41.55723@text.news.virginmedia. com>:

> Nicolaas Hawkins wrote:
>> On Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:31:31 GMT, Monty <monty@python.com> wrote in
>> <news:nGRCk.62890$E41.43877@text.news.virginmedia. com>:
>>
>>> Alan Browne wrote:
>>>> Does a maintenance cartridge service life of 32% mean there is 32% left
>>>> or 32% used?
>>>>
>>>> (I assume 'life left' but the display panel is a bit ambiguous).
>>>>
>>> It's 32% used. 100%= Full
>>
>> That's self-contradictory.
>>
>> If it's 32% remaining, then full would be 100% (remaining);
>> If it's 32% used, then full would be 0% (used)
>>
>> You can't have it both ways.
>>
>
> On my 3800 the % goes up as the cartridge gets full. So there fore at
> 100% you change the cartridge. Clear enough for you.

My misunderstanding - I saw the word 'cartridge' so assumed that - like
all other cartridges - it started out in life in a full state. Seems this
one does not, it starts out empty. I wonder, then, if the term
'cartridge' is the most appropriate rather than 'tank' or 'reservoir'.

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Nicolaas Hawkins wrote:
> On Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:28:14 GMT, Monty <monty@python.com> wrote in
> <news:yz4Dk.63140$E41.55723@text.news.virginmedia. com>:
>
>> Nicolaas Hawkins wrote:
>>> On Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:31:31 GMT, Monty <monty@python.com> wrote in
>>> <news:nGRCk.62890$E41.43877@text.news.virginmedia. com>:
>>>
>>>> Alan Browne wrote:
>>>>> Does a maintenance cartridge service life of 32% mean there is 32% left
>>>>> or 32% used?
>>>>>
>>>>> (I assume 'life left' but the display panel is a bit ambiguous).
>>>>>
>>>> It's 32% used. 100%= Full
>>> That's self-contradictory.
>>>
>>> If it's 32% remaining, then full would be 100% (remaining);
>>> If it's 32% used, then full would be 0% (used)
>>>
>>> You can't have it both ways.
>>>
>> On my 3800 the % goes up as the cartridge gets full. So there fore at
>> 100% you change the cartridge. Clear enough for you.
>
> My misunderstanding - I saw the word 'cartridge' so assumed that - like
> all other cartridges - it started out in life in a full state.

Yes, it starts out fully empty.

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Monty wrote:
> Alan Browne wrote:
>>
>> Does a maintenance cartridge service life of 32% mean there is 32% left
>> or 32% used?
>>
>> (I assume 'life left' but the display panel is a bit ambiguous).
>>
>
>
> It's 32% used. 100%= Full

Thanks. It actually just dropped to 31%, but that may be variance.


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