I am not able to get ink tank info from the drivers installed in Mac OS
10.5x (Leopard) but I am able to get it from Tiger (10.4)- is anyone
able to do so with Leopard, and if so, what version of the driver?
My main question is, though, how can I reset the dates on some
cartridges? I have a set of half full cartridges but apparently they
won't run as they are several years old, but have been carefully stored,
sealed, in a cool environment. At least, I am presuming these are
chipped carts, and that they aren't running because the printer software
deems them too old, or refilled, or both.
John McWilliams wrote:
> I am not able to get ink tank info from the drivers installed in Mac
> OS 10.5x (Leopard) but I am able to get it from Tiger (10.4)- is
> anyone able to do so with Leopard, and if so, what version of the driver?
>
> My main question is, though, how can I reset the dates on some
> cartridges?
You would not need to post these questions if you followed the
recommendations from Epson. Epson says the tanks are not meant to have
the dates modified.
> I have a set of half full cartridges but apparently they won't run as
> they are several years old, but have been carefully stored, sealed, in
> a cool environment. At least, I am presuming these are chipped carts,
> and that they aren't running because the printer software deems them
> too old, or refilled, or both.
>
> Is there an inexpensive solution?
>
measekite wrote:
>
>
> John McWilliams wrote:
>> I am not able to get ink tank info from the drivers installed in Mac
>> OS 10.5x (Leopard) but I am able to get it from Tiger (10.4)- is
>> anyone able to do so with Leopard, and if so, what version of the driver?
>>
>> My main question is, though, how can I reset the dates on some
>> cartridges?
> You would not need to post these questions if you followed the
> recommendations from Epson. Epson says the tanks are not meant to have
> the dates modified.
Had you been paying attention, you'd have known I don't give a fusty
ruck about what you or Epson say; you on any printing matter, Epson as
to their byzantine scheme of "measuring" ink use.
John McWilliams wrote:
> measekite wrote:
>>
>>
>> John McWilliams wrote:
>>> I am not able to get ink tank info from the drivers installed in Mac
>>> OS 10.5x (Leopard) but I am able to get it from Tiger (10.4)- is
>>> anyone able to do so with Leopard, and if so, what version of the
>>> driver?
>>>
>>> My main question is, though, how can I reset the dates on some
>>> cartridges?
>> You would not need to post these questions if you followed the
>> recommendations from Epson. Epson says the tanks are not meant to
>> have the dates modified.
>
> Had you been paying attention, you'd have known I don't give a fusty
> ruck about what you or Epson say; you on any printing matter, Epson as
> to their byzantine scheme of "measuring" ink use.
Maybe you should avoid Epson, Canon, and HP printers if you are not
happy with the companies.
>>
>> Had you been paying attention, you'd have known I don't give a fusty
>> ruck about what you or Epson say; you on any printing matter, Epson as
>> to their byzantine scheme of "measuring" ink use.
> Maybe you should avoid Epson, Canon, and HP printers if you are not
> happy with the companies.
Epson ink cartridges, even chipped ones, do not carry of use a date of
manufacture as a variable in determining if the cartridge will function
or not. They will read unusable or empty if the amount of ink the
printer wrote to the cartridge is great enough as to be considered close
to empty. If you refill such a cartridge without resetting the ink
level chip, it will read empty and not allow the printer to work.
There are two inexpensive fixes for this.
1) buy the appropriate chip resetting tool (about $5-10 US in places
like eBay) Make sure you get the correct one for your printer.
2) If the cartridges are still reading partially full, with some models
you can freeze the ink levels as long as they are partially reading
full, by using the SSC Utility found at:
Maker sure to read the instructions and that this feature is supported
for your printer model.
In regard to the ink status monitor not working, you might need to
upgrade your drivers if such an update is available.
Art
John McWilliams wrote:
> I am not able to get ink tank info from the drivers installed in Mac OS
> 10.5x (Leopard) but I am able to get it from Tiger (10.4)- is anyone
> able to do so with Leopard, and if so, what version of the driver?
>
> My main question is, though, how can I reset the dates on some
> cartridges? I have a set of half full cartridges but apparently they
> won't run as they are several years old, but have been carefully stored,
> sealed, in a cool environment. At least, I am presuming these are
> chipped carts, and that they aren't running because the printer software
> deems them too old, or refilled, or both.
>
> Is there an inexpensive solution?
>
Arthur Entlich wrote:
> Epson ink cartridges, even chipped ones, do not carry of use a date of
> manufacture as a variable in determining if the cartridge will function
> or not. They will read unusable or empty if the amount of ink the
> printer wrote to the cartridge is great enough as to be considered close
> to empty. If you refill such a cartridge without resetting the ink
> level chip, it will read empty and not allow the printer to work.
Thanks for the info on the date. One cartridge I have showed a date of
2001, several years before I acquired the printer!
>
> There are two inexpensive fixes for this.
>
> 1) buy the appropriate chip resetting tool (about $5-10 US in places
> like eBay) Make sure you get the correct one for your printer.
Received mine a few days ago, along with a nice set of filled carts. All
I need now is an accurate scale and I'll be set.
>
> 2) If the cartridges are still reading partially full, with some models
> you can freeze the ink levels as long as they are partially reading
> full, by using the SSC Utility found at:
>
> http://www.ssclg.com/epsone.shtml
>
> Maker sure to read the instructions and that this feature is supported
> for your printer model.
>
> In regard to the ink status monitor not working, you might need to
> upgrade your drivers if such an update is available.
Drivers are most recent, at least as of a week ago. They work under the
Mac's Tiger OS, but not the latest, Leopard as to the utility showing
ink levels. With a proper scale, and resetting the chips, I'll be
relying on weight rather than the "guess" that the chip reads out.
John
> John McWilliams wrote:
>> I am not able to get ink tank info from the drivers installed in Mac
>> OS 10.5x (Leopard) but I am able to get it from Tiger (10.4)- is
>> anyone able to do so with Leopard, and if so, what version of the driver?
>>
>> My main question is, though, how can I reset the dates on some
>> cartridges? I have a set of half full cartridges but apparently they
>> won't run as they are several years old, but have been carefully
>> stored, sealed, in a cool environment. At least, I am presuming these
>> are chipped carts, and that they aren't running because the printer
>> software deems them too old, or refilled, or both.
>>
>> Is there an inexpensive solution?
>>
Epson R300 
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