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    printer and ink

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by csky12, Dec 6, 2008.

  1. csky12

    csky12 Notebook Geek

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    I have a Canon all-in-one and the black and colour ink ran out so I decided to refill them at those ink place instead of buying the really expensive cartridges...however, when I put them back in, the printer will not read them as full and I will get these annoying flashing lights on my printer screen and LED...so I was wondering is there anyway to bypass it or trick the printer??

    thanks
     
    csky12, Dec 6, 2008
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  2. gengerald

    gengerald Technofile Extraordinaire

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    Some Canon printers ship with an option to reset levels. I refill as well; I have a Dell that does not let me reset the levels and one out of my two cannons that do. Try rummaging through the printer properties for a reset dialog. Good luck.
     
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  3. Red_Dragon

    Red_Dragon Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    hmm have you done the maintainence thing that you can slect on your printer? You should try that :D
     
    Red_Dragon, Dec 6, 2008
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  4. csky12

    csky12 Notebook Geek

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    @gengerald I don't think my printer have the resetting the ink level thing, I just checked...hah
     
    csky12, Dec 6, 2008
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    atbnet Notebook Prophet

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    Yeah, this is one of the ways the printer manufacturers rip you off. They have sensors that estimate the ink level and will claim to be empty even though there still may be ink in them. Which model printer do you have? I was looking at a few things giving suggestions on how to reset the cartridge but it only works on certain models. Have you tried unplugging the printer to reset it?
     
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