Digital BW, The Print

sorry folks, I see I already asked this here. But this thread seems a little more active, so perhaps you'll forgive my indiscretion!

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul" <paulmwhiting@...> wrote:
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> I asked this over in the Epson group, but thinking not everyone visits both groups, I'd like to repeat it here just to see what folks here have to say.
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> I use an Epson R1800, and am using refillable cartridges from MIS. Here's an example of a cartridge I use, Photo Black, followed by the MIS description:
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> ARC-TO541-EC EMPTY PHOTO BLACK TO541(TO54120) CARTRIDGE W/STD CHIP
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> I see the the word "ARC" is in the product name. Does that mean Auto Reset Chip? But then I see in the description it says the cartridge uses a "STD CHIP" which I assume means Standard. So does that mean the chip is not auto resetting, but needs to be reset with a chip resetter?
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> I've been manually resetting the chips on these carts for years. If I forget to reset a cart, the ink level graphic will show the cart as not yet full. So when I pull the cart and reset it, the graphic then shows full. This tells me they are not resetting automatically. But then why the ARC in the product name?
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> Sorry folks, but I am seriously confused!
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