Digital BW, The Print

Hi Jon,

> the "paddle" does tell the printer that the ink is out, not just that
> there is a cartridge in place.

I agree that it doesn't tell it the cartridge is in place, that is a
separate sensor, but I do not agree it tells the printer the ink is out.  I
believe it tells the printer the ink is low.

> Ink consumption in quad printing is significantly different than the
> color ink use that the printer was designed for
> I have pulled carts that the printer thought was low, shook them to feel
> that there was still significant amount
> of ink, reinserted the cart, fooling the printer into believing there
> was a new cart, and having the indicator light come
> on when the cart was actually empty.

I don't believe that (ink level indication) is ink type dependant (quad vs
color), since the printer really doesn't know what cartridge is in there, it
simply knows what the sensor tells it on the side, as well as what it has
used as far as number of droplets goes...

BTW, are you talking about a 3000, and if so, was the light blinking or
solid?  I've printed quite a bit after the light has come "on" (without
removing the cartridge), now, whether that was blinking or solid, I don't
remember...but will pay attention next time.

Austin