Digital BW, The Print

Hi AZ,

I have a 1280 and am using MIS Ultratones.  I refill my cartridges 
and use the SK168 chip restore gizmo (technical term).  It's 
available from MIS too and is simple to use.  Just press it against 
the chip and when the light blinks the chip thinks it's full.

You mention a CIS too so I'm not sure if you'll be using the 
refillable carts or the CIS.  If it's the CIS the carts are 
programed so every time you turn your printer on it shows as a full 
cart.  At least that's the way mine works on my 870.  If you have a 
huge job you might have to stop and turn the printer off and on but 
you'd have to be printing hundreds of images at once.  It's never 
happened to me.  I've had the "No More Carts" version for close to 
two years now and love it.  It has MIS color dye ink and I've had no 
problems what so ever with the set up.

Removing the cart and replacing it with another shouldn't be a 
problem as long as the new ink is compatible with what you were 
using.  The carts have a memory.

Hope I'm right on all this.  If not I'll be corrected.

Tom

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Alan Zinn" 
<AZinn@n...> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm ordering a 1280 - the $100 rebate ends on the 30th. My plan is 
to 
> use the top-off re-fill method with after-market carts. 
> 
> I have some questions: With chipped carts what is the drill for re-
> setting the chip when using a CIS?  
> Does anyone have advice RE chip re-setters v. replacment chips for 
> refilling? 
> 
> Does the chip need to be re-set when a still-full cart is removed 
> from the printer (when swapping inks)? 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> AZ