Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Tom Husband" 
<thusband@s...> wrote:
> 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

Thanks a lot Tom,

I'm going to refill for a while and then go to the top-off system. I 
need to find out more about how the CIS chips are set to always show 
full carts. I have 4oz. bottles of FS and piezotone inks. 

AZ