Digital BW, The Print

Hi Mark;

I've had this happen a couple times, usually replacing the chip with 
a new one will fix it. Don't know why, perhaps static buildup on 
your hands? BTW I assume when you say you 'switched the carts 
around' you put in another LC cart, yes?

The only other thing I can thing of is that the chip fell off and on 
the way way out the prong that positions it on the cart snagged a 
couple of the contacts in the printer? if that's the case, you may 
as well start the Epson process, or if you don't have OEM carts, 
toss the printer and buy a new one, it's probaly cheaper than 
putting Epson ink in it.

Steve Karafyllakis  

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "mark_roth_505" 
<mark@m...> wrote:
>
> Last night my R200 turned on its red light (far left ink-out 
light), 
> and it is now dead. This printer is only a couple months old, and 
has 
> performed flawlessly up until now. Am using MIS carts/ink, 
resetting 
> the carts without any problems or issues until now. It suddenly 
will 
> not recognize the cartridge in the LC position. I switched carts 
> around thinking the chip was bad, but it's not the carts...it's 
the LC 
> position which will not recognize a good cart, and thus is 
rendering 
> the printer dead. I believe this is a hardware issue, not 
software, 
> since it turns on and off with the red light coming on whether the 
PC 
> is on or off. Any help appreciated if someone knows how to reset 
the 
> printer.! I even tried a piece of 600 sandpaper to lightly rub the 
> contacts/fingers which contact the chip...no go. (BTW the SSC 
utility 
> does not fix this problem.)
> Best,
> Mark
>