Digital BW, The Print

Thanks, Paul.  It looks like the Russian utilities can reset all the ink 
cartridge chips (unnecessary with the auto-resetting chips that come in 
the MIS CIS setup) and the waste ink pad counter (called the "protection 
counter.")  But I don't see any option or instruction for resetting the 
overall use counter.  There is a reference in one of the postings on the 
user forum of the Russian Utilities that suggests it may take a series 
of control button presses to reset the overall use counter but no 
further info anywhere in the forum (that I could find) and nothing I see 
in the Help file with the utilities.

Any other suggestions for places to look?

Cheers,
Kip

Paul Roark wrote:

> >I've been happily using a C84 fed with MIS EZ inks through a CIS for
> >about 2 years now. I have just received the "parts are nearing the end
> >of their service life" message and the printer refuses to go further.
> >...
>
> >1. Is there a way to reset the suicide counter and let the little beast
> >soldier on until the output really does start to fall in quality?
>
> The Russian utilities can probably reset the counter. Do a Google for it.
> My C86 continued for a long time after I reset it.
>
> >2. Barring that, is there a current Epson model that takes the same
> >cartridges, so that I might not have to replace the whole CIS unit
> >(which cost a LOT more than the printer itself)?
>
> The C88 will do that, I believe. The cart type changed after the C82.
>
> The C88 works reasonably well with the C86 settings, etc. that I have at
> http://home1.gte.net/res09aij/C86-EZ-UT-Readme.htm 
> <http://home1.gte.net/res09aij/C86-EZ-UT-Readme.htm>
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> For a little preview of other C88 results, see
> http://home1.gte.net/res09aij/C88_EZ_CSR_SPECTRO.pdf 
> <http://home1.gte.net/res09aij/C88_EZ_CSR_SPECTRO.pdf>
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