Digital BW, The Print

> When I turned on the printer a screen
> came up asking me if I was aware that I was not using Epson inks and
> if I was aware that bad things were about to happen.  "Yes" I said. 
> The registration and warranty screens did not appear.  I made some
> prints and everything was fine.  For me, the only difference between
> OEM and MIS was the "opportunity" to register the printer with Epson.

Not to worry.  Epson does this all the time to scare you into buying 
the OEM inks.  The prinetr is practically free, the money is in the 
inks. Jot down the model # and the Serial # (on back of printer), then 
go to the web site and manually register your R220 (or what ever 
printer you have).  Registration is important.  Every once in a while, 
Epson runs afoul of the law, and replacements or credits are issued 
based upon registrations.  Also, your warrenty is good, even if you 
don't use their OEM inkset, unless they can prove that your inkset 
caused the failure.  I'm on my 10th or 12th Epson printer, always with 
non-OEM carts.  I have to admit, however, that I do keep the original 
carts in a plastic bag, and re-install them when I send the printer in 
for repairs (only happened 2 times, no problem from Epson).

Uncle Dannie