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Re: noob help: eboni cartridge not recognized in r280

2008-12-04 by pr_roark

On my 260 I found I could not mix MIS and Epson OEM carts/chips.  That 
is, all of one or the other had to be in the machine for it to work.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, David Murphy 
<dm1000@...> wrote:
>
> I have an Epson R280.  I purchased an Eboni cartridge to replace the 
> Epson black cartridge.  I have followed the procedure in the Epson 
> manual for replacing cartridges and with the Eboni cartridge installed
> and now both the green power light and and red ink light are lit 
> indicating expended/uninstalled/incompatible cartridges.  The Epson 
> status utility shows the black cartridge as expended and all other 
> cartridges as uninstalled.
> 
> Have I missed a step somewhere?  The exact cartridge I purchased was:
> 
> RCN-T0771-K  	B&W Ultratone UT-RCN Matte Black Eboni CARTRIDGE for 
EPSON 
> STYLUS PHOTO R260/R380/RX580 - BLACK Position w/Auto Reset Chip
> 
> Thanks
>

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