Digital BW, The Print

Hello. I finally am getting around to setting up my new R220 & MIS 
inks. I keep getting a message that the printer is not recognizing the 
inks. It will not let me print. Not even a test print. I have never 
used a R220 or MIS inks. What should I do? Thanks.

Francis

I recently had this problem with a mixture of new spongeless carts 
and the older half-sponge ones.  The spongeless carts weren't 
seating right and the chip on the back wasn't making good contact.  
You might really try to push the back into place and make sure that 
neighboring cartridges aren't pushing each other up and out of 
position.  It took me a few weeks to figure out what was going wrong.

You do have chips on the carts, and the carts are in the right 
positions, right?  If you have a chip resetter you can make sure the 
chips on the cartridge are okay and resetting to green.  Chips do go 
bad.

Good luck- I was impressed enough by this system to get a second 
R220 to use with MIS PRO color ink and will be receiving the ink 
soon.


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "tim4peace2001" 
<images4peace@...> wrote:
>
> Hello. I finally am getting around to setting up my new R220 & MIS 
> inks. I keep getting a message that the printer is not recognizing 
the 
> inks. It will not let me print. Not even a test print. I have 
never 

> used a R220 or MIS inks. What should I do? Thanks.
> 
> Francis
>

I regularly have this problem with my R200 -- it can suddenly stop
recognizing one or more chips between prints. Sometimes one or more of
the following steps resolves the problem:

- power off printer, unplug power cable, wait ten seconds, power on
  again
- reset all affected cartridge chips with a chip resetter
- use a razor blade or Xacto knife to trim the tabs holding the chip
  on the cartridge so they are flush with the surface of the chip

Sometime *nothing* works, meaning the printer has managed to destroy
the chip. In this case, you need to replace the chip. I stock spares
from MIS for just this purpose ($1.95 each).

Let's see: the chips don't accurately report the amount of ink
remaining, and they make the whole process more expensive, error prone
and fragile. Yeah, ship it!

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "tim4peace2001"
<images4peace@...> wrote:

>
> Hello. I finally am getting around to setting up my new R220 & MIS 
> inks. I keep getting a message that the printer is not recognizing the 
> inks. It will not let me print. Not even a test print. I have never 
> used a R220 or MIS inks. What should I do? Thanks.
> 
> Francis
>

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Philip Schwartz"
<Philip.Schwartz@...> wrote:
>
> I regularly have this problem with my R200 -- it can suddenly stop
> recognizing one or more chips between prints. Sometimes one or more of
> the following steps resolves the problem:

>I have a similar problem.  Just got new R220 and UT-R2 inks.  The
printer won't recognize the LC cartridge.   Works fine with the Epson
cartridges that came with the printer.  Tried the tricks listed above
but don't have chip resetter.  Waiting on MIS for help

You can still do this: remove the chip from the yellow Durabrite ink
cartridge that shipped with the R220, and install it on the b&w
cartridge that will occupy the yellow slot. Don't forget: the R220
doesn't know what is actually in the cart, and you can always replace
the chip later if you still need to print color.

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "John Bevans"
<jbevans@...> wrote:

>
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Philip Schwartz"
> <Philip.Schwartz@> wrote:
> >
> > I regularly have this problem with my R200 -- it can suddenly stop
> > recognizing one or more chips between prints. Sometimes one or more of
> > the following steps resolves the problem:
> 
> >I have a similar problem.  Just got new R220 and UT-R2 inks.  The
> printer won't recognize the LC cartridge.   Works fine with the Epson
> cartridges that came with the printer.  Tried the tricks listed above
> but don't have chip resetter.  Waiting on MIS for help
>

Oops, I should have said LC in my last reply, not yellow, as this is
the chip that is giving you trouble. Sorry for the confusion. My last
problem was with yellow, and I still haven't forgetten. :)

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "John Bevans"
<jbevans@...> wrote:

>
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Philip Schwartz"
> <Philip.Schwartz@> wrote:
> >
> > I regularly have this problem with my R200 -- it can suddenly stop
> > recognizing one or more chips between prints. Sometimes one or more of
> > the following steps resolves the problem:
> 
> >I have a similar problem.  Just got new R220 and UT-R2 inks.  The
> printer won't recognize the LC cartridge.   Works fine with the Epson
> cartridges that came with the printer.  Tried the tricks listed above
> but don't have chip resetter.  Waiting on MIS for help
>