Turning off the ink gauge: Anyone remember this or have information on this?
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Here's the post: I purchased the Canon MP530 and have had very good results so far. All the bad reviews about the ink cartridges are by people who gave up on the printer without a simple Google search to fix the problems. You can disable the Print Monitor all together so that the printer will work no matter how low the ink levels are. This is helpful when you refill the ink cartridges yourself, as I have done. Canon would love you buy their tanks every time they go low, but you can refill them yourself; but you must turn off the print monitor because the printer thinks it's tanks are empty even though you've refilled them. Do it this way: 1) go to "maintenance" tab on print properties 2) select "View Printer Status" from the bottom 3) Click "Option" and deselect "Enable Status Monitor" -- That Simple! A minor annoyance that doesn't warrant a one-star rating from other users. I really like this printer!
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Here's what Canon's site says: "The ink has run out. Replace the ink tank." U163 If you want to continue printing in this condition, you need to release the function for detecting the remaining ink level. Press and hold the Stop/Reset button for at least 5 seconds, and then release it. With this operation, releasing the function for detecting the remaining ink level is memorized. Please be advised that Canon shall not be liable for any malfunction or trouble which may be caused by continuation of printing under the ink out condition. Note If the function for detecting the remaining ink level is disabled, the ink tank in gray is displayed on the LCD when checking the current ink level. Since printing in this condition may cause the contents of the fax to be lost, the machine stores received faxes in memory without printing until the ink tank is replaced. Print the fax stored in memory manually after replacing the ink tank. You can set the machine to print received faxes forcibly without storing them in memory, but a part of contents or all contents of the fax may not be printed. Source: http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&fcategoryid=123&modelid=16279#SupportDetailAct
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If you're asking if the ink dries out before you use it up... I don't use the ink saver mode & I don't print nearly as much as you do and I've never had the ink dry up. I don't change the ink when it says I'm running low - I wait until it tells me I'm out of that color. I only replace the color ink that has run completely out.
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I don't recall if I had any issues like that or not. I'm an IT guy/computer nerd anyway so if I did, I fixed it immediately. With that said, I would recommend turning your printer off and then back on. Even try some different things like putting old cartridges in when printer is on and then turn it off, pull cartridges out and replace the new cartridges just before turning the printer back on. Make sure that any tape that may have been on the bottom of the cartridges is also removed. You'd be surprised how many people forget that. One thing to look at also, if the problem persists, is to check the settings on the actual printer and look at the ink level. If the ink level is showing that everything is full, as it should be, then the printer is at least detecting things that far. Hope this little bit will help, if not feel free to post back. If you end up having to post back, let us k ow what you be tried, and the specific issue you're having. This way I, or someone else, can give more accurate advice to further troubleshoot the issue. :)
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I just never turn the printer off so I can't really answer your question...sorry!
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Not sure; but I am now getting a "red" alert on my printer. It shows "low on toner", so I will keep an eye on it and if it doesn't clear and runs out of ink, I will have to send it back. That's not a bargain if it is out of Ink so soon! So just to let you know to be aware, I may have gotten a "fluke" refill, but time will tell. I don't use that much Ink so it's way too soon to run out.
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Not that I am aware of, it tells the cartridge and the printer that the cartridge is full of ink. The printer then deducts the amount used during print jobs until it hits zero and give you a warning that you need new ink.
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Do you have an online manual? All the answers can be found in it. I believe you can press and hold the STOPbutton to clear it. Check your paper and ink, too.
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I believe that can be done in the "Settings" window. I got rid of this printer a couple of months ago. It uses ink faster than any other printer I've owned. Very disappointed in it. I was going through black cartridges in about 3 weeks printing nothing but receipts for paid monthly bills. Switched to a Brother laser printer when my wife started working from home.
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I have successfully used re-manufactured (refilled) cartridges. Although there is a trick to using them. After you install one, the machine will tell you the cartridge is "low ink". After a few pages it says it's out of ink and the warning light comes on. (Do NOT Cancel your Print Job!) Press and hold the Red "Stop" button for about 5 seconds and the warning light will turn off. The display will then show "unknown ink volume" or something similar. You are now good to print until the cartridge actually runs out of ink.
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I don't see an "off switch". If you go into printer properties, however, you can select not to share this printer with anyone else. This should effectively do what you want. Other people report you can use the LCD display to turn it off.
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I don't have an answer, Scott, but seeing as how the 3-color cartridge is such a limitation, both in ink usage and in printing pure blacks, I wonder what the possibility is that Dymo will bring out a DiscPainter II shortly, with at least 2 cartridges. There's certainly room for them back there, and it makes a lot of sense. With my luck, they'll do it right after I buy the 3-color version. ;-) Thanks for your review. Re the dithering, is it really that bad when printing in high-resolution? Seems like at 1200 dpi the dithering ought to be minimal, but then I haven't seen one of these.
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I found it's better to unplug the printer at night, because it will do a cleaning cycle when plugged back in, it saves on ink or plugged heads on the printer that aren't replaceable!
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In reference to the low ink notice on printer. It's misnomer the cartridge does that when there is normal ink remaining because it is substitute from canon. I called the company ,they explained that when you get low ink sign ,simply press reset on the printer and it will correct the situation.
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I just shut down the printer prior to the installation. I did not have to do anything with the chips. This cartridge seems to be able to reset ink level w/o problem. At first I only replaced the black cartridge, it printed out okay for two pages and then gave me a message that all color inks were all low, then it would not print until I replaced color ink cartridges. Then I tried copying a color page, all colors printed out okay. I helped my neighbor install the same cartridge set on her Lexmark printer (a different model). We had a little difficulty to place the cartridges in place, it seems that the fitting was not as tight as mine. The original cartridges were 100 not 100 XL. This cartridge set works on her model too. It requested for Head Clean after turning the power back on. I BYPASS that and just use COPY for testing.
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You need to do that in the printer controls in your computer. Or you can always just turn the printer off, but it will continue when you turn it on again.
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I have been having the same problem with the Artisan 800. As I type this I am waiting to speak to someone in Customer Relations at Epson's HQ to register a major complaint about the 800's ink disappearance. This was obviously a design flaw which may very well prevent me from considering an Epson Printer in the future. I'd be interested, too if they did anything to fix the ink consumption process on the newer 810 which looks essentially the same as the 800.