I am not able to get ink tank info from the drivers installed in Mac OS
10.5x (Leopard) but I am able to get it from Tiger (10.4)- is anyone
able to do so with Leopard, and if so, what version of the driver?

My main question is, though, how can I reset the dates on some
cartridges? I have a set of half full cartridges but apparently they
won't run as they are several years old, but have been carefully stored,
sealed, in a cool environment. At least, I am presuming these are
chipped carts, and that they aren't running because the printer software
deems them too old, or refilled, or both.

Is there an inexpensive solution?

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John McWilliams

John McWilliams wrote:
recommendations from Epson. Epson says the tanks are not meant to have
the dates modified.

measekite wrote:
Had you been paying attention, you'd have known I don't give a fusty
ruck about what you or Epson say; you on any printing matter, Epson as
to their byzantine scheme of "measuring" ink use.

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lsmft

John McWilliams wrote:
happy with the companies.

measekite wrote:

Mebbe you could STFU?

Nah, keep on keepin' on....

--
lsmft

Epson ink cartridges, even chipped ones, do not carry of use a date of
manufacture as a variable in determining if the cartridge will function
or not. They will read unusable or empty if the amount of ink the
printer wrote to the cartridge is great enough as to be considered close
to empty. If you refill such a cartridge without resetting the ink
level chip, it will read empty and not allow the printer to work.

There are two inexpensive fixes for this.

1) buy the appropriate chip resetting tool (about $5-10 US in places
like eBay) Make sure you get the correct one for your printer.

2) If the cartridges are still reading partially full, with some models
you can freeze the ink levels as long as they are partially reading
full, by using the SSC Utility found at:

http://www.ssclg.com/epsone.shtml

Maker sure to read the instructions and that this feature is supported
for your printer model.

In regard to the ink status monitor not working, you might need to
upgrade your drivers if such an update is available.

Art


John McWilliams wrote:

Arthur Entlich wrote:
Thanks for the info on the date. One cartridge I have showed a date of
2001, several years before I acquired the printer!
Received mine a few days ago, along with a nice set of filled carts. All
I need now is an accurate scale and I'll be set.
Drivers are most recent, at least as of a week ago. They work under the
Mac's Tiger OS, but not the latest, Leopard as to the utility showing
ink levels. With a proper scale, and resetting the chips, I'll be
relying on weight rather than the "guess" that the chip reads out.

John