Re: Removing and Re-Installing Ink Cartridges

[Raphael Bustin <rafeb@channel1.com>]

On Fri, 7 Jan 2000, Robert Snow wrote:

> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: rafeb <rafeb@channel1.com>
> To: <epson-inkjet@leben.com>
> 
> snip
> > Actually, in my not-so-humble opinion, the biggest problem
> > is the Epson driver's ink-level-monitoring scheme, and the
> > fact that there's no override for the "ink-out" condition.
> >
> snip
> >
> > A simple software-override of the "ink-out" indicator
> would
> > alleviate this situation, but of course, that's not in
> Epson's
> > interests at all, so it won't happen.
> >
> >
> > rafe b.
> 
> Just as a sidebar, the new 870 and its big brother will
> allow removing and replacing cartridges.  Epson has
> evidently changed the mechanics of usage/measurement of the
> cartridges.


Does anyone here know where you can find the software
command-set for the Epson printers?  I know the general
protocol is called "ESC/P2" but I'm not sure where to
find it, or where one mind find the commands relevant
to each particular printer.

If I had access to that, I could probably write a simple
utility that would "fool" the printer into thinking that
the ink cart had been reset -- without physically performing
the operation.

This would reduce the ink-usage meter to the level of a
mere nuisance.

Back in the days of the 9-pin and 24-pin Epson dot-matrix
printers, all this info was in the user manual for the
printer.


rafe b.


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