Epson R300 Hard Reset
A: Find your Epson printer's control panel, which is normally on the upper right-hand side, and locate the reset button. Press and hold this button for three seconds to reset the printer and clear away corrupted data. If the printer does not have a reset button, power off the printer and wait several seconds before turning it back on.
This is a heads-up for owners of Epson R300 and some other Epson printers. There is an internal 'counter' that at a certain point will stop the printer. Jan 18, 2010 Thanks for your selflessness Steve H. Describing the RESET procedure for the Epson R300 by simutaneouly depressing the POWER, STOP and MAINTENANCE switches. I checked with Epson, via telephone, and they recommended going to an authorized dealer for ink pad replacement (approximately $100) or buy a new printer ( $150 - $250).
I have a fairly new R300 which has non-Epson carts installed. It has worked
for a while (obviously thru' the supplied Epsons carts) using these cheaper
carts. No it is displaying the message 'Service required. Parts inside your
printer are at the end of their service life.' Can anyone say if this is as
terminal as it suggests?
Could it be the carts which are causing the message, because they are not
Epson brand?
Is there anyway to 'reset' the printer and clear the problem?
Please help?
Nigel
P.S. I have another R300 which also has the same non-Epson carts and is (so
far) still working fine.
The Kodak ESP includes an internal memory chip that provides you with information about the state of your printer, including the amount of ink left in each cartridge. Although the ink levels that are reported in the Maintenance menu of the printer’s on-board screen are usually accurate, the chip can experience errors that lead to incorrect readings. You can reset the printer to show the correct ink levels by performing a power cycle.
Step 1
Open the internal compartment to access the ink cartridges.
Step 2
Step 3
Turn off the printer, wait approximately five seconds and then turn the printer back on. This process clears the previous ink cartridge reading from the machine’s internal memory.
Step 4
Replace the ink cartridges, turn the printer off and restart it after five seconds.
Open the “Maintenance” menu on the printer’s on-board screen and confirm the ink reading in the 'Check Ink Levels' option.
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