Infinite Ink Printer InkPad

Buyers of the Infinite Ink Printer may have thought that just charging ink would no longer require maintenance, but there is probably something most of the time that they don't know.

An ink pad for collecting waste ink

Using a printer for a period of time makes printing impossible with the following message:

Printer's ink pad is at the end of its service life. please contact epson support

 

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(Korean News)

https://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=105&oid=005&aid=0000317509

■ Contents investigated

- The printer management software can provide enough ink pad reset functionality. However, the company provides paid service for about 30,000 to 50,000 won. Printer companies, which were making money from ink, have introduced Infinite Ink products due to the drop in imports due to the lack of ink, and Infinite Ink may also be willing to make money elsewhere because genuine ink is cheaper.

 

- Both Epson and Canon are applicable.

But Epson is more strict in inkpad counting that makes that error easier.

Even if you search the Internet, there are many articles that Epson complained about significantly more than Canon.

- If Epsson decides to print less, the frequency of ink pad replacement is expected to be around 2 to 3 years.

A. The frequency of the ink pad replacement depends on the use environment.

It depends on the amount of ink discarded at the time of printing and the amount of ink consumed by head cleaning.

It is difficult to check the exact cycle because the head office does not always consume the same amount of ink and every output does not produce a certain amount of ink.

However, if you're not working on your head or other tasks, please bear in mind that there are some people who do it every two or three years.

- Head cleaning and heavy ink spraying functions should be avoided by shortening the replacement cycle by creating a significant amount of pulmonary ink.

I've seen on the Internet that somebody has even printed about 500 pages and got an ink pad error message, because done some strong ink injection.

When I tested directly, head cleaning and strong ink injection increased from 2 percent to 18 percent.

- Inkpad counting should be lowered over time. Maybe we added this function because the waste ink dries naturally.

Date	Waste Counter	Print count
2017. 07. 28 (first installation)	17.59% (first ink supply)	13
2017. 07. 29	16.80%	14
2017. 07. 30	16.14%	22
2017. 07. 31	15.97%	23
2017. 08. 01	15.03%	59
2017. 08. 13	11.04%	77
2017. 12. 28	14.85%	273

- Inkpad counting read or Reset seems to use the SNMP protocol.

It's said the reset program takes a lot of security to prevent external leaks.

Developers can capture packets for reset and use the second unit for free

■ Self-solution

I would have to pay for it at AS Center, but it would be quite a hassle to carry heavy things back and forth to the center.

Self-solution is described in detail in the blog below.

(Korean Blog)

https://m.blog.naver.com/newlywedkim/220636141561

■ Explanation of ink pad reset

There are three programs to try.

1. SSC Service Utility

Free, mainly old printers

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

2. EPSON Adjustment Program

Free (Crack version)

Provides functionality to the latest models, and is circulating on the Internet for each model

There may be a virus or malicious code, so it is better not to run on a PC.

3. WIC RESET

No Free

It costs about 10,000 won (9.99 dollars) to buy keys.

Canon, Epson, Up to Latest Printer

 

 

※ Please refer to the automatic printing post for your printer.  https://dalili.tistory.com/74