Resetting ink levels

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"stork" wrote:

| I've replaced the color cartridge in my Dell A940 printer (was running very
| low, while black ink still at 80%). Aligned cartridges, and the printer is
| working just fine. However, the pop-up window that comes up when I hit
| 'Print', that displays ink levels has not detected the new cartridge. It
| continued to go down until it told me the cartridge was completely empty. In
| fact, it's almost full. Can find no instructions for resetting the meter.
| Can anyone give me the steps? (Computer is Dell 4600C, running Windows XP
| Home Edition). Thanks!

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Cari (MS-MVP) wrote:
> If they are Dell cartridges then read the printer manual. If they are
> refilled, you'll probably be lookinf for some device to reset the
> chip on the cartridges.

You can't refill tanks - it just won't work. I also have to say the OP must
either not use the printer very much, or must be incredibly wealthy - as you
know, Dell printers can only take Dell tanks.

Depending on when - and where - the system was purchased, the printer could
have very well have been a freebie (but I hope it wasn't the pivotal
influence on purchase). A black tank is £25 and a colour £30 - the unit only
costs £50!




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