Epson C-60 wont print black with color empty

[Craig]

I had to use an older Epson C-60 today just to print out some docs
and the black ink is fine but the color is empty, so it says.

It will not let me print a document in black only with the color
cartidge empty ?

I did use properties and have it print in black only, still I get
the box telling me the color is empty,
Anyway around this ridiculous problem.

I'm using XP SP2.

Thank You

 

[Jan Alter]

I had to use an older Epson C-60 today just to print out some docs
and the black ink is fine but the color is empty, so it says.

It will not let me print a document in black only with the color
cartidge empty ?

I did use properties and have it print in black only, still I get
the box telling me the color is empty,
Anyway around this ridiculous problem.

I'm using XP SP2.

Thank You

The easiest and safest is to replace the "empty" color cartridge with a new
one.

There is a free software utility that I've read of others using that can
reset all ink levels or perhaps individual ink levels to full.

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

I am not recommending it but simply putting it out for you to view and read.
If you are into light risk taking or ready to do anything to get a few more
pages printed then you may be ready to try the software.
The problem with fooling the software is that you really don't want to run a
dead empty cartridge in the Epson. You risk introducing air and quite easily
causing a clog, which is a royal pain to deal with in this printer, and
though, quite often there is up to 20% of the ink left in a cartridge when
Epson says it's empty, the cartridge may in fact be at the low end of empty
already, as the software really is only giving an estimate of how much ink
is in the cartridge.
Additionally if you use the utiltiy it may reset all ink levels to full,
which may throw off the settings of the other cartridges chips as well.

Other than use a chip resetter to set the chip back to full, that's about
all one can do with the pernicious Epson software.

Jan Alter
(e-mail address removed)

 

[Craig]

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The easiest and safest is to replace the "empty" color cartridge with a new
one.

There is a free software utility that I've read of others using that can
reset all ink levels or perhaps individual ink levels to full.

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

I am not recommending it but simply putting it out for you to view and read.
If you are into light risk taking or ready to do anything to get a few more
pages printed then you may be ready to try the software.
The problem with fooling the software is that you really don't want to run a
dead empty cartridge in the Epson. You risk introducing air and quite easily
causing a clog, which is a royal pain to deal with in this printer, and
though, quite often there is up to 20% of the ink left in a cartridge when
Epson says it's empty, the cartridge may in fact be at the low end of empty
already, as the software really is only giving an estimate of how much ink
is in the cartridge.
Additionally if you use the utiltiy it may reset all ink levels to full,
which may throw off the settings of the other cartridges chips as well.

Other than use a chip resetter to set the chip back to full, that's about
all one can do with the pernicious Epson software.

Jan Alter
(e-mail address removed)

Thank you for your reply, and I will take a look at that,

Problem is I dont need a color cartridge at all, now or ever with
this printer.

I've never seen a printer that wouldnt print black just because the
color was empty.

Thanks again,

 

[Jan Alter]

.

Thank you for your reply, and I will take a look at that,

Problem is I dont need a color cartridge at all, now or ever with
this printer.

I've never seen a printer that wouldnt print black just because the
color was empty.

Thanks again,

Yeh,

Epson would probably call it "an enhancement".

 

[tomm42]

I had to use an older Epson C-60 today just to print out some docs
and the black ink is fine but the color is empty, so it says.

It will not let me print a document in black only with the color
cartidge empty ?

I did use properties and have it print in black only, still I get
the box telling me the color is empty,
Anyway around this ridiculous problem.

I'm using XP SP2.

Thank You

the printer won't work with out the color cart, the way it was made.
With greys and a 4 color printer you need the color inks to make the
greys anyway. If you really just want greyscale MIS Associates used to
make a a set of inks for most C series printers to print with just
black and grey inks. Don't know if they still can sell this.

Tom

 

[Craig]

with a new
one.

There is a free software utility that I've read of others using that
can
reset all ink levels or perhaps individual ink levels to full.


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


I am not recommending it but simply putting it out for you to view and
read.
If you are into light risk taking or ready to do anything to get a few
more
pages printed then you may be ready to try the software. <<

Okay Jan, I did go to that website and download that program and
after fiddling with it awhile, it did fool the Epson into thinking
that the color cartridges were full and I was able to print in black.
It actually worked fine.

But beware at that website, once I did my work I went back there and
clicked on About. I was curios about that company and as soon as I
clicked on About my Mcafee told me I just got a virus, the exploiter-
virus.

Beware is a good warning, thankfully I did have Mcafee running.

 

[Jan Alter]

with a new
one.

There is a free software utility that I've read of others using that
can
reset all ink levels or perhaps individual ink levels to full.


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


I am not recommending it but simply putting it out for you to view and
read.
If you are into light risk taking or ready to do anything to get a few
more
pages printed then you may be ready to try the software. <<

Okay Jan, I did go to that website and download that program and
after fiddling with it awhile, it did fool the Epson into thinking
that the color cartridges were full and I was able to print in black.
It actually worked fine.

But beware at that website, once I did my work I went back there and
clicked on About. I was curios about that company and as soon as I
clicked on About my Mcafee told me I just got a virus, the exploiter-
virus.

Beware is a good warning, thankfully I did have Mcafee running.

I know I've downloaded the program from that site at least once in the
last 6 months but wasn't subjected to a virus. Things do change and you were
fortunate to have AV protection.