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Re: how to disable color ink cartidges?

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From: A. Jacobs
Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2005 16:41
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But the 970 will forget all the cartridge setting after power is turn off?
So the next day when the printer is turn on, the ink level is sense again?
That is why we see the ink level yellow indicating light turn on.

"George E. Cawthon" <GeorgeC-Boise@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
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> Andrew Rossmann wrote:
> > In article <FSPPe.680799$cg1.169247@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>,
> > GeorgeC-Boise@worldnet.att.net says...
> >
> >>The 970 assumes that any new cartridge is full and
> >>it also remembers the last three cartridges.   So
> >>if you are using cartridge A, then you put in B,
> >>then C, then D, and finally A, the memory of A
> >>being out of ink will have been lost and it
> >>assumes that it is a new, full cartridge.  I think
> >>this is the easiest way to reset the memory but
> >>you need save three old (a total of four ) cartridges.
> >
> >
> >   It only remembers 2 cartridges of each type (currently loaded and
> > previous). You only need to rotate between 3, not 4.
>
> Yeah you are right, I got to thinking and changed
> the number by 1.  Bad to start thinking sometimes.
> >
> >
> >>BTW, there are two other  ways to reset the
> >>memory, one involves pushing the front buttons and
> >>the other is taping the contacts  I don't have
> >>that info in front of me but it has been well
> >>documented, so you should be able to find it with
> >>a google search.
> >
> >
> >   I don't think you can reset using the buttons. That does let you
> > access diagnotic printouts and similar. The taping method just alters
> > the ID, giving the effect of changing cartridges.
> >
>
> I bought my 970 in 2000 and there were numerous
> report of how to use the buttons.  Power and form
> feed buttons.  Supposedly worked on all 900
> series, but most frequently referenced for the
> 970.  There may hardware changes during the time
> the 900 were being manufactured, so that later
> manufactured printer would not reset.  When I
> changed to a new computer with XP and started
> using the USB cable, my 970 would no longer show
> the ink level in the tool box, so there is no
> reason for me to do much of anything with the buttons.
>
> I did find a copy of the procedure.
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