Thanks for the reply - I solved the problem, it was that the shorter cartridges were below the light sensor, so when the led's lit up in the self test at start up, the printer thought it was missing the cartridges - CIS seller gave me a full refund because I was sick of swapping chips and carts...
I'm fitting a CIS on my Canon IP4200
The system came with shorter cartridges which leaves more room for the tubing.
When I stick the chip on the small cartridge it's not recognised. When I stick it back on the original cartridge it is recognised again. When I stick the chip on another normal...
The cartridges from my first ip4200 are not recognised in an identical ip4200.
Can anyone please tell me if the chips are set to only work in one printer?
While fitting a CIS system to my IP4200, in an effort to make it tidier I drilled through the cart holder, not knowing the 4 wires from the chip contacts runs along the channel where I drilled.
One wire is still intact 3 are cut. The wires are not colour coded, all are black- probably to make...