Mp160

[jflan]

Trying to help a friend who is not very printer-savvy with his MP160, long-distance.

1. He is trying to get the printer to accept a refilled black cartridge.
a. What is the simplest way to turn off the Ink Level Monitor on this model ?

2. He may be stuck in Service Mode.
a. What is the method to return the machine to Normal Mode ?
b. IOW, how can I be assured that he is in Normal Mode ?

 

[mikling]

You can't turn the ink monitor off but you can instruct the printer to continue printing with an EMPTY cartridge.
The buttons to push to do this varies by model.

To locate the instructions one needs to find the section where they instruct you how to Change an empty cartridge. Typically this can be found under Routine Maintenance. Within that section they will instruct you how to Continue printing with an empty cartridge. After the cartridge is refilled it is considered empty by the machine since the ink level indicator cannot be reset. The machine will be fully functional as with a new cartridge except that the ink level monitor will not work.

If he turns the printer off or pulls the plug he should be back to normal mode upon the next startup.

 

[jflan]

Thank you very much, mikling