ip5200 and refilling - can you 'trick' the printer?

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Apparently the ip5200 has a 'cartridge empty' warning function, which
results in some kind of klaxon sounding if you don't replace the carts
with new ones.

I'm curious how this works... advocates of Canon in the past have
touted the fact that their low-ink sensors actually detect how much ink
is in the cartridge, as opposed to other manufacturers which just use a
page counter or something equally non-representative.

For refilling these carts, I'm wondering if 'not letting it get that
low' would work: ie. if I were a little more proactive and refilled
before the cart got too low, could I prevent that warning from even
starting up??

Thanks!

BD
 
BD said:
Apparently the ip5200 has a 'cartridge empty' warning function, which
results in some kind of klaxon sounding if you don't replace the carts
with new ones.

I'm curious how this works... advocates of Canon in the past have
touted the fact that their low-ink sensors actually detect how much ink
is in the cartridge, as opposed to other manufacturers which just use a
page counter or something equally non-representative.

For refilling these carts, I'm wondering if 'not letting it get that
low' would work: ie.
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nothing works.. if there is one thank god that canon thought of everything
 
BD said:
Apparently the ip5200 has a 'cartridge empty' warning function, which
results in some kind of klaxon sounding if you don't replace the carts
with new ones.

I'm curious how this works... advocates of Canon in the past have
touted the fact that their low-ink sensors actually detect how much ink
is in the cartridge, as opposed to other manufacturers which just use a
page counter or something equally non-representative.

For refilling these carts, I'm wondering if 'not letting it get that
low' would work: ie. if I were a little more proactive and refilled
before the cart got too low, could I prevent that warning from even
starting up??

Thanks!

BD
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There are many posts in this ng on this and related subjects.
Essentially there is no way to avoid either new OEM cartridges or refilling and
accepting the messages from the printer driver concerning refilled cartridges.
See the post
Subject: Re: Chipped Canons error if all cartridges "Refilled" ???
From: "Stick Stickus"
a few hours ago - that is as close as you are going te get right now, things
may change at some time.
Tony
 
a few hours ago - that is as close as you are going te get right now, things
may change at some time.
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Thanks, Tony. I guess it's an inconvenience I'd be forced to put up
with.
 
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