Canon CLI-8 (Pixma 4300 etc) - 15 orange flash :(

RIC

Hi,
my printer (Canon ip4300) stopped to print : I've a 15 orange led
flashes...the cartridges are not detected, it seems to be a well known
problem but...i didn't find any solution :\
I use refilled original cartridges...I pressed the "continue" key for 5
seconds to let the printer work and everything was ok for 3 months
without the ink level segnalation but now there's nothing to do...
Someone suggests to replace a cartridge with a new brand original one
but I think that this is not a useful solution cause the process that
kill che chips would not be stopped.
Have you got any solution? I'm sure i'm not the only 15-orange-flash-
victim here

Regards
RIC

Tony

RIC <maranric@katamail.com> wrote:
>Hi,
>my printer (Canon ip4300) stopped to print : I've a 15 orange led
>flashes...the cartridges are not detected, it seems to be a well known
>problem but...i didn't find any solution :\
>I use refilled original cartridges...I pressed the "continue" key for 5
>seconds to let the printer work and everything was ok for 3 months
>without the ink level segnalation but now there's nothing to do...
>Someone suggests to replace a cartridge with a new brand original one
>but I think that this is not a useful solution cause the process that
>kill che chips would not be stopped.
>Have you got any solution? I'm sure i'm not the only 15-orange-flash-
>victim here
>
>Regards
>RIC

If the chip on the cartridge has failed then you will have no real choice but
to replace the cartridge.

Tony
MS MVP Printing/Imaging

RIC

> If the chip on the cartridge has failed then you will have no real choice but
> to replace the cartridge.

I replace the cli-8 small black with a new original one...and the red
led is now ready...but the printer wants me to put the other 4 original
cartridges :\
I know that there's a cli-8 resetter...but it costs 350 euros...not very
cheap :\
Now my question : does exist a chip that has not to be resetted? No
matter if the ink indicator would not work...

Tony

RIC <> wrote:
>> If the chip on the cartridge has failed then you will have no real choice
>>but
>> to replace the cartridge.
>
>I replace the cli-8 small black with a new original one...and the red
>led is now ready...but the printer wants me to put the other 4 original
>cartridges :\
>I know that there's a cli-8 resetter...but it costs 350 euros...not very
>cheap :\
>Now my question : does exist a chip that has not to be resetted? No
>matter if the ink indicator would not work...

I thought that you could tell the printer to accept the old cartridges and it
would do so. I don't remember the page where the instructions are but you
should be able to search for it.
Tony
MS MVP Printing/Imaging