[X4U] Secret code for printers

[Paul Moortgat]

Randy,

This is the web address from the newspaper <http://www.123inkt.nl/page/downloads.html>
It's only the upper half which is important.  And then only for Epson and HP.  I don't have them.
I translate the Dutch text:
Nu de nieuwste versie van de gratis chip-resetter voor Epson printers -> Is the latest free version for Epson

Nu ook gratis trucjes om uw HP cartridges te resetten -> Free tricks to reset HP cartridges.

Paul Moortgat


On 13 Dec 2011, at 11:59, Randy B. Singer wrote:

> 
> On Dec 13, 2011, at 1:24 AM, Paul Moortgat wrote:
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>> A repairman here has revealed that printers contain a counter which when reached will block the printer.
>> He's fired and therefor he revealed the secret on radio.  It's now in the newspaper.
>> Because it's probably to expensive to repair, people usually buy a new printer.
>> One has to search the internet to reset the code which will give the printer a new life.
>> He also did it for iPods.  One need the key combination to unlock the device.
>> Brother has admitted it, but told reporters that it's for maintenance.
>> The local PC Magazine has told that it's also done for the ink fillings.
> 
> Funny, I have an office full of variously aged Brother printers, and none has "locked up" yet.  My oldest one is over a decade old.
> 
> All Brother printers have a counter that will tell you when the toner cartridge is empty, and/or when the imaging drum is worn out, and it's true that their reporting doesn't often coincide with these consumables actually having reached the end of their life-span, but both counters can be easily reset.  The sequence to do so isn't exactly a "code" and is by no means "secret" as it is pretty easy to find in most Brother user's manuals.
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> I think that what you heard is simply hyperbole that the sensationalist media naturally loved.
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