I have just aquired a canon MX320 Printer that performs ok,but shows cartridge is running low ! I filled this with a refill kit but cannot find any way of altering this setting !! which makes me think that it has a built in chip to register new cartridges only, and i wonder if anyone can suggest any answeres apart from buying new cartridges,as i am retired and working to a tight budget.
Regards to all
Lucjim

It is the cartridge that typically reports it is low and unless you reset the cartridge, it will continue to report as low. You can get chip resetters or if your printer allows you to keep printing, just go by print quality.

Digerati, many thanks for your reply, tried suggested e/m address and searched the net but it appears that there are no chip-setters for Ca/mx 320 available,and i don't think the sensor's can be disconnected,so i guess i will have to wait for printer to run out of ink and fit new cartridges! The expensive way !!

i guess i will have to wait for printer to run out of ink and fit new cartridges! The expensive way !!

Well, I prefer to use original maker's cartridges. In spite of what the refill and 3rd party cartridge makers say, it is not all equal. And while the ink may be just as good, there are too many cases out there where unsuitable ink and refilled cartridges have caused problems (or replacing with genuine cleared problems). So for me, it is just not worth it to refill, or by off-brand replacements. Fortunately, the prices have come down (for newer printers anyway) for genuine replacements.

That said, most printers start yelling at you to replace before the ink runs out so I don't replace until the print quality is noticeably deteriorated anyway.

Digerati, Yes i quite agree with your philosophy,but safety warnings are written into the warranty documentation,and once the printer is sold it should be left to the purchaser's own discretion !! and in my estimation it should be clearly displayed at the point of sale that the machine is fitted with a chip that stops the use of generic inks!! Inks have come down very little in price due to lack of competition,and i feel that chips are just another way of adding push to squeeze.

in my estimation it should be clearly displayed at the point of sale that the machine is fitted with a chip that stops the use of generic inks!!

Now wait! There's nothing that stops the use of generic inks or 3rd party cartridges (other than inferior quality) so that statement is incorrect.

Inks have come down very little in price due to lack of competition

And that's not true at all so you are wrong there too. Ink cartridges used to cost $50 plus. Now they are half that, thank in a large part to Kodak a couple years ago (with their $15 cartridges), and to the competive prices from companies like OfficeMax, OfficeDepot, Staples that sell their own cheaper branded cartridges. And finally, prices have come down due to the competitive pressure from folks like you who refill their own. Now I think ink prices are still too high, but they are down a lot from 5 to 10 years ago.

Here's a good read from ComputerWorld.

Well Digerati, many thanks for your reply,i guess we both live in a different country and perhaps things are not quite the same!! as we all know manufacterers prices are only a guide to re-sellers and here in NZ being a small country we have very little competition and in my opinion a lot of greedy retailers who have the attitude (take-it-or leave it) But i do agree with your sentiments as regards printer damage and ink quality.

being a small country we have very little competition

Oh? PriceSpy carries Brother, Canon, Epson, Fuji Xerox, HP, Lexmark, Samsung, Kodak, Konica, Minolta, Kyocera, OKI, Panasonic, Xerox - all the major competing brands. It looks like Ascent Technologies has a similar offering. You found refill supplies and there are office supply stores there that sell branded 3rd party cartridges for more competition. So sorry, but you living in NZ does not change the facts.

So while I think ink cartridges are still overpriced, they have come down considerably, world wide over the last 5 - 10 years.