Hi Ronda Have managed to get the cartridge recognised BUT it will not print - it appears that there are a variety of chips and I need the one on T0731 and not PE0731
Thats Life!!!! Many thanks Gerald Lloyd On 10/03/2011, at 11:44 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: > > At this link it states the Ink Cartridges are: > <http://www.epson.com.au/products/multifunctional/styluscx5500_specs.asp> > > STANDARD INK CARTRIDGES Black T0731, Cyan T0732, Magenta T0733, Yellow > T0734 > > LOW COST INK CARTRIDGES Black T0911, Cyan T0912, Magenta T0913, Yellow > T0914 > > Then at this link it states the Ink Cartridges are: > <http://www.epson.com.au/products/multifunctional/styluscx5500_consumables.asp> > > INK CARTRIDGES PRODUCT CODE > 73N - Standard Capacity DURABrite Ultra - Black Ink Cartridge > 73N - Standard Capacity DURABrite Ultra - Cyan Ink Cartridge > 73N - Standard Capacity DURABrite Ultra - Magenta Ink Cartridge > 73N - Standard Capacity DURABrite Ultra - Yellow Ink Cartridge > > 91N - Economy DURABrite Ultra - Black Ink Cartridge > 91N - Economy DURABrite Ultra - Cyan Ink Cartridge > 91N - Economy DURABrite Ultra - Magenta Ink Cartridge > 91N - Economy DURABrite Ultra - Yellow Ink Cartridge > > A few things you could try, but if they are the incorrect cartridges the > Printer won’t recognise them. > 1. Remove the cartridge and reinstall it. > 2. Power cycle the printer, and then remove the cartridge and reinstall it. > or > Remove the cartridge and rub a soft tissue over the gold part (chip) of the > cartridge. Then replace. > or > After you close the latch that locks the cartridges in place, push down on > all the cartridges a few times. Then see if the message disappears. > or > In the Epson printer utility try the Nozzle Check and the Head Cleaner > Utility. > It will print the sample and perhaps then recognise the cartridges. > > Cheers, > Ronni > > On 10/03/2011, at 11:22 AM, localadmin wrote: > >> >> They are Procolor and state that they are compatible with Epson CX5500? >> >> (73N) >> ??? >> On 10/03/2011, at 10:53 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> On 10/03/2011, at 9:28 AM, localadmin wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Hi all >>>> >>>> I recently purchased some cheaper ink cartriges through OO.Com for an >>>> Epson CX5500 ((73N0 >>>> >>>> BUT the printer fails to recognise them! >>>> >>>> Any ideas? >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> >>>> Gerald & Valerie LLOYD >>>> lloy...@iinet.net.au >>> >>> Are you sure they are the correct Ink Cartridges for the Epson CX5500? >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Ronni >>> >>> 17" MacBook Pro Intel Core i7 >>> 2.66GHz / 8GB / 1067 MHz DDR3 / 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200rpm >>> >>> OS X 10.6.6 Snow Leopard >>> Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) >>> >>> > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> > Gerald & Valerie LLOYD lloy...@iinet.net.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au>