• The cartridge chips are out of alignment on the cartridges
• The cartridges themselves are popping out of alignment
• The chips have a fault and need to be replaced

The first two issues can be resolved by checking and fixing any misalignments or carts popping out of position.. The Latter would require you contacting MRI-CISS to get replacement chips

The thing to remember is that later versions of the Artisan 730 will have the updated firmware whether you have updated yourself or not so new chips could still be required.

From what I’ve heard regarding refillable cartridges however it would seem Epson have chosen not to pursue this approach further (whether the first issues were deliberate or accidental) so it seems the problem for now, may have resolved itself. Time will tell.

Do I empty the bag or buy a replacement?

Regards

How does one get the firmware rev on an Artisan 730 with no network connection (I’m connected using USB)? The only info I’ve found so far is the “Printers” control panel, which tells me only “Epson Color Printer System Version 6.90″

Are there any refillable cartridges or a CISS that is known to work with the Artisan 730?

Also worth noting that they are also hamstrung in the sense that they won’t reset the waste counter more than once and even then, not all the way to reset. It seems the overriding purpose has been to free up the excess capacity in the pads, not allow self-maintenance.

could you please tell me which firmware revision you got on your Px730WD?
You can check it using Epson printer finder or, if connected wifi/lan typing the ip address of your printer followed by /PRESENTATION/HTML/TOP/INDEX.HTML
for example: http://192.168.1.xxx/PRESENTATION/HTML/TOP/INDEX.HTML

type this number anywhere in Amazon B004IJ79BC.

It will bring up the inks you need.

Thanks
Dan

But soon as I started to understand how to make good prints after a couple of months with this first innovative fine art printer model .

Red lights started flashing on its dash board ” service required ”
- Shock , first thing came to mind – CONSPIRACY – Some pissed off Epson basterd has sent out a signal to shut down every thing or Epson have put in some code for 6 months or 1 year to shut the f###ing printer down.

inorder to have some expense Epson engineer to charge you an arm and a leg for servicing, there going for broke – Oh Shit – The priced of replacing there expensive inks is no longer good enough.

So how much is it going cost for a call out for ” W H A T ? ”

So Thanks wasteInk.co.uk for the insight.

There must of been a lot of people like myself.