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Anonymous Posted on Nov 26, 2008

Epson sx405 doesnt recognise ink cartridges after replacement. tried unplugging from mains and pc, even tried reinstalling software, and tried other cartridges.Help......

  • zahidper Feb 20, 2009

    i have an epson sx405 and after cleaning nozzle, it wont recognise my cartridges anymore. please help. i have restarted cleaned and preety much the rest. helpp

  • goldenarm50 May 01, 2009

    "Epson SX405 doesn't recognise ink cartridge" I am then being asked to change a cartridge that appears to be at least 25% full. Is this just a cunning plan by Epson to make me spend more money? If I don't replace the offending cartridge the printer will not allow any function.

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I CHANGED MY INK CARTIDGE IN EPSON SX405,SHOWING INK CARTIDGE CANOT BE RECOGNIZED

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Hi all i have had simuler problems with my epson sx405 when the ink reaches 25 per cent it fails to recognize the cartridge i have also had them blocking the print head up. i have now swapped cartridge manufacturer and the blocked head issue is resolved now the only issue is the failure to recognise the cart at 25 per cent. i thnk this is a issue with the chip on the cart itself

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I just went back to the ink carteridge supplyer and swapped it for a new one. Printer works fine now. Must have been a dodgy cartridge.

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Remove your printer from the PC and uninstall the printer software. Now reinstall the printer software and connect the Printer to be detected and installed. Check printer properties to see the ink levels.
Use head cleaning before a test is taken . It is possible that the head is not reacting to the need of the command , can be an issue with ink drying , can
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Sx405 will not recognise any cartridges . even epsom cartridges. at the moment i have 1 cartridge. black, not epsom, in the printer, but will not recognise any of the other colors

Did you use Epson Genuine Cartridges?
ALL…. Epson & Brother Requires Genuine Cartridges. !!!!!!!!
That sounds like your problem.

In Purchasing Epson's CX 5400, CX4600, & CX7400 and more, I found out that Epson does not like Generic Printer Cartridges. I also Purchased a Brother MFC-240C All-In-One InkJet Printer. That also does not like Generic Print Cartridges. Color that should be Yellow, will turn out Green, Blue Brown, etc.

These printers have a CHIP that will detect if it is Generic or Genuine. When they see it’s Generic Cartridges, it will print lines thru the words, stripes across the picture and also do a mix match with the colors. It also will not let you print anything, if only one of the cartridges is empty.

I wanted to print only Black, and would not let me, because I did not have any ink in one of my cyan cartridges. Go figure.

That's what these Companies do., so they can keep selling the ink cartridges. Some Printers, are able to use Generic, and some are refillable. Some you can refill them up yourself and I heard, quite MESSY.

So I learned, thru trial and error, that you must use the ORIGINAL Genuine Cartridges for these PRINTERS. Some people say some models work fine compatible, but not mine.......


I had to replace the printer, but Epson, Lexmark & Brothers are always on sale. My Brother & Epson cost me $50.00 with Rebate. .


IF YOU ARE USING GENERIC CARTRIDGES, MAYBE IT WOULD BE BETTER IF YOU DISABLE THE INK MONITOR.

This is the only advice I can give you.


The next step would be to disassemble the Epson, and clean the Pads/Heads. Click on link below.:
http://www.hm2k.com/posts/parts-inside-your-printer-are-at-the-end-of-their-service-life

I located a page on http://www.fixyourownprinter.com forum, which had plenty of details about similar issues.

If you find this helpful, pls rate me.

Thanks and Good Luck :0)


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