EPSON R1800 END OF SERVICE LIFE

You have a few choices on this one.

1. The SSC utility mentioned by Jacklee366 is usually the first port of call but it may not work in some situations. Worth trying regardless

2. Epson have an official reset utility which is available to North American printer owners who have a valid serial number (back of your printer).
You just fill out this form and you will then get access to the utility (the one eagleflh/bos_dsl is reselling with his kits)

3. You can also get access to the official service utility that service engineers use on these printers... A copy is available here.
IMPORTANT: This utility is a lot more powerful than the other two and requires a bit more hoop jumping but it can resolve the maintenance request very efficiently. Whatever you do, read the readme files and take your time if you opt to use it.

Hope that helps.

The SSC utility will not work on a R 1800.

Go to eBay and search "waste ink Tank" they have a waste recycling tank with resets to reset your printer

as always "Think Green"

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I purchased it (less than $10.00), downloaded it to my PC (no Mac available), unzipped the program, tried it a couple times with no success –

it gave me a communication error –

so I changed my printer cable (from Firewire) to UBS cable and changed the port –

Once past the communication error I selected the “Particular Adjustment Mode”,
then “Auto Selection” in the Setting Port Selection window,
double clicked on “Waste Ink Pad Counter”,
clicked on “Get Status”.

It will tell you the value reading on your printer.
Click on “Initialization” and – WAM BAM – you’re done.

Really – I spent about 8 hours over the last 3 days trying to get this done.

Don’t be put off by the awkward payment process at 2manuals… I had googled them and read a bad review – but, desperate as I was, I tried it anyway and I had NO problems.

i got the SSC utility too work that time an all is well now the head wouldnt clean but used a syringe of hot water a few times with plex pipe to connect to the nipple that fits into the catridge and when i had completed a few runs of water i then removed the liquid by putting the flex pipe down to the base in the area left of the head and removed the gunk in there hope this info helps some one

dontload this to reset your printer http://www.ssclg.com/epsone.shtml