Software reset supported

Reset the Epson ET-2750 waste ink pad counter

The ET-2750 can be reset in software. VNIT Reset Tool reads its counters for free over a USB cable, runs one free trial reset, and resets to 0% with a US$6 key.

EPSON Status Monitor 3 for the Epson ET-2750: Service required. A printer's ink pad is at the end of its service life. Please contact Epson Support.
What Epson's own driver shows for the ET-2750 when the ink pad counter is full: Service required, “A printer's ink pad is at the end of its service life. Please contact Epson Support.”
Download free — check your ET-2750 Watch how (48s)

Windows or Mac · reading the counter is free · one free trial per printer

Fix
Software reset
Free trial
Yes, to 80%
Connection
USB cable

On Windows, install the ET-2750 with Epson's driver, not Microsoft's. Download it from Epson's website for this model. If Windows set the printer up by itself with a Microsoft driver (Windows Ready Print or Microsoft IPP Class Driver), it may still print, but the tool often can't read or reset it over USB. How to get the Epson driver back.

Where the ET-2750 has been reset

VNIT Reset Tool users have reset the ET-2750 in Austria, most recently on 22 October 2026. From the reports the app sends after a reset; we publish no serial numbers or personal data.

Connection used: USB cable · computers: Windows.

Waste ink counters on the ET-2750

VNIT Reset Tool reads and resets these counters on the ET-2750. The printer stops when a counter reaches its limit.

CounterWhat it isLimit
Main padThe main absorber pad inside the printer body10,913 points
Platen padThe pad near the paper path, used by borderless printing1,631 points

The tool shows each counter as a percentage of its limit. 100% means full.

How the ET-2750 tells you

The ET-2750 shows ink pad problems as codes on its small screen. W-11 warns that an ink pad is nearly full (press the start button to keep printing); E-11 means it is full, and printing stops. It uses the same two counters as the ET-2760. Connect it with a USB cable to read and reset them.

On EcoTank models with a screen, the warning shows as code W-11 or W-14, and the stop as E-11 or E-12. What the EcoTank ink pad codes mean.

What the ET-2750 screen codes mean

Not every code is the ink pads. Only the rows marked “Yes” are fixed by resetting the counter.

CodeWhat Epson says it meansFixed by a reset?
W-11An ink pad is nearing the end of its service life. Press start to keep printingYes
E-11The ink pad needs to be replaced. Printing stopsYes
W-01Paper jam. Remove the paper, then press the button shown on the screenNo
E-01Printer error. Switch off and on; if it continues, check for a paper jamNo
E-02Scanner error. Switch off and onNo

Source: Epson ET-2750 FAQ: LCD error codes. Reading the counter for free tells you which counter is full.

Use a USB cable for the ET-2750

Reading and resetting over Wi-Fi works on a few models only. Connect it with a USB cable. If the tool finds the printer on Wi-Fi but cannot read the counter, the tool is not broken: plug in the cable and press Check Printer again.

Reset the ET-2750 on a Mac

The same app runs natively on macOS 11 or newer, on Intel Macs and Apple silicon (M1 and later), so you do not need Windows, Boot Camp or a virtual machine. Connect the ET-2750 with a USB cable (MacBooks with only USB-C ports need an adapter). The first time, macOS asks you to confirm in System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway. Mac guide with screenshots · Which Epson reset tools run on a Mac.

Looking for the Epson ET-2750 Adjustment Program?

The Epson Adjustment Program for the ET-2750 is Epson's service software for repair technicians: one program per model, Windows only, with many functions besides the counter (EEPROM settings, head ID, alignment). Copies passed around online come from unknown sources and may be for the wrong model or region. If the ET-2750 stops with the ink pad error, you only need its waste ink counters set back (Main pad, Platen pad). VNIT Reset Tool does that one job, on Windows and Mac, and reading the counter is free. What the Adjustment Program is · How to spot an unsafe download.

Epson ET-2750 reset key

A reset key is the code that takes the ET-2750's waste ink counters to 0% in VNIT Reset Tool. It costs US$6, arrives by email in about a minute and does not expire. One key is one full reset on one printer, and it is used only when the reset has been written. Try the free check and the free trial first, so you know the tool can reach your ET-2750 before you pay. Keys for other tools, such as WIC Reset Utility, do not work here. Buy a key · How reset keys work.

How to reset the Epson ET-2750 ink pad counter

  1. 01Download VNIT Reset Tool and unzip itWindows 7–11 or macOS 11+. Unzip it first: running it from inside the zip causes errors. Screenshots of every step: on Windows · on a Mac.
  2. 02Connect the ET-2750 and press Check PrinterPlug in the USB cable. Wi-Fi works on a few models only, so use the cable. Switch the printer on. The tool shows the model, serial and each counter. The computer needs internet.
  3. 03Run the free trial, or enter your keyThe trial drops a 90%+ counter to 80%. A US$6 reset key takes it to 0%.
  4. 04Switch the printer off and on againSkip this and the printer still shows the old error.
EPSON Status Monitor 3 for the Epson ET-2750 after the ink pad counter reset: Ready. It is ready to print.
After the reset and a restart, Epson's driver shows the ET-2750 as Ready: “It is ready to print.”

Video: reset the ET-2750 step by step

48 seconds, no sound. Recorded in the tool's demo mode for the ET-2750: the example key and serial number are not real. Connect your printer with a USB cable.

What you will see

VNIT Reset Tool connected to an Epson ET-2750, main waste ink pad counter at 100% before the reset
Before · main pad counter full, printing blocked
VNIT Reset Tool after resetting an Epson ET-2750, all waste ink counters at 0%
After · all counters back to 0%

Screens from the tool's demo mode for the ET-2750. The serial number and counter values on your printer will be different.

After the reset: deal with the pads

The reset changes the counter, not the pads. If the ET-2750 has printed a lot, wash or replace the pads, or fit an external waste ink tank, so ink cannot overflow. How.

ET-2750 questions

My ET-2750 shows E-11. Is it broken?

No. E-11 means the printer has counted enough ink sent to its pads to stop. If it is still under warranty, contact Epson first: Epson's US pages say the ink pads are covered during the standard warranty, and other countries can differ. Otherwise read the counter for free, reset it, and check the pads.

Is the ET-2750 reset the same as the ET-2760?

Yes. Both have the same two counters, the Main pad and the Platen pad (used by borderless printing), so the tool reads and resets them the same way.

Can I reset the ET-2750 over Wi-Fi?

Use a USB cable. Reading and resetting the waste ink counter over Wi-Fi works on a few models only.

Is this the Epson ET-2750 Adjustment Program?

No. The Adjustment Program is Epson's Windows service software for technicians, one per model, with many service functions. VNIT Reset Tool only reads and resets the ET-2750's waste ink counters, on Windows and Mac, which is all the ink pad error needs.

The free trial worked. Do I still need a key?

Not straight away. The trial leaves the counter at 80%, so the error comes back sooner than after a full reset to 0% with a key.

My Epson ET-2750 stopped printing. Is it the ink pads?

It can be. When a waste ink counter reaches its limit, the printer stops printing until the counter is reset. Press Check Printer in VNIT Reset Tool to read the counter for free: if it is at or near 100%, that is the cause. If the counters are low, look elsewhere, such as the driver, the print queue or the print head.

Is this the same as "reset ink levels" or a factory reset on the ET-2750?

No. Resetting ink levels is about the ink tanks, and a factory reset puts settings such as the network back to default. Neither clears the waste ink counter. This page is about the waste ink counter only.

Same reset family as the ET-2750

These models share the ET-2750's counters and reset the same way (35 models).

Also in this family: L4154, L4155, L4156, L4157, L4158, L4159, L4160, L4161, L4162, L4163, L4164, L4165, L4166, L4167, L4168, L4169, Workforce ST-2000. All supported printers.