Epson L6161: replace the maintenance box or reset its chip

The L6161 collects waste ink in a replaceable maintenance box with a chip (T04D1). When the box is full, the fix is a new box, or a chip resetter (a small tool that resets the box’s chip). No PC reset software, ours included, applies to this model.

How the L6161 tells you

When its maintenance box is full, the L6161 stops printing and asks you to replace the maintenance box. The count is kept on the box's chip, which is why a new box clears the message.

What to do

1. Check the code printed on the box in your printer. It should read T04D1.
2. Buy a replacement T04D1 box. Genuine Epson boxes and compatible boxes with a new chip are both sold.
3. Swap the box following your printer's manual. The printer reads the new chip and the message clears.

Or reset the box’s chip

A chip resetter for T04D1 is a small tool you touch to the chip on the box; it sets the box’s count back to empty so the printer accepts it again. It is a hardware tool, not software. It does not empty the box: only reuse a box whose absorbent pad is not soaked, or you risk ink leaking inside the printer.

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