Epson XP-8705: replace the maintenance box or reset its chip
The XP-8705 collects waste ink in a replaceable maintenance box with a chip (T3661). 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.
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How the XP-8705 tells you
When its maintenance box is full, the XP-8705 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
- Check the code printed on the box in your printer. It should read T3661.
- Buy a replacement T3661 box. Genuine Epson boxes and compatible boxes with a new chip are both sold.
- 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 T3661 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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XP-8705 questions
Can software reset the Epson XP-8705?
No. The XP-8705 stores waste ink in a replaceable maintenance box (T3661), and the count is kept on the box’s chip, not in a counter reset software can clear. Replace the box, or reset its chip with a chip resetter.
Where do I get a T3661 maintenance box?
From Epson resellers and printer supply shops. Check the code on your old box matches before you buy.
Not sure about another Expression printer? See which XP models can be reset.