Ink levels wrong

[mandywr]

I am using an Epson D92. The monitor program sometime [fairly often] reports an ink cartridge empty. If I ignore and run print again it works and the picture shows 2 cartridges full and the other two, 75% full. After a couple of [half] pages, the problem comes again, not always the same cartridge empty and sometimes all 4 show empty.. I always used to replace the marked cartridge, and have chucked out a good many cartridges which clearly still contained ink [it went EVERYWHERE!]. Apart from repeated retry on every page printed I do not know what to do.
It seems to now have jammed completely. Every time I attempt to print it shows at least 1 cartridge empty, but always changes which one!

Any suggestions appreciated.

 

[iam2thecrowe]

printers don not work that way, there is always a small amount of ink left when it shows empty. If you run cartridges dry the ink dries up in your printer and blocks the head up. you are then up for an expensive repair or new printer. Also, if you change 1 empty cartridge and there is another that is low on ink, when the new cartridge is put in the printer pumps some ink through to remove any air bubbles. pumping this ink uses some ink from all cartridges, so one that was low may now be empty. Best bet is if one is empty and one is nearly empty, just replace both.

 

[printerman]

you may have a hardware problem. The caution sign on your monitor display, is telling you something, If you run the ink cartridge till its empty, air is being sucked in from the vents on the ink cartridge, this air gradually being sucked into to the print head,
if it get to the head, your screwed.