How To Bypass Ink Cartridge Error On Epson Printer?

When you use an Epson printer model that can print black and white and color print, more than one cartridge is used. Each cartridge has a different color, which the print head mixes together and draws the print command you gave on the paper.

When one of these cartridges is used too much, and the ink volume in the printer touches the minimum level, your printer stops printing and starts showing an error called No Ink. 

In such a situation, if you have an extra cartridge of that color, then you can install it in the printer, and this error will go away from your printer.

But if you do not have an ink cartridge, you have to print some important paper. 

So you can bypass that ink cartridge on Epson printers for a limited time. So that the No Ink error will disappear from your printer, and you will be able to print without interruption.

Do you want to know:

  • How to Bypass Any Ink Cartridge in Epson Printer When It Doesn’t Have Ink?
  • Is it correct to bypass ink cartridge or no ink error?
  • How do I override low ink errors on windows or mac computers?
  • How do I print without a Black ink cartridge?  

To get the answer to all these questions, read this article till the end.

Bypass ink cartridge on epson printer

How to bypass the ink cartridge on the Epson printer? 

Lock & unlock the specific Ink cartridge lid- 

To bypass any color ink cartridge on an Epson printer, you’ll need to unlock that cartridge, then lock it again. After that, the printer will detect that cartridge again and let you print the documents for some time.

  1. Let’s power on the Epson machine. Wait until Epson machine shows the ready or home screen. 
  2. Lift The Print header. 
  3. Hold The Ink button on the printer until the cartridge returns to its original position. 
  4. Unlock the specific cartridge by Lifting the cartridge lid (Lever). Do not detach the cartridge from the print machine. 
  5. Now wait for 2 seconds and Pull down the lock. 
  6. Now close the Printer header. 
  7. Print something now from your computer. 

Shake the particular printer cartridge – 

The ink cartridges used in older printers did not have a system for storing ink in reserve. Because of which if you did not check the ink level in the Epson printer, then the cartridge would be Completely empty. And you used to face no ink error. It used to be mandatory for you to install a new cartridge.

But modern cartridges have a system of ink reserve. So that when your ink starts working, the cartridge stores some ink in reserve. So if your printer has started showing a replacement ink cartridge, you can shake the cartridge and reinstall it, which will temporarily override the error and let you print.

  • Power on the Epson printer. 
  • Lift the printer head. 
  • Once the cartridge holder moves into the original position, you need to unlock the empty or low ink cartridge. 
  • Remove it carefully from the printer.
  • Unplug the power cable from the Epson machine. 
  • Shake the cartridge properly for 30 seconds. 
  • Install the ink cartridge back into the same slot. 
  • Lock the ink cartridge properly. 
  • Now Close the printer head. 
  • Finally, Plug in the power adapter on the Epson machine. 

Reset the ink cartridge on the Epson printer- 

If you have tried the above steps but couldn’t override the ink cartridge on the Epson machine. You should remove the ink cartridge and check does it have the Chip or reset button. 

If there is a reset button on the ink cartridge, you need to remove the ink cartridge from the printer, and install a new ink cartridge on the printer. However, if you don’t have that. You need to buy an Epson chip reset tool from amazon or another store. 

Now remove the low ink cartridge and connect its chip pin to the reset tool. Once you see the steady lights on the reset tool, it means the cartridge has been restored. You can now install the ink cartridge into the printer. It will work temporarily on your device. 

Other questions related to the Cartridge bypass or override issues? 

Is it Ok to bypass the ink cartridge or no ink error?

Bypassing the ink cartridge on the Epson printer is a temporary solution. When going through low ink errors on the printer. You can bypass that error but install the new ink cartridge of the same color as soon as possible. Otherwise, the print head might get bad, or you may get blurry prints in the future. Although you can clean the Epson printhead, you should still not consider using it as a permanent solution. 

How Do I Override Low Ink Error On The Epson Printer? 

When color ink cartridges are empty but Black ink has some ink, you can enable the grayscale/black only print on the Epson printer. After doing that, the Epson printer will start printing the documents in black and white format. 

To do that, you need to go to the maintenance and enable the grayscale printing. 

For windows users- settings >> Bluetooth and devices >> printers and scanners >> epson printer >> printing preferences >> maintenance >> Enable grayscale/ black print >> ok. 

For mac users – system preference >> print & scan >> epson printer >> options & supplies >> utility >> open printer utility >> ink cartridge >> black only >> apply.  

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How do I get an Epson printer to print black only? 

How to print without a black Ink cartridge? 

If the Black ink cartridge gets empty, you can bypass the ink cartridge. If that doesn’t work, go to the printing preferences and enable the color-only option. 

It will start working fine for you. 

You can also visit: 

why does epson printer won’t print black?

How do I reset the epson printer? 

Shawn M. Vaillancourt

I am a computer engineer. Who is always passionate to right about gadget troubleshooting. I have more than 5+ years of experience in the tech industry.

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