Ink level resetters for Canon ink chips (tanks)		Updated June 2010
	Most recent Canon printers come with ink level chips fitted to ink tanks. The chips record ink level information (as well as other data) generated by the printer. This is then displayed on-screen as the Canon ink monitor (ink gauge). And when the ink levels get low, the printer automatically shuts down to avoid running out altogether, which can cause all sorts of problems. Ok, it's good to know how much ink you have left and nice of the printer to stop before it self destructs. And if you are buying new Canon cartridges every time the ink runs out, the chips don't affect you at all. It's only when you are refilling the ink tanks or cartridges, that the monitor can become a problem.
	If you want to refill any Canon "chipped" ink tank, you must deal with the ink  monitor..! If you don't, the printer will display "ink out" error and refuse to print, until you replace the offending "empty" ink tank. Note: It makes absolutely no difference, how much ink you put in the cartridges. If the chip says that an ink tank is empty, you are not printing anything.
	Until recently, if you wanted to use refilled ink tanks with chipped Canon  printers, you had to disable the ink monitor. It is not difficult to do, but disabling the monitor has some drawbacks. You lose the ink gauge and the printer will not stop printing when running out of ink. Not major problems, but inconvenient just the same. Note: If you decide to disable the monitor, get some monitoring software from www.inkmon.org.
	Another way to deal with the ink level issue is to re-program the chips, using a chip resetter.  Sounds complicated, but is really very simple as you can see from the pictures below. (might take little while to load)                                   Resetting Canon ink tank (chips) ...is as easy as placing the ink tank in the resetter cradle and gently pushing it down for few seconds. When the ink tank LED lights up, the reset is complete! All you have to do then, is fill the tank with ink, fit it back in the printer...and resume your print job.  Reset ink tanks (chips) perform same as new in all printers that use them, including: iP3300, iP3500, iP3600, iP4200, iP4300, iP4500, iP4600, iP4680, iP4700, iP5200, iP6600, iX4000, iX5000, MP500 series, MP600 series, MP800 series, MP900 series, MX700 and 800 series, Pro9000 etc. Even Ink tanks with the ink monitoring already disabled will display ink levels again and work just like new after resetting. Note: Damaged ink chips that trigger "ink tank error" can not be reset. The same resetter gets used for the bigger black ink tank as well as the thinner tanks. There is an  adapter included, which enables accurate positioning of the thinner ink tanks in the resetter cradle. IMPORTANT: There are two Canon resetters available now. Each only resets certain tanks.  1) CR-58 for PGI-5 & CLI-8 ink tanks. It works with all printers that use these tanks including:   iP3300/3500/4200/4300/4500/5200/5300/6600/6700, MP500/510/520/530/600/610/800/810/960/970,   MX700/850, iX4000, iX5000, 9000Pro. 2) CR-520 *NEW MODEL* for PGI-520 and CLI-521 ink tanks. It works with these printers:     iP3600/4600/4680/4700, MP540/550,620/630/640/830, MP980 (read note below), MX860 etc. Note: The current (June 2010) CR-520 resets all MP980 ink tanks except GY (grey).
	The resetter units are well designed and made (China). Reliable and covered by 12 months replacement warranty, as well as 100% satisfaction guarantee. There are 3 batteries (replaceable) inside, but the original cells should last for years and hundreds of chip resets. Illustrated instructions (in plain English) are included. Note: There are no chip resetters for: PGI-7 (MX7600) or PGI-9 (Pro9500)  chips (June 2010). Please contact us for more info, or scroll down to buy a Canon Pixma chip resetter. If you landed here by mistake and really want a chip resetter for Epson or HP printer, click on the respective link. NEW! Refill bundles for PGI-5/CLI-8, PGI-520/CLI-521 (refill ink kit + chip resetter) now available. Another way to deal with the ink level issue is to use refill friendly ink tanks. These come fitted with special chips that reset automatically, when removed from the printer. No chip resetter is required, all the reset technology is in the cartridge chips. They are very easy to fill as well... Other Canon ink cartridges (eg. PG-37, PG-40, PG-50, PG-510, PG-512, CL-41, CL-51, CL-511, CL-513...) also store the ink level information, but the chip is incorporated into the printhead circuit. Since there is no way to reset the ink chips, the ink monitoring has to be disabled, if using refilled ink cartridges. The printer should  then accept the refilled cartridge, but it will not display the ink levels any more.  Software from "Inkmon" (as mentioned above) works with most printers using these cartridges and is very handy, if refilling them.

Product Code	Product Name	Price
CR-58	Chip resetter for CLI8 & PGI5 ink tanks
CR-520	Chip resetter for PGI520 & CLI521 tanks - NEW!