Ink level resetters for Canon ink tanks (chips)		Updated October 2008
	Canon CLi-8 and PGi-5 ink tanks come fitted with ink level chips. Even compatible (generic) CLi8 and PGi5 ink tanks must have the ink chips fitted, to be recognized by the ink monitor (Canon ink police) and work in the "chipped" Canon Pixma printer models.
	All the chips do, is record ink level data generated by the printer driver. There is no connection between the chips and the actual ink level, the ink monitor simply calculates how much ink is being used for printing and how much ink there is left. This is then displayed on-screen as the "ink gauge". Ok, it's handy to know how much ink you have left and nice of the printer to warn you, when you're running low. And if you buy new Canon ink tanks every time, the chips don't really affect you. If you want to refill the PGi-5 or CLi-8 ink tanks, you have to deal with the ink level monitor... If you don't, the printer will display "ink out" error and refuse to print, until you replace the offending "empty" ink tanks. It makes no difference, how much ink there is in the cartridges. If the chip says an ink tank is empty, you are not printing anything. The chips override any other ink level detection used.
	Until recently, if you wanted to use refilled ink cartridges with any chipped Canon  printer, you had to disable the ink monitor. It is not difficult to do, but disabling the monitor has it's drawbacks. You lose the ink gauge and have to sign away the printer warranty. Not major problems, but still inconvenient. Note: If you decide to disable the monitor, get some monitoring software from www.inkmon.org.  Mention Inkbank when ordering and you will get a discount. Free download version is also available.
	Another way to deal with the ink level problem is to reset the ink chips. Easy to say that now, but the Canon Pixma ink chip resetters took number of years to develop. Now they are finally here..! Want pics..? (...might take while to load). Note the cli-8 adapter (removed) in pic.1.       Canon chip resetter & PGi-5          Canon chip resetter & CLi-8        Another Canon chip is reset...  Resetting Canon ink tank (chip) ...is as easy as placing the cartridge in the resetter slot and gently pushing the chip end against the resetter pins (see pic above). LED on the ink tank flashes once, then few seconds later lights up solid. This indicates the reset is done and the ink tank is ready to use. All you have to do then is to fill the cartridge with ink, fit it back in the printer...and resume your print job.  The same R-58 resetter fits and resets the bigger (PGi-5) ink tanks as well as all CLi-8 tanks. There is an adapter included, which enables accurate positioning of the thinner CLi-8 ink tanks. The current resetter does not reset PGi-9 (Pro9500), PGi-520 & CLi-521 (iP3600, iP4600 etc) chips. Reset PGi-5 and CLi-8 ink tanks / chips work exactly the same as new cartridges in all printers that use them, including iP3300, iP3500, iP4200, iP4300, iP4500, iP5200, iP6600, MP510, MP530, MP600 series, MP800 series, MP900 series and any other Canon with the PGi-5 and CLi-8 ink tanks. Even ink tanks with 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. 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.
	The resetter unit is well designed and made (China). Reliable and covered by 12 months replacement warranty, as well as 100% satisfaction guarantee. 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. Other Canon ink cartridges (eg. PG-37, PG-40, PG-50, CL-41, CL-51...) 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 all printers using these cartridges too and is very handy, if refilling them.

Product Code	Product Name	Price
CR-58	Chip resetter for CLI8 & PGI5 ink tanks

 

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