oddawajsanki 0 Report post Posted October 30, 2023 Hi. I bought a damaged Epson XP-445 printer (the head ribbon was damaged), after replacing the ribbon I got an error that the fuse was blown, I replaced the fuse, maybe I didn't replace it but I shorted it and the error no longer exists. However, now I get an Ink out Error, which means that the printer cannot read the cartridge. Moreover, the printer is in some 'Printer Mode' and I can't really do anything... The printer is an Epson XP-445 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wic.support 30 Report post Posted October 31, 2023 Good day. In order to disable this mode and return to the normal state you need to upload eeprom from the working device with WIC, like the one attached to this post, unfortunately, this will not help to recognize the ink cartriges but you may also install chipless firmware to bypass the problem altoghether. That said there are might be other hardware problems that will only become apparent after printer completed initialization routine so I can't guarrantee that it will work in the end. XP-442 445_not_initialized.zip Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oddawajsanki 0 Report post Posted October 31, 2023 @wic.support and how can I upload it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oddawajsanki 0 Report post Posted October 31, 2023 @@wic.support everything went great, I have already exited the printer mode, now the only problem is that when I select the language country, I get an error: Warning The following ink cartridge cannot be recognized, try reinstalling and all CMYK lights are on, what can I do? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wic.support 30 Report post Posted October 31, 2023 If you are sure that cartridges are compatible and there is no damage on the head then the problem is with the motherboard and unfortunately, I cannot help with that, you can try to bypass cartridge chips entirely by installing chipless firmware. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
