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Re:List of Printers Which Do or Do Not Display Tracking Dots by karrotwaltz on Wednesday June 07, 2017 @05:04AM (#14504704)
No idea if this is the real reason, but it's still very annoying.

My previous printer did this, and my current Canon refuses to boot when any cartridge is missing or empty.

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Re:List of Printers Which Do or Do Not Display Tracking Dots by TallGuyShort on Wednesday June 07, 2017 @10:36AM (#14506766)
My Epson does this, and it's apparently because not having enough ink in the system leads to maintenance issues with heads drying out, etc. Which is understandable, but I wish there was like a 48-hour override so running out of a color didn't prevent me from printing the documents I urgently need RIGHT NOW. So instead, I have to purchase a couple hundred dollars worth of cartridges in advance.
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