How to Reset Waste Ink Pad Counter for Epson L110, L210, L130, L300, L350, L355 and more

During Epson’s printer cleaning cycle, it dispels ink from its nozzles down a waste pipe into an absorbent pad. Epson has put a counter in their printers that counts every page passed through the printer and has set the printer to shut down after a certain number to prevent overflow of the waste ink pad. Usually, your printer’s waste pad is around 40% to 80% full when the printer starts showing an error message. After the initial message, you can only print 20 pages before your Epson printer refuses to print anymore. There is a workaround that you can use to reset the counter to its initial state. Follow these steps to solve the “Epson waste ink pad in the printer is saturated” error.

Warning: Ideally, you should reset the counter when you clean or replace the waste pad. Try to clean or replace the waste ink pad as soon as possible to avoid overflow of ink and any possible damage to your printer.

Reset Waste Ink Pad Counter for Epson L110, L210, L130, L300, L350, L355, and more

  1. Download the Utility (here). Use WinRar to extract the file. Once extracted and before you begin, make sure your printer’s driver is already installed on the computer.
  2. Double-click exe to run the utility. Epson adjustment program screen will appear. Click Select to select the model of your Epson printer. A new window will appear. Select your printer model and click OK.
  3. On the next screen, click the button titled Particular adjustment mode.
  4. A list of options will appear. Choose the Waste ink pad counter under the maintenance group and click OK.
  5. Another screen will appear. Make sure that the Main pad counter checkbox on this page is checked. Click the Check button to check the current protection counter’s value. Click Initialization button to reset the protection counter to the initial value.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jasmin Kahriman


Jasmin is a tech-savvy Systems Engineer with over 15 years of experience in IT infrastructure, holding multiple IT certifications including CNIP, MTA, MCP, MCSA, MCT, Server+, and Network+.

Comments

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    Sudhakar Shetty Aug 30, 2017

    can u provide inkpad reset uitlity for epson tx720wd printer

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      K. Arrows Author Sep 5, 2017
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    Mico Sep 29, 2017

    Please provide inkpad reset utility for epson l120

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      K. Arrows Author Sep 29, 2017

      try this one: 2manuals.com/product_info.php?products_id=1149&ref=11

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    Sigrid Grace Azarcon Nov 11, 2017

    can u provide inkpad reset for my epson l220?

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    K Junior Dec 12, 2017

    Are you have this for L800 epson printer?

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    Shubham Dec 13, 2017

    can u provide inkpad reset for L365

    RJ
    Razor Jeff Jan 9, 2018

    Can u provide inkpad reset for my epson L1300.. Please..

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    Ashraf Ahmed Jan 25, 2018

    resetter for epson L365

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    iceman Feb 12, 2018

    Thank you very much!!!

    DE
    dericktus Mar 8, 2018

    thanks a lot!

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    Dominic Torreto Mar 9, 2018

    hi, my printer model(Epson L120) does not currently appear on the selection.. how is it?

    MB
    mbogho Apr 3, 2018

    Epson L800 please

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    Myla May 28, 2018

    Thank you Jasmin for sharing this.

    AK
    Aldrin Kho Jun 18, 2018

    Thanks, you’re the man of the day!

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    AH Shahadat Hossain Bulbul Jul 22, 2018

    I need Reset Waste Ink Pad Counter for Epson L380

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      Kamil Anwar Aug 6, 2018

      We haven’t researched on this one yet.

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        DDD Dec 23, 2021

        It worked for my Epson L380. Follow the instructions.

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    Γιάννης Απλώς Aug 2, 2018

    Well done Mr. Kahriman, nice work.
    One question, where are u from?
    I have a friend from Turkey with similar name, (kahraman).
    Best regards,
    John from Greece.

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    Shayne Jessa C. Rivera Aug 4, 2018

    Thank you so much. I never imagine this was so easy. I will never go to ant service centers to reset my printer. Thanks a LOT!! 🙂

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    Sharfu Mc Aug 24, 2018

    thanks you so much

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    Alex Dec 1, 2018

    Thank you very much!

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    abdef Jan 7, 2019

    Thanks a lot..it worked

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    Ian Courtney Apr 4, 2019

    Worked perfectly with Epson L355. Thank you

    IC
    Ian Courtney Apr 4, 2019

    Worked perfectly with Epson L355. Thank you

    WA
    walter May 7, 2019

    I need Reset Waste Ink Pad Counter for Epson L220

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      Shane Warren Author Sep 13, 2019
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    walter May 7, 2019

    I need Reset Waste Ink Pad Counter for Epson L380

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    Maker Kent Jun 9, 2019

    The Link is dead. I cannot access the file

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      Shane Warren Author Sep 10, 2019

      For which model do you want the link?

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    R Jun 25, 2019

    Hi, do you have the software for reset waste ink pad counter epson L355? The link in the article doesn’t work anymore. Thanks.

    SW
    Shane Warren Author Jun 26, 2019

    https://resetkey.net/tools/wicreset.zip here you go this is direct link for the zip file

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    Muhammad shuaib Jul 24, 2019

    Hi, I hope all is well.I need Reset Waste Ink Pad Counter for Epson L210

      SW
      Shane Warren Author Jul 26, 2019

      https://1drv.ms/u/s!AhK8GZQXQaPtgbl6XigPZYleJUFR0A Link to the reset utility for Epson L210

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    LM
    Lorenzo Van Matterhorn Sep 3, 2019

    can i rest epson l382 using this or do i need another one

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    Mi Chelle Sep 3, 2019

    It worked. thanks a bunch.

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    Shane Warren Author Sep 5, 2019

    Search the internet and use the one specifically for your model

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    Shane Warren Author Sep 30, 2019

    Have you installed all the drivers for it?

    AM
    Anil Mathew Nov 1, 2019

    how to reset the R1900 inkpad. do you have a utility?

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      Shane Warren Author Nov 5, 2019
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    nico Nov 21, 2019

    Epson l3060 reset link?

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      Shane Warren Author Nov 24, 2019
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    zewg Nov 28, 2019

    the link is not working anymore

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      Shane Warren Author Dec 8, 2019
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    Gladys Joy Trinidad Feb 10, 2020

    the link is not working

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      Shane Warren Author Feb 12, 2020
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    Madyline Saing Mar 20, 2020

    i need reset waste ink pad counter for Epson L210 but i can’t download the software. please help me

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      Shane Warren Author Mar 21, 2020

      Download from below.
      https://www.wic.support/download/

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        Madyline Saing Mar 24, 2020

        Thank you very much. it working.

    DE
    dennis Jun 4, 2020

    i need reset waste ink pad for Epson L565

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      Shane Warren Author Jun 5, 2020
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    praveen boga Jun 5, 2020

    i need reset waste ink pad counter for Epson L605

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      Shane Warren Author Jun 5, 2020
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    Alvin P. Silang Jun 27, 2020

    I need Reset Waste Ink Pad Counter for Epson L110

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      Shane Warren Author Jun 28, 2020
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    Xtine Cooky Aug 12, 2020

    how to reset waste inkpad for epson L120?

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      Shane Warren Author Aug 13, 2020
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    Md.Mizanur Rahman Jan 16, 2021

    how can I reset Epson L130 inkpad ?

      MZ
      Muhammad Zubyan Author Jan 17, 2021

      The article is updated please check if the methods shown above fixes your issue.

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    susan asuncion Feb 1, 2022

    I install the app but once im using it , its start not responding. Please help.
    thanks

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      Muhammad Zubyan Author Feb 11, 2022

      When that application is not responding it’s possible that it is doing it in the background and still processing so I suggest you to leave it at not responding and wait for at least half an hour just to check if it will fix the issue.

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    ANGELICA Oct 8, 2023

    Thank you so much for the help.