Feature Guide: Maintenance Box Resetter for Epson L6170

1. What is a Maintenance Box Resetter?

The Maintenance Box Resetter is a small, standalone electronic chip-resetting device. In the Epson L6170, the "Maintenance Box" (also known as the Ink Pad Holder or Waste Ink Tank) contains a chip that counts the amount of ink flushed during cleaning cycles. Once this counter reaches a factory-set limit, the printer stops working to prevent overflow.

Software Adjustment Program: Utilities like the WIC Reset Utility or specific Epson Adjustment Programs that reset the waste ink counter via a USB connection. How to Use a Hardware Chip Resetter How to Reset Epson L6170 with Resetter

Turn off the printer, unscrew the back-right cover, and slide out the maintenance box. Align the Pins:

3. Resetter Chip Replacement

• What it is: A small circuit board you solder or plug into the maintenance box itself.
• How it works: The chip fools the printer into thinking the box is new forever.
• Pros: Permanent solution.
• Cons: Requires soldering skills, voids warranty.

After thousands of prints, your L6170 will eventually flash a dreaded error message: “Maintenance box is near end of service life” or “A printer’s internal component is at the end of its service life.” When this happens, the printer will lock up completely.

Q: The resetter says “Communication Error” – what’s wrong? A: Likely your printer’s firmware was updated. You need a “bootloader” resetter or downgrade your firmware (advanced – requires special tools).