Resetting the counter without checking the physical sponge is risky if you print 500+ pages a month. If the sponge is truly soaked, ink will leak out the bottom.

– The error should disappear.

This method utilizes a Python script and a driver tweak. It requires a Windows PC (7, 8, 10, or 11).

To fix this, you need to "reset" the counter. This is where the term comes in—a utility that tells the printer's motherboard that the waste ink counter is back to zero.