The shortage of electronic components is affecting PC and car manufacturers, but is also starting to affect printer manufacturers. For example, Canon lacks authentication chips for the ink cartridges in its ImageRunner (or IR) laser multifunction models.
The manufacturer is therefore forced to sell cartridges without the DRM function, which can pose a problem when using them, as happened with the OfficeJet machines from HP. He had to explain the situation to his customers and show them how to get around the problem. Fortunately, you don’t have to take the printer apart, or be a hacker! You just have to ignore the alerts that indicate that the cartridge is defective.
In the screen below, just choose Close to continue printing. However, Canon does not indicate if the error message appears only once, or if it comes up often, which could be annoying in the long run.
On the other hand, Canon indicates that the absence of a chip also has an impact on the indication of the ink level, which may turn out to be incorrect. This is much more embarrassing, because the machine can stop printing, due to lack of ink, without the user being warned in advance. In this case, the ink level suddenly drops from 100% to 0%!
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For now, Canon’s problem only concerns laser multifunction printers intended for SMBs. But it could also hit mainstream color inkjet models if the shortage continues.
Remember that the authentication chips with DRM were implemented by printer manufacturers to force users to buy original ink cartridges and prevent them from using compatible consumables.
Source : Cannon