: For ink level issues (rather than waste pad issues), you may need to reset the microchips on the cartridges themselves using a paperclip or a physical chip resetter.
Resetting the counter without physically cleaning or replacing the waste ink pads will eventually cause ink to leak inside your printer. This is a temporary fix unless you also maintain the pads. Use at your own risk. epson 1390 resetter
While it looks like a hardware failure, it is actually a software-enforced lockdown. Using an Epson 1390 Resetter : For ink level issues (rather than waste