Jacob couldn't afford the downtime, and he certainly wasn't going to buy a new printer when this one worked perfectly fine. He needed a software solution.

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The Epson L3250 Resetter (Adjustment Program) is a third-party utility used to fix "Service Required" errors by resetting the waste ink pad counters to zero. Epson does not officially provide this "Adjustment Program" for free download on their support site; they only offer standard Drivers and Utilities . Common Resetter Options