: Your computer displays a "Service Required" or "A printer's ink pad is at the end of its service life" message.
Inside your Epson L382, there are absorbent pads (known as Waste Ink Pads) designed to catch and hold excess ink during cleaning cycles and printing operations. To prevent these pads from overflowing and leaking ink onto your desk, Epson programs the printer to track how much ink has been dumped into them. : Your computer displays a "Service Required" or