Technology giant Canon currently supplies its printer cartridges without DRM chips. These “interim toners” trigger error messages on Canon printers, such as “golem“Report. Consumables such as cartridges for multi-function printers are also affected by semiconductor shortages. Because of the shortage, Canon therefore distributes toner without these components. Disadvantages: DRM chips used to check printer’s authenticity Cartridge. According to Canon itself though, this shouldn’t be a problem.

over you Website Canon lists the affected devices and provides instructions on how to bypass the error message. According to Canon, the use of these toners does not have a negative impact on print quality. It only affects the detection of the toner level. For this reason, the level indicator can drop from 100 to 0 percent without warning. In such a situation, according to Canon, the user should just use a new toner.

UBS’s IT department is arguably less affected by this problem. In future his office should be completely paperless. Here you can read how this decision came,