Your Roland BN2 just flashed a low ink warning — but that doesn't mean it's time to swap cartridges.

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Here's the proof: I kept printing banner after banner with the warning on the entire time, and the color never dropped in quality.

Why the Roland BN2 low ink warning doesn't mean stop

The Roland BN2's low ink warning shows up in the Utility way before the ink is actually gone, and the printer keeps producing full-quality prints long after that alert first appears. There's also a second reason not to panic: if a cartridge does run completely dry mid-print, you can swap it right then and there and the printer picks back up automatically with no visible line.

For the full written walkthrough, see How Much Does Roland BN2 Ink Actually Cost Per Sticker? Plus Why Your Low Ink Warning Is Lying To You

How much I printed after the warning appeared

Both my black and cyan cartridges hit the low ink warning, and I kept printing anyway. I set out to print four banners at 20 inches wide by 60 inches long — the warning stayed on the whole time with no drop in color quality. I ended up printing a fifth banner too, for a total of 25 feet of banner material, all after the warning first appeared. The cartridges never got replaced.

Why swapping ink early wastes ink and money

Swapping cartridges the moment the warning appears means throwing away a lot of perfectly usable ink. Since the Roland BN2 lets you change ink mid-print with zero interruption once it truly runs dry, there's no reason to swap early. Let the warning stay on, keep printing, and only replace the cartridge when the printer actually stops.

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