Epson printers are designed with internal waste ink pads that collect excess ink during cleaning cycles and printing. Once the printer's software determines these pads are saturated, it triggers a lockout to prevent ink from leaking.
"Does exactly what it says. I was able to clear the ink pad error on my Epson L14150
: Turn the printer off and then back on when prompted to finalize the reset. Performance & Safety Review
: The adjustment program allows users to perform "Particular Adjustment" tasks, including reading current counter status and performing "initialization" to return these values to 0%. Supported Diagnostics