Recent content by bill74

Hpnetserver, your explanation of how the printer senses ink levels was crystal clear and I understood it perfectly. I have substituted empty cartridges in three different slots but they failed to reset, and I do not get "low ink" warnings either. The other things I tried was just grasping at...

hpnetserver, thank you for your interest in my problem and for your very clear explanation of how the ink monitor works. The black cartridge has shown one quarter full for weeks so I replaced it with an empty one and turned the printer on. It still shows one quarter full so I removed it...

Thank you again, hpnetserver. I appreciate the fact that you are willing to share your expertise with a couple of old cronies. I certainly agree that one should not mess with the print head unless it becomes necessary to do so. I follow the old adage "If it aint broke, don't fix it". The only...

Herb, cover the underside of the ink head with a generous wad of kleenex because there will be a good bit of spray, depending on how much air you blow through. You might get a bit of ink on your fingers. Use a generous wad of kleenex and blow away. If you are worried about the desk or carpet...

Herb, a more experienced person like hpnetserver will likely have a better idea but I set the cartridges upright, side by side, just like they are positioned in the printhead, on clean kleenex and put a book on either side to hold them up. Then I hold a wad of Kleenex under the print head and...

hpnetserver, thanks for the good advice, Ill do that from now on. Where do you get your empty cartridges for filling when you need them? Bill

Herb, Im not sure what your question is. Do you mean empty cartridges? I put mine in a plastic bag and put them in the trash to be picked up. If you mean cartridges that are not empty, why would you be taking them out of the print head? You shouldnt have to remove the cartridges and clean the...

Hi herky/Herb If your cartridges are leaking when you remove them, maybe you are squeezing them on the side a little bit. Mine have never leaked ink when I remove them except when I forget and squeeze one. Let me tell you stupid I can be. Im the one who started this thread because I...

Thank you, hpnetserver. Bill

Hi, This is my first post and its a dumb question. How do you remove the print head from a Canon i960? I lift the release lever but can't pull the print head out. I'm not sure just how it fits in there and I don't want to break anything. Thanks, Bill