Recent content by ElectricXpert

The reset I did is the one with 5 STOP button clicks and resets the counter to 0% and not 30% like the service manual says. I will print 1200 flyers per semester when I join a student club and also future textbooks. I just do the maintenance prints in periods of low activity. I might install a...

1 1/2 months ago I got a Canon Megatank G4200 at Goodwill for just $15. I turned it on and it had the 5B00 error and I was able to reset it by entering service mode. The waste ink absorber on the back of the printer under the paper feed tray was about to overflow. I refilled all 4 empty tanks...

I am a college student who loves DIY projects. I am tired of being ripped off and the ink being more expensive than the printer. Once I get into grad school I will print and bind my own textbooks to avoid the college textbook racket. Avoiding two ripoffs at once while learning how printers work...

Do the rubber rollers have smudges on them? I cleaned the rollers in a MX492.