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The waste tank is just a pad that is in the bottom of the printer. The printers do not have a way to tell if the pad is full of ink so the warning on the computer is caused by a counter that just records every time ink should have gone into the pad. Once it occurs a set number of times you get...

When the printer is on is the power light blinking? If so how many times? When you say it stopped mid-job did it finish the page then stop working or did it stop in the middle of a page? Make sure the printer is off, then hold the paper feed button and then press and hold the power...

Either way the ink is being forced through the print head. The "best" way I would think is remove the metal ball inject into the bag then use a set screw to replace the original metal ball. The problem with forcing it through the print head is that you can damage or clog the head. But then...

The whirring noise is the print head being cleaned there are two differant type of cleaning cycles. A deep clean that takes a little while and a short standard clean cycle. The printer checks the number of days since it was last turned on and will do one cleaning or the other every time it is...

When you are trying to share a printer its a lot easier to use a static IP address. There should be no need to assign a static address to any computer other then the computer with a shared resource. Other computers should then have the location of the printer set to the IP address of the...

Only some of the printers use the same print head. Printers such as the iP5000 which is the only Canon I really have been hearing has better ink usage then the old i series. Mostly this is from the fact it is a 1pl print head unlike the real of the Pixma or the i series which are 2pl print...

Part of the problem is the iP3000 printer only uses 3 cartridges when priting pictures. The black is a pigment black so it can not be mixed with the dye based colors and is only used when printing on plain paper. What the printer has to do to form black is mix the Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow...

Could you print the test page from alotofthings in draft mode. In Standard mode the printing is done in two passes where the printing in draft mode is done in a single pass. Although I think the Canon help might be correct that this is a problem that you can't fix. What new model (Canon) that...

About the borderless problem the easiest way to make sure there is no white space around the print is to have the printer go beyond the edges of the print and this amount is called overspray thats where the cropping is coming from. In Easy Photo Print on the layout page if you double click the...

Other then the warrenty I can't think of a reason why you can't put one on a shelf for a year or two as long as its not used before it goes into storage. The print head is in a sealed pouch to prevent it from drying out and the cartridges are sealed as well. Just do not touch the print head...

Printheads for a Canon printer are just not worth the cost in most cases. You can pick up a refubished i960 for only $69.99 from TigerDirect (Item # C125-I960 RB). Although that only comes with a 3 month warranty they offer a 1 year warranty for $9.99 and a 2 year for only $16.99. Thats not...

Shoot when I purchased my i960 I went straight from box to a CFS. Until I had some print head problems I had not even opened the original OEM carts that came with the printer. Since then I have given up on the CFS and just refill the carts.

I have heard nothing about a lock on the carts but it might be something like how some of the HP printers keep track of ink levels. Some HP printers keep counters for the last 3 cartridges that have been inserted into the printer. To reset the counter all you do is keep a few old cartridges...

The BCI-3ebk is what your going to want to pick up. The BCI-6bk is used in photos.

You know I have always thought the biggest problem with inkjet printers today is the business model used. They sell the printers at a loss and expect to make the money back by selling you overpriced ink and paper. One thing I have been wondering for a while but have no idea how to find out is...