Recent content by kestreltom

Everything you say is true enough. Time for me to move on. Thank you for all your help.

Well, as it turned out after tearing the printer apart, I didn't need to pull the top cover after all :( The cartridge release button on the lever labelled "1" can be unlocked by pushing in on the left side of the lever where there is a white button. I broke away part of the grey top cover so...

OK thanks Hat.. I will get the top cover off and see if I can release the catch on the print head lever. Maybe I can rig a waste ink bypass while I'm in there :) More later..

Hats off to The Hat.. Thank you! I am perfectly willing to take my time with this. I read the PDF twice just to make sure that I absorbed everything, but I have a few follow-up questions: Since my printer is displaying the 8 cyclic amber/white flashes and shows the B500 error code - can the...

More info... I just read the entire How to remove PRO-1 printhead ? thread, which was very informative. I am beginning to think that reviving this printer will be more trouble than it will be worth because of the possibility that I might not be able to source a new print head. However...

I recently acquired a used Canon Pro 1 with a set of OEM inks all above 80% full. I live in the Southwestern US where it is dry, and I don't know how long this printer sat unused... it might have been years. The printer looks as if it has not seen much use at all. The problem with the printer...

Thank you Arthur! Indeed I know the risks of under-utilization. If I can get these printers up and running, I may need to use some large plastic bags and wet sponges to keep them serviceable going forward.

Thank you for the welcome! I will post questions in the Canon forum.

Hello everyone! I hail from Albuquerque, New Mexico where printer inks dry fast. I have been a happy owner of a Canon Pro9000 for many years - reloading my cartridges with Precision Color inks and getting excellent output on Canson Infinity papers. I had some experience with a much older HP...