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    Windex Equivalent - what will happen if I use Mr Muscle or other brand

    Ajax Window Cleaner from Colgate-Palmolive contains ammonia and worked very well for me to clean a clogged print head. It's easily available in most grocery stores here in Sweden. Best regards, Johan
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    Canon iP4200 "operator error"

    I ended up ordering a new Pixma MG5250 today. I will still keep the iP4200 since I like it to much to scrap it and maybe buy I new print head if it feels right. I'm sure the MG5250 will be good enough for me since I am no heavy user, and the scanner functionality is tempting. One can also buy...
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    Canon iP4200 "operator error"

    Again, thanks for your answers! I checked the flat cables to the print head but they seemed to be fastened properly and it didn't make any difference. I guess replacing the print head is the only thing to do to save my iP4200, but it feels quite risky since PeterBJ points out that a defective...
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    Canon iP4200 "operator error"

    Thank you for your answer! I have looked in the iP4200 service manual and the yellow light blinking five times means that the print head is not inserted properly. I have, however, inserted the print head the only way I think is possible and the contacts look clean... I do not think that the...
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    Canon iP4200 "operator error"

    I have a Canon Pixma iP4200 which I've been pretty happy with. I've had one problem with it before, a clogged print head, but thanks to you on this forum I solved it with windows cleaner with ammonia. After that the printer worked just fine for more than two years, but recently it has started...
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    Strange problem with Canon Pixma iP4200

    Yes, it looks exactly like in the picture above! I thought it was something wrong, because the picture that shows up on the computer after the nozzle check haven't got this rotation. Thank you very much, I think the printer works normally now! :) Yours sincerely Johan
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    Strange problem with Canon Pixma iP4200

    Thank you for your answers! I put some drops of Ajax Window Cleaner on the purge pads in the printer and cleaned the printhead output section with Ajax and a lint-free cloth. I also put a drop or two on the printhead's input for PGBK ink and dried the overflow up with the cloth. Then I closed...
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    Strange problem with Canon Pixma iP4200

    Because I am not a native English speaker is it a bit hard for me to understand everything in your instructions (it is not your fault). But I guess I have figured out how to do. I have also found out that I should be able to use "Ajax Fnsterputs" (Ajax Windows Cleaner), so now I only have to buy...
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    Strange problem with Canon Pixma iP4200

    My fault, of course I cannot use a thin cartridge where the thick one goes. I didn't have the printer here when I asked at first. Because I haven't got any empty PGBK cartridge I think my only choice is to empty one of the full ones. It is the fluid that I will take out, right? Then I put...
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    Strange problem with Canon Pixma iP4200

    Thank you for your answers! I have no empty black ink cartridge, but the yellow one is nearly empty. Will it work if I move it to the right place? Also, here in Sweden I can't find Windex, will it work with any window cleaner with ammonia? Thank you in advance Johan
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    Strange problem with Canon Pixma iP4200

    Thank you for your answer! :) I will see if I can get some isopropyl alcohol to clean the printhead with. Yours sincerely Johan
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    Strange problem with Canon Pixma iP4200

    Hello! Thank you for your answer! The nozzle check prints no PGBK color at all. I have tried replacing both black ink cartridges and I have also performed the "light" cleaning with no success. I have not tried the deep cleaning yet. Do you recommend me to do that? EDIT: Deep cleaning didn't...
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    Strange problem with Canon Pixma iP4200

    Hello! I recently got a Canon Pixma iP4200 from a friend and the printer has a strange problem. When paper type is set to "Plain paper" in the printer driver, no black PGBK color is printed att all. When I change paper type to "Other Photo Paper" the print quality is perfect. I don't know a lot...
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