Jsw
Newbie to Printing
- Joined
- Aug 12, 2021
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- Printer Model
- Canon Pixma Pro-1
After many years of problem free printing I have run into the B200 error on my Pixma Pro-1. Some weeks back I started up the printer and got a message that the printer didn't have enough ink to clean itself. I changed all the ink tanks in one sweep with Canon original inks (I have never used third party inks) the printer went into cleaning mode and finished. I printed out a test image and thought the nozzles maybe were unaligned and checked them. They were slightly and were automatically corrected. I printed out a test image print that looked fine. Two weeks later I printed out an image which came out pale and showed banding and was about to retry cleaning the print heads when the B200 error came up. And the printed locked up with the 10+10 flashing lights. I have tried letting it sit unplugged but that didn't help. I even tried the button pressing memory clearing tricks suggested here to no avail.
The printer is old but not "over used". I print perhaps something once per month.
I have read through the forum threads here and presume that the only way to get the printer running is to take it apart and try to free the print head. It's locked over on the right side at present.
The Canon service centre here is about to stop servicing the Pixma pro-1 as it is deemed too old. Spare parts will no longer be available from 1st September. And the service costs of around 400$ with shipping suggest buying a new printer to be a better option.
Any ideas? Thank you.
The printer is old but not "over used". I print perhaps something once per month.
I have read through the forum threads here and presume that the only way to get the printer running is to take it apart and try to free the print head. It's locked over on the right side at present.
The Canon service centre here is about to stop servicing the Pixma pro-1 as it is deemed too old. Spare parts will no longer be available from 1st September. And the service costs of around 400$ with shipping suggest buying a new printer to be a better option.
Any ideas? Thank you.