Search results

MX320 is a fairly new Canon printer. The chip resetter may not be available yet. The chip resetter is usually available for those individual ink tank cartridge. I am wondering how the chip resetter works for the tri-color cartridge use in the MX320 printer.

The standby power usage is depending on the printer. Some use more and some use less. Laser printer in general uses more power because the fuser unit which uses heating element. It keeps the fuser unit warm on standby. Inkjet in general uses less power. My iP4500 uses 0W in sleep mode But...

After a certain amount of time without any activity, Canon printer will go into sleep mode or idle mode which consume only a few watts for power. I pay 8 cents per KWh. It costs me 8 cents to leave my printer idle for 100 hours. Canon printer will do a cleaning cycle when the power is turn...

STOP!!! Put the screws back in. Your action is the quick way to kill a print head if it is not dead already. There is no user serviceable component inside. Unclogging can be done without taking the print head out of your printer. Put the print head back into your printer. Do a nozzle check...

Just run a nozzle check everyday to exercise all nozzles. Don't waste your ink (money) on head cleaning.

A word of caution: The Windex on the screen may migrate up the ink tank and dilute the ink which will change the characteristics of the flow problem. i.e. the flow problem may temporary disappear. But the Windex may help to clean up any retracted path inside the print head. As per ghwellsjr...

Please report back after installing your new print head using the same cartridges. Thanks

sgrisik, I agree with you not for not spending $85 for a new print head. But I would look for a good used one from Craigslist or Kijiji for $50 or less. Usually, people selling the used printer without ink. Any Joe-6-packs, who does not know the value of the printer, will not buy it because...

Printer makers use chip to monitor the ink level to prevent us, the ink refillers, from refilling empty cartridges. You can disable the ink monitor in Canon printer... Then, you are on your own. Your printer driver will not warn you when ink is low or empty. You are running the risk of...

Yes, Canon iP5300/ MP810/ iP4500/ MP610/ MX850 are using the same printhead QY60075. They are using the PGI-5 and CLI-8 cartridges. Chip restter is available for around $20. You cannot find the new iP4500 in retail store now. But, I have seen lots of used iP4500 on Kijiji. If you are lucky...

ocular, please upload a few photo on the siphon mechanism between the chambers and the reservoir chamber. Since the reservoir chamber is open, there is no opening at the bottom of the partition wall between the two chambers. Am I right? Interest to see how the siphon mechanism works.

I agree. For now, the only way to find a new one is watching local Kijiji or Craigslist ad. Yesterday, I saw a Kijiji ad for a new-in-box PIXMA Pro9000 without the ink cartridges for $190. It was gone in couple of hours.

I agree. I prefer to buy printer from Kijiji and craigslist. The reason is less competing buyer. But you may have to wait longer for the right printer. I love those printers which are out of ink. Average user will add the cost of a new set of ink cartridges. It usually costs more than a...

Time to watch your local Kijiji or Craigslist for a replacement MP970. When the print head is gone, the newer printer does not let you use the other functions. The old Canon i-Series printers are great. It lets you use your printer with only the black cartridge installed. When the color...

Sometime, cross-contamination of one color to other colors is due to the cartridge problem. The dye black (small) cartridge is using the same purge pad as the other color cartridges. If the dye black cartridge is leaking very slowly, over time, the dye black will be on the purge pad and...

I am wondering whether a piece of foam may do the job temporarily until a replacement purge pad may be found! I am thinking about those foam used in the door/window weatherstripping. It is porous and it can hold some ink. But it is not as hard as the purge pad. The challenge is to find a...

After doing a cleaning cycle, is the Windex still there? If yes, your the pigment tube may be clogged.

Congratulation for a job well done. Thank you for the title. But we are here to learn from each other.

I have seen this happened to my i550. It went away after I set the print quality to high which turns off the bi-directional printing. The timing strip may be dirty which may affect the accuracy of the bi-directional printing. This is just my wild guess.

I would look for Craigslist or Kijiji local calassified ad for used MX850, iP4500 or MP610 printers. They are using the same printing engine in these three printers. I have couple of i550s without working print head. But the i550 uses a square purge pad and iP4500 uses a rectangular purge...