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Canon BCI-3, BCI-6, BCI-3eBK, CLI-8 and PGBK ink cartridges - flushing, refilling and sealing the refill hole. This post is my attempt to assemble some of the best ideas and considerations I've found on this forum PLUS some of my own. I update it often. I've tried ALL of the methods and...

SMUDGED ENVELOPES I have a Canon iP4000 and a Canon iP5000 printer. I acquired them as used printers. Both were found to be satisfactory in most respects but both left ink smudges on the upper left part (return address) of a #10 envelope. I set the printer for envelopes using a printer profile...

Posts number 3 & 5 by ghwellsjr and 6 & 9 by trigger 37 on this string are indeed very helpful. I've marked this string on my Windows favorite list and review it from time to time. It helped me with the following problem: Recently I acquired a Canon iP5000 printer found on a local Craigslist...

- Kefp - post #6 and #7 this string: Thanks so much for the information about Canons Customer Loyalty program. Even though I've made a purchase of the Canon A1100 IS camera from Amazon.com, I felt compelled to call the number listed on Canons Customer Loyalty program web site -...

I bought the Canon A1100 IS digital camera today from Amazon.com - $135 including shipping. It has 4x optical and 4x digital zoom. It has 12 mpixel resolution and comes with two AA batteries and a SD 128M memory card. I'm not sure if the card is compatible with my computer adapter slots nor am I...

iP4000 USB Connector I'm asking advice about how to make one good printer out of two Canon iP4000 printers with marginal problems. I acquired both at little expense. Printer 1 is in better shape than Printer 2. However the USB port on printer 1 is dead. The parallel port is OK. The waste ink...

Trigger 37, Thanks for your help and encouragement on the forum. Excerpt from your post #15, this string: Here is my suggestions on how to keep your printer in top condition. 1. Never turn the printer off. Each time you turn it OFF and back ON, it will do a cleaning cycle and it will dump...

I have two Canon i960 printers. Call them Printer 1 and Printer 2. Printer 1 seems to have a "frozen" printer ink status monitor. Even though the ink cartridges are full the ink status monitor registers five of the six cartridges as 1/3 full. The Photo Magenta is stuck on 2/3 full. Printer 2...

Trigger - Thanks so much for your suggestion of using extra old ink cartridges for deep cleaning and the offer of a repair manual. Here's what I did: I used the old LD Products cartridges. They have a single sponge and are unmodified. I Used a safety pin to extract the silicone filling plugs. I...

Recently a neighbor gave me his Canon model i960 color printer. He had satisfactory results printing photos and text for four years but a year ago it began streaking and losing the proper shading of colors. He did the simple maintenance routines (cleaning and deep cleaning) with no improvement...