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  1. John Wallace

    MG5350 error - incompatible print head

    I know this is a bit of a chestnut with Canon printers but would appreciate your advice. My venerable MG5350 has sometimes displayed the incompatible head message but I've always fixed it by taking the cartridges out, removing and cleaning the head and replacing it. This time, though, it won't...
  2. John Wallace

    Connecting MG5350 via wifi

    The Canon instructions are: PIXMA MG5350 Wireless WPS Connection Method Step 1 Make sure that the printer is turned on. Press & hold the [Wi-Fi] button on the top of the printer until the alarm lamp flashes once. Step 2 Make sure that the lamp next to this button starts to flash blue and then...
  3. John Wallace

    MG5300 reset counter

    My absorption pad is nearly fully and I intend to replace it. In the meantime, I would like to rest the counter. I have the tool but it won't work on a Mac. does anyone know the press button sequence in order to reset the counter? A search on the web gave me this . Is this sequence correct...
  4. John Wallace

    Alternatives to Canon ink carts

    I have only ever used Canon carts in my trusty old MG5350, which I buy from a superb supplier in Barcelona, here in Spain. The company keep suggesting that I change (sorry - switch) to a brand that they recommend called Nomic. Has anyone any knowledge of this brand? The advantage, of course, is...
  5. John Wallace

    MG 5300 Won't hold printer settings in Pages

    I set up printer settings in the Pages dialog box under Printer Settings to print high quality from the rear tray but it always defaults to fast printing from the cassette. I believe there is a conflict between Pages and Word for Mac and I've tried closing Word and restarting the computer but to...
  6. John Wallace

    MG5350 problem with cartridge carrier

    I've a little niggle with my MG5350, which otherwise is superb for its age. Occasionally when I replace a cartridge I get the error message that the wrong print head is fitted. I know this is to do with the way the head sits in the carrier and I've taken it out and refitted it a couple of times...
  7. John Wallace

    Canon and Catalina

    My ten year old iMac has just gone to that repository in the sky and my new one boasts(!) the Catalina operating system. According to Canon, my MG5350 is no longer compatible and there is no updated driver or Canon online manual. The printer is working fine but I now have no online manual. Is...
  8. John Wallace

    Converting Brother HL2130 to wireless

    Vodafone have kindly upgraded our house phone to wireless and provided us with a new router. My two Macs and my Canon printer and now also wireless and I would like the Brother to run wirelessly. I believe I need to obtain a transmitter that plugs into the printer cable socket but I cannot find...
  9. John Wallace

    60 gsm paper with a Canon printer

    Hallo you lovely people, and I hope you are all managing during these strange times. I've written a five hundred page story and printed it out in book form. However, using 80 gsm paper makes it bulky and I was wondering about using 60 gsm. With four paperback sized pages on each sheet, it...
  10. John Wallace

    MG 5350 cassette and rear feed tray defaults

    My MG5350 would only feed from the cassette even when rear feed was selected. The suggestion on the Canon forum was to go to the printer preference pane and set rear tray to default. I did that, and now I can print from the rear tray but when I select cassette in the printer dialogue box, it...
  11. John Wallace

    MG5350 duplex printing

    I have just discovered, by accident, that this printer has a facility for duplex printing. However, I cannot work out why it did it because there is no tick box for double sided in the print dialog box. So my two questions are: - Why did it suddenly print automatic double-sided without...
  12. John Wallace

    MG5350 squeaking during head cleaning

    The squeaking only occurs during the cleaning cycle and the operation of the printer is not affected. Is there somewhere I can lubricate to stop the squeak?
  13. John Wallace

    MG5350 Wi fi and USB connections and Scanner facility

    Since Vodafone kindly supplied me with a new modem, I am now able to connect to my printer wirelessly. I set this up following the instructions on the printer screen and using the password provided for me by Vodafone. However, as The Hat is well aware!, it's dropped the wi fi connection and I've...
  14. John Wallace

    My Image Garden printing from premium content

    Hallo! I've checked and there is very little here about My Image Garden, so I suspect that most people very sensibly steer well clear on the thing! However, I want to make this paper model of a duck that appears in Premium Content. I eventually got as far as obtaining the print dialog box but...
  15. John Wallace

    MG5350 problem with print dialog in Sierra Pages

    Hallo. I've been thinking how lucky I've been with my MG5350 with virtually no problems. However, just recently when I bring up the print dialog box in Pages, it won't remember the settings and reverts to default. I've done the following: - Restart - Reinstalled Pages - Updated the Canon...
  16. John Wallace

    iP7250 alternate flashing white and amber lights

    I've had this printer offline for a couple of months because of an amber light error. However, before throwing it out I decided to try one last tine. I took the printer off my iMac then put it back again. Now I have a different error message. Now I get ten alternate white and amber light...
  17. John Wallace

    iP7250 ten orange flashes error

    Hallo! I tried to print on matt photo paper several times but the printer refused to take the paper. I then printed OK on glossy photo paper but soon after that the printer refused to function and gave the ten yellow flashes error. According to the manual, ten yellow flashes for the iP7250...
  18. John Wallace

    Setting default on MG5300

    Me again! The big black cartridge on my MG5300 has run out and I've ordered another but I know I can print OK using the photo paper setting in the print dialog box. Can I fix this setting as default until my cartridge arrives? Thanks Sunnyjohn
  19. John Wallace

    iP7250 single white line

    It's been some time since I've been here - good news because my three printers have been working well. Now, however, I have a problem with my iP7250. This one has no big black cartridge because I was unable to unblock the channel but it works fine when selecting photo papers. Yesterday, though...
  20. John Wallace

    Printer iP address

    Apologies if this has already been answered. I have a Canon iP7250. I want to use it wirelessly and to do that I need its iP address. to get that, you hold the button and allow it to flash six times, release and the network configurations are then printed. Just one problem for me. The large...
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