I think that I will do just that, even if I spend $75AUD on a new printhead I will still save a lot compared to a new printer of the same quality, and you are right that the scanner on this is excellent. Any suggestions for the best place to get a new printhead with assurance that it's genuine...
Thank you Peter. I did take a look through that manual but unfortunately it hasn't been much use. I also haven't had any luck getting the printer into service mode, being met with blinking orange error lights every time (although I'm not sure what I would do if I did get it into service mode). I...
Thanks The Hat. So far I've played around with it and found that taping most contacts has no effect, while there are three which if taped cause a different "no print head found" error. No actual results so far. Unfortunately the print head is a different model from that tested by Lukasz...
Like many others who have visited this forum I've been plagued by Canon's U052 - "incorrect print head installed" error. I'm not looking for a fix so much as a way to use this as a standalone scanner. The scanner on this (expensive!) machine is excellent, and I haven't used it as a printer for...