sorry my response was meant to be for the original poster of this thread if they are still looking for a possible solution. Don't fix if it ain't broken.
Holding power button while unplugged should eliminate the residual static charge. It helps very often with PCs when not booting properly (e.g...
as palombian already mentioned, there is no such thing as "live" EEPROM that has to be connected to the battery, but there is CMOS (Complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor) which gets erased when battery (usually CR 2032) is disconnected. CMOS is for instance used for BIOS settings in desktop...
where to find parts catalog for MX860 or any other printer (if publicly available)?
p.s. thanks again for helpful information! I will leave my ground wires connected.
very interesting, I missed that part. It seems that I have now improperly grounded printer (I grounded both wires as for Japanese model). 🤪
Do you happen to know what is the difference between Japanese and other models? I assume it might have something to do with AC current voltage... (Japan...
thanks Peter for your answer. I followed that particular manual to repair the printer and it is awsome!
After buying new cable (the wrong one), deactivating antivirus etc. I finally found the solution to my problem.
For dummies like me, do not use the front USB-A port on the printer...
somehow I am not managing to connect, I will double check if I even entered "service mode" correctly.
In the meantime, are Printer drivers prerequisite for service tool to work? In that case that would be the solution...
probably stupid question, but via which interface to connect to Canon Pixma MX870 in order to have Service tool running? USB? Wifi? LAN cable?
thanks in advance!
Hello everyone,
found this forum while searching the net on how to repair my printer (Canon Pixma MX870) and did not find anything else (helpful) other than this forum! This already says a lot. I disassembled my printer, cleaned ink pads and reassemble it. I was ready to throw my printer in...