I know this subject has been posted a 100 times,... and I've made some of them myself. I've been helping people for years to deal with this problem and have sent out dozens of test files to help other isolate the problem between the printhead and the purge unit. Maybe it was Socraties that...
I had a local customer with a problem on her MP530 today and when I checked her ink carts they were of course empty. She did have several extras on hand but she was out of the Cyan, so I refilled it for her until she could order some more compatible ink carts. Once I refilled it, I put it...
Hello, I'm posting this message to solicite information and FACTUAL data from others on the newer Canon Printers. I want to gather information on each and every printer model they are releasing that use the new CLI-221 chipped ink carts. Also, I want to compare the print quality in terms of...
This is to all interested people that refill their own ink carts. I've been a member of the Forum for over 2 years and contributed what information and knowledge that I have. I have also learned an enormous amount from this web site. I have just found out about a change in bulk ink...
This is to all interested people that refill their own ink carts. I've been a member of the Forum for over 2 years and contributed what information and knowledge that I have. I have also learned an enormous amount from this web site. I have just found out about a change in bulk ink...
I normally don't work on Epson printers or on CIS system, but a friend of mine ask me to see if I could fix his Epson Stylus Photo Pro 7600 printer. For those that don't know this is a VERY Large format printer that mostly prints on roll paper. It will print on sheets put you have to...
For those of you that have a Canon MP730 printer, The service manual has instruction on how to get into "Test" mode and from there you can go to 8 different sections. They do a terrible job in the Service Manual and they purposely don't tell you what each one of the sections really do. This is...
Many of you have seen some of the posts that I have made to this web site and know something about my Repair Manuals for Canon printers. I am missing the Service Manuals for several Canon printers and I would like to make a trade with anyone that has any manual that I am missing for one of the...
I'm posting this story so that it may help others with similar problems that this person had with his printer. He is not a registered poster and initially contacted me via email address. To be accurate in this note I have used his emails where it can help explain the problem. I will also use...
For all of those people that have requested my Repair Manuals, I have just relisted them again on eBay. This listing will only be up for 5 more days. It covers Canon printers from the i550 and i560 all the way up to the Canon iP6000. The few that are missing are being worked on and will be...
From time to time I have seen posts on this forum and other forums from people with design examples on how to make a CD Tray. I've actually found several that have provided the templates and describe how easy it is.
Well I've tried several different templates and I must be doing something very...
I know that this web site seems to focus on Canon printers and problems but every now and then I have seen other problems listed. I have a very expensive professional imaging printer from Epson to repair and I need a very simple but critical part. This a large format professional ink jet...
For those people asking about my Repair manuals and what happen to them,... I have just updated the total list and listed them on eBay. The list now covers all Canon printers from the i550, up through the i960, iP3000,ip4000, ip5000, iP4200, iP6600D, the MP700, MP730 multifunction printers. It...
I have begun working on HP printers and I have learned alot since I started this. Before I had only been envolved with Canon and a couple of Epson printers. Since HP is trying to take over the universe of printers, I felt I had to at least begin to understand their products. It is amazing...
From Frustrated i960 Girl
Hi I hope you can help. I love this printer, but would gladlly replace it if newer generation stuff was as good! So I keep trying to fix it!!!
History:
Started to have print banding in magenta, tried to clean, deep clean, water, windex & alcohol the printheads...
I hope that the masters on this web site will add some feedback to this question. Here is my question and concern. We all know that clogged nozzles are death to making good photo prints and keeping the printhead clean is a challenge for all of us, especially for those that refill their own...
I'm and old hand at refilling Canon ink carts but have just started to "Attempt" to refill some Epson carts. I've searched on the web and found to different ways to refill original Epson T0484xx ink carts. One involves drilling 1/16" dia holes in the side and front, refilling, and sealing...
This post is kind of directed to fotofreek, since he has a Canon i960...my note to you is way off topic but I don't see a direct email link to you. I see that you have a i960 printer and I've just fixed one that seems to be working fine. However, I don't llke the color match that I'm getting...
I've been wondering for a long time what the problem is with Canon Printers and Printing CD's. We all know it can be done. Many of us have converted (or restored) the abilty of our Canon Printers to print Beautiful CD's. Earlier this year I finally found a guy that had a good supply of the...
This is a really old topic but since I have new information I wanted to share it with those people that watch this forum. There is another web site forum call "Fixyourownprinter", that I watch from time to time. For some reason it gets about 100 more posts in a day than this forum. I don't...