I have found that the Canon level monitor seems to show changes in large steps rather than small.
There should be an entry in the registry showing levels and reflect what appears in the display. With my printer the entry is as follows:-...
Can anyone advise if there is a way of lifting the cartridges from my ip5300 without the printer flagging up a printhead clean.
I have tried lifting the tanks with the printer disconnected from power and then replacing them but somehow the printer remembers that the carriage has been centered...
So, unless I've overlooked something, I think lifting the carts to check the ink level doesn't provoke a cleaning cycle.
I'm sure you are probably right. I do not have the knowledge to be able to read the eprom data. However the printer does go through some form of activity when lifting out and...
I am still monitoring the inkmon program although I do not use my printer all that often. However I am recording reported ink levels on each print.
The inkmon program seems to work on spool readings which are analysed and applied to the previous recording. How this is is done I am not sure...
I am most relieved to find that my experience with the canon monitor has been shared with someone else. I was beginning to think that there was something wrong with my installation.
I have been running the inkmon program for several days now even though it is only designed for 4 colours. I...
As a new boy to this forum I have read through most posts in this thread with much interest. I purchased a Canon ip5300 seveal weeks ago with the intention of eventually using compatible cartridges when the OEM cartridges are empty. I have therefore been watching the Canon ink monitor with...