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My MP610 gave me U052 error today. U052: The type of print head is incorrect. Install the correct print head. MP610 and iP4500 uses the same printhead. I have backup iP4500 printers. Is it safe to put a good printhead into the MP610 with U052 error? I think it is safe because the hardware...

Few weeks ago, I got a Canon MP730 multifunction from a local recycle group member. When I got it, the print head was at the center position. LCD displayed "wrong cartridge" message. I knew that I need to find a replacement print head. So, I powered it down and let it park the printhead...

I got a Canon iP4300 printer with paper feed problem. The paper skews to the right and jam. It seems that something is at the left side of the paper path preventing the paper from going through. But the right side continues to feed the paper. Then, paper jam. I have turned the printer...

My HP LaserJet 5L prints uneven darkness. Do I need a new toner cartridge? If not, what is the cause of this problem?

I am trying to solve the photo black (CLI-8BK) that I have for over 3 months. This is on my MP830. Doing a few cleaning cycles, with Windex on the inlet screen, will result a perfect nozzle check. But after printing a few pages, the nozzle check shows problem with the photo black. I am...

I am working on my friend's BJC-6000 printer which uses BCI-3e cartridges. This printer uses two printheads. One is for the black and the other is for the color. Nozzle check shows no black and yellow at all. The scan image of the nozzle check did not come out clear. Sorry, no nozzle check...

About a week ago, my i550 prints orange instead of yellow on the nozzle check output. After a cleaning cycle, nozzle check is normal. The orange nozzle check returns after a day without printing. i550 magenta is next to the yellow. It seems the magenta is leaking to the yellow nozzle over...

The following is a for sale ad on the local Kijiji. - new use for iP4500 "I have a Canon printer IP4500. I do not need the ink. Brand new cartidges for $10 each. I have a total of 5 cartridges. I use my printer for edible chocolate work and I use a special edible ink, that is why I don't...

Today, I purchased an used MP830 from a local seller. It has a CLI-8M compatible ink cartridge. My chip resetter cannot reset this "compatible' chip. It looks different from the Canon chip. Anyone have similar experience. Is compatible chip be reused? If yes, how? Edit: Title changed...

I have a MX850. A local seller is selling a MP830 very cheap. I am planning to get the MP830 as a backup printhead for my MX850. But the spec is not quite the same. MX850 Number of Nozzles Nozzles: Black:512 Color: 4,096 Total: 4,608 Picoliter Size (color) 1, 2 and 5 MP830 Number of...

I got an i550 from the local recycle group today. It prints only on alternate lines. Nozzle check shows missing black grid pattern at the top and bottom. It prints only the middle section of the black grid. The color grids are are perfect. - After a few deep cleaning cycle, it does the...

My friend asked me to unclog the printhead of his Epson c60. I searched this forum and found the following thread related to c82. http://www.nifty-stuff.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=1795 Is c60 use pigment ink? My plan: 1. Make sure the purge pump tubing is cleared of clog and the purge system...

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My friend gave me a box full of chipless CLI-8 and PGI-5 cartridges. I have a chip resetter when I refill my Canon OEM cartridges. Some store sells the chip extender. The extender is designed to use with the chipless cartridges without resetting the chip. But I do not like to disable the...

My friend uses BCI-6 cartridge in a printer which uses BCI-3e cartridges. The dimensions for these two types of cartridges are the same. Therefore, a BCI-3e printer will accept BCI-6 cartridges. What is the different between them? They must be different otherwise Canon will not name them...

Bestbuy.ca is selling 4-in-1 PIXMA MX700 for C$99.99. It uses the same cartridges as iP4500. It does not use CLI-8BK. What is the CLI-8BK for since the iP4500 has the pigment black PGI-5BK? It has a LAN connection. This will be used mainly as a fax, scan and copy machine. The main printing...

I have a few BCI-3e compatible ink cartridges for my Canon i550 with a expiry date of Sept 2008. I am still using them without any ill effect. Anyone know how long should I continue to use them?

I have a Canon i550 printer since 2003. I refilled my cartridges since day 1. It has serve me well until a year ago. I set my PC to print in draft as default. Sometime, I manually set it to print "standard" or "high" quality. The print is perfect in draft quality. But there is random black...