My 3-1/2 year old i960 started giving the dreaded 5 flashing lights ... indicating a bad printhead. I have tried everything I could think of, but I still get the 5 flashing lights. I never had ANY problems before with the printer or the printhead.
I am hesistant to spend the $90 or so on a new printhead .... since I am not 100% that it is in fact the printhead and not some electronic component that is bad, even though I get the 5 flashing lights.
Any suggestions? Does anyone have a clogged and no good printhead (but that doesn't give the 5 flashes) that they are willing to send me so that I can see if a different printhead solves the flashing problem? If so, I can then purchase a new replacement printhead and feel confident that it will work.
I tried Canon's procedure for re-installing the printhead, I cleared the EEPROM, I cleaned the contacts, I opened the machine and reseated all the cables, I checked for bad solder connections or smoked components, etc .... but I stll get the flashing lights.
Any other suggestions? Anyone with a clogged printhead that doesn't give the flashing lights they can send me?
I have quite a few genuine Canon 6-BCI ink cartridges for the printer still ... and hate to get rid of them. Besides, I love my i960.
Thanks ... George
I am hesistant to spend the $90 or so on a new printhead .... since I am not 100% that it is in fact the printhead and not some electronic component that is bad, even though I get the 5 flashing lights.
Any suggestions? Does anyone have a clogged and no good printhead (but that doesn't give the 5 flashes) that they are willing to send me so that I can see if a different printhead solves the flashing problem? If so, I can then purchase a new replacement printhead and feel confident that it will work.
I tried Canon's procedure for re-installing the printhead, I cleared the EEPROM, I cleaned the contacts, I opened the machine and reseated all the cables, I checked for bad solder connections or smoked components, etc .... but I stll get the flashing lights.
Any other suggestions? Anyone with a clogged printhead that doesn't give the flashing lights they can send me?
I have quite a few genuine Canon 6-BCI ink cartridges for the printer still ... and hate to get rid of them. Besides, I love my i960.
Thanks ... George