JKL
Newbie to Printing
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- Jul 9, 2018
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- Printer Model
- Canon IP3000
The long version: I have a Pixma IP3000 that I like and that was being used lightly and using non-canon cartridges. The cyan was running out, but due to several suppliers and shipping delays it may have remained unreplaced for too long. I switched to a different store/brand and bought a few sets, as the old store did not have that anymore.
After switching color cartridges, I got the color contamination – at first, it was fixable using the self cleaning, but later every drop in the yellow cartridge became green, and the magenta seems purplish too. In between, the yellow printed (only printed) magenta too.
I did not replace the black the first time, and only applied cleaning to the colors. The old black seems quite thicker than the new one.
The purge sponges did not have too much ink in them. A paper towel easily dried it.
Somewhat like I read here, I took the head out, washed it well until no ink came out, placed it Fairy + distilled water (to avoid limescale), rinsed and placed again in Fairy for few days, rinsed with tap water, then some distilled, dried a little with a paper towel and a little compressed air to remove water from behind the contacts.
I placed it in the printer, but now I have the 5x flashing orange, that is said to be "Print Head not installed / Print Head not installed correctly / Print Head is defective".
I tried this reset: https://www.fixyourownprinter.com
I tried the rewashing the fresh ink in tap water and then, like papapoops suggested here: https://www.mumsnet.com , placing in hot water (not very hot) a few times. Nearly no ink came out, but it did leave a little black mark on the paper towel, in the place of the black ink. And I must state that my hot water isn't perfectly clean of limescale particles, but I didn't have much choice and I rinsed it afterwards. In the end, it changed nothing.
I could only crack open the ceramic part without risking it, and it looked ok to me inside - not crumbling or dirty or anything.
Turning the printer off and on, and also unplugging and waiting, did not help at any stage.
The printer's Windows driver would not let me print or clean.
Did I do something wrong? What would you recommend trying now? Clean longer? How hot can it take?
Thanks in advance for any idea!
Edited by Moderator, Links removed...
After switching color cartridges, I got the color contamination – at first, it was fixable using the self cleaning, but later every drop in the yellow cartridge became green, and the magenta seems purplish too. In between, the yellow printed (only printed) magenta too.
I did not replace the black the first time, and only applied cleaning to the colors. The old black seems quite thicker than the new one.
The purge sponges did not have too much ink in them. A paper towel easily dried it.
Somewhat like I read here, I took the head out, washed it well until no ink came out, placed it Fairy + distilled water (to avoid limescale), rinsed and placed again in Fairy for few days, rinsed with tap water, then some distilled, dried a little with a paper towel and a little compressed air to remove water from behind the contacts.
I placed it in the printer, but now I have the 5x flashing orange, that is said to be "Print Head not installed / Print Head not installed correctly / Print Head is defective".
I tried this reset: https://www.fixyourownprinter.com
I tried the rewashing the fresh ink in tap water and then, like papapoops suggested here: https://www.mumsnet.com , placing in hot water (not very hot) a few times. Nearly no ink came out, but it did leave a little black mark on the paper towel, in the place of the black ink. And I must state that my hot water isn't perfectly clean of limescale particles, but I didn't have much choice and I rinsed it afterwards. In the end, it changed nothing.
I could only crack open the ceramic part without risking it, and it looked ok to me inside - not crumbling or dirty or anything.
Turning the printer off and on, and also unplugging and waiting, did not help at any stage.
The printer's Windows driver would not let me print or clean.
Did I do something wrong? What would you recommend trying now? Clean longer? How hot can it take?
Thanks in advance for any idea!
Edited by Moderator, Links removed...