What's with all the movement inside my Pro 100 before printing?

[avolanche]

Many times, my Pro 100 will go through a lot of "action, movement" before it prints. And this is even if I have printed within the 60 hour mark. It sounds like lots of carriage and other parts moving for a long time. I've had many Canon printers, but never one that did so much, or took so long, before printing.

Am I wasting ink with an improper setting or is this normal function?

Thanks!

Fred

 

[The Hat]

Am I wasting ink with an improper setting or is this normal function?

That is the normal function of the Pro printers, and it just goes to prove the "60-hour mark" thing is only a myth, and the same goes for leaving the printer on 24/7...

 

[avolanche]

I have it set to turn on when it's sent something to print. So the white led is normally off. I'm guessing that's still a low-power mode and is OK to use.

Thanks!
Fred

 

[PeterBJ]

.... I'm guessing that's still a low-power mode and is OK to use....

This is true. Many Canon printers have an auto power on function, so they can turn on when receiving a print job. To "wait" for a print order, some parts of the logic need to be active, so the power supplies have a low power standby mode that allows waiting for a print order and a normal operating mode.

 

[SkedAddled]

My own PRO-100 does it, as does my MG5320.
I don't know why they have to go through all of that rigamorole,
but they do it a lot, and I don't notice ink levels plummeting.

 

[The Hat]

but they do it a lot, and I don't notice ink levels plummeting.

Most of this rigmarole as you call it, uses very little ink, (Less than .125 ml) it wipes the underside of the head clean and applies a small vacuum on the nozzles to make the printer ready to print.

You benefit by getting a great print, and it saves paper and a manual head to clean..

 

[mikling]

Very well said.
It is futile to try and avoid these actions designed into the machine by the very engineers who made the machine. It is there for a reason, get over the fear of ink useage, especially if refilling, accept it is doing something that is needed. When printers waste ink by doing something, it is because it is actually required based on the most likely situation as determined/estimated by the engineers. The perception that this is done to screw you over is unfortunately untrue despite what many would have you believe.

Again, I applaud Hat for bringing this to the light.

 

[avolanche]

Hat & Mikling

Thanks for the very informative replies!

 

[Paul Verizzo]

If I leave my Pro 100 off, as I often don't print on it for months, and plugged in, it restarts with an error code. I don't remember how many flashes, or what it signifies, or how I get it back on track.

Now, I unplug it after I turn it off.

Weird, eh?

 

[stratman]

I don't remember how many flashes, or what it signifies, or how I get it back on track.

These would all be helpful information for the forum.