20 Most Recent Canon PIXMA iP3000 InkJet Photo Printer - Page 8 Questions & Answers

You can share your printer as a shared printer on your network. This computer and the attached printer must be on at all times to allow other computers on your network to print on this printer.
Please click on this link and follow my instructions on how to setup a shared printer :
http://www.fixya.com/support/r3668797-setting_up_shared_network_printer

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You can download the Canon printer drivers from their support WEB site. Please click on this link and select your model printer to download :-

http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=DownloadIndexAct

printhead is faulty or if you using refill cartridges the filter in the cartridge is blocking not allowing the ink to flow to the head. this is common with refills

OK what can happen is the Overheating of the print head assembly, can evaporate the ink inside the tubes going back to the ink tank, and then an air lock stops the new ink from getting from the tank through the tubes and out the nozzle... You must force the new ink to push it's way through to the nozzles, after that capillary action takes over.. Sometimes a syringe can be used to flush the pipes as it were. Unfortunately sometimes it's just not possible to make it flow again without considerable expense and mucking around.

http://www.devicemanuals.com/guide/Service%20and%20Repair/Canon/Canon-i850-Printer-Service-Manual-==TXpFeE16QTU=.html
Above is your service and repair guide for your printer.

Hi

replace your printhead

Hi there maximum time we found it is a the head problem. The print head is what the cartridges sit in inside of the printer. For resolve the problem please follow these.

Open the printer and wait for the carriage to slide over. Some how if its not come then Unplug the printer & Manually slide the carriage. Now Remove the ink cartridges from the print head & Use wet warm cotton swab or use alcohol to thoroughly clean the print head. Repeat this until there is no ink residue coming off on the cotton swab. After finished it make the head dry then fix it back. Now Try to print something now
If that does not work then follow the next step.

Remove the printer data cable & restart the PC & printer. Then fit back the data cable & turn on the printer. Hope that's start working , if no luck then Uninstall the printer driver & restart the PC & Printer both again. Now install the driver of the printer and connect it with PC ,Turn on printer & go for a test print from the printer preference. Thanks & waiting for your reply.

This is all procedure, no need to disassemble printer.
1. Turn off printer
2. Hold down Resume button and press Power button.
3. Keep holding down Power button and let Resume button go.
4. Press Resume button 2 times then let BOTH buttons go.
5. Green lights will flash and then stop blinking.
6. When green lights are solid, press the Resume button 4 times.
7. Press the Power button and the printer should turn off, if not,
press the Power button once more.
8. Your printer should respond as normal..

This is all procedure, no need to disassemble printer.
1. Turn off printer
2. Hold down Resume button and press Power button.
3. Keep holding down Power button and let Resume button go.
4. Press Resume button 2 times then let BOTH buttons go.
5. Green lights will flash and then stop blinking.
6. When green lights are solid, press the Resume button 4 times.
7. Press the Power button and the printer should turn off, if not,
press the Power button once more.
8. Your printer should respond as normal..

Check very carefully for any debris left in the printer from the jam. There are photo sensores embedded in the printer that will display an error if obscurred by paper.

1. Turn off printer
2. Hold down Resume button and press Power button.
3. Keep holding down Power button and let Resume button go.
4. Press Resume button 2 times then let BOTH buttons go.
5. Green lights will flash and then stop blinking.
6. When green lights are solid, press the Resume button 4 times.
7. Press the Power button and the printer should turn off, if not,
press the Power button once more.
8. Your printer should respond as normal..

Carriage error [5100]

Solution (Replacement of listed parts, which are likely
to be faulty):
- Carriage unit (QM2-1250)
- Timing **** strip film (QC1-4284)
- Logic board ***'y (QM2-1520)*1
- Carriage motor (QK1-0545)

Error:
AP position error [6A00]

Solution (Replacement of listed parts, which are likely
to be faulty):
- Sheet feed unit (QM2-1220)
- Logic board ***'y (QM2-1520)

1. Turn off printer
2. Hold down Resume button and press Power button.
3. Keep holding down Power button and let Resume button go.
4. Press Resume button 2 times then let BOTH buttons go.
5. Green lights will flash and then stop blinking.
6. When green lights are solid, press the Resume button 4 times.
7. Press the Power button and the printer should turn off, if not,
press the Power button once more.
8. Your printer should respond as normal..

Hi there maximum time we found it is a the head problem. The print head is what the cartridges sit in inside of the printer. For resolve the problem please follow these.
Open the printer and wait for the carriage to slide over. Some how if its not come then Unplug the printer & Manually slide the carriage. Now Remove the ink cartridges from the print head & Use wet warm cotton swab or use alcohol to thoroughly clean the print head. Repeat this until there is no ink residue coming off on the cotton swab. After finished it make the head dry then fix it back. Now Try to print something now If that does not work then follow the next step.
Remove the printer data cable & restart the PC & printer. Then fit back the data cable & turn on the printer. Hope that's start working , if no luck then Uninstall the printer driver & restart the PC & Printer both again. Now install the driver of the printer and connect it with PC ,Turn on printer & go for a test print from the printer preference. Thanks & waiting for your reply.

from the manual:

5 times ASF (cam) sensor error [5700] - Sheet feed unit (QM2-1220)

Unless you can see some easy to fix problem with the sheet feeder ... its probably cheaper
to buy a new printer.

If the cartridge isn't empty ... have you tried the cleaning / deep cleaning options on the printer's maintenance section?

Start / Printers / right click on the IP3000 / click on Properties / then Maintenance tab. Try cleaning and report back.

Also I've had problems with recent Brand X cartridges from China not venting properly. After removing the tape on top of the cart and pin holing the vents they work.... without that ink doesn't migrate into the chamber that feeds the printhead.

You can download the Canon printer drivers from theirsupport WEB site. Please click on this link and select your model printer todownload :-http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=DownloadIndexAct

Have you tried the cleaning / deep cleaning maintenance options?
If this is on a windows computer, under the printers and faxes section you should see the IP3000. Right click on the icon then click on properties then maintenance. Give that a try. How long did the carts sit empty?

Sounds like a clogged print head. Have you tried cleaning the print heads?

From your printer's setup page, click on the "Maintenance" tab and select "Deep Cleaning". Then click on "Execute." When the confirmation window comes up, click on "OK". The cleaning cycle starts when the power lamp begins to blink.

Don't try doing anything else with the printer until the cleaning cycle is done...it takes about a minute.

Hope that's helpful.

Have you run the printer maintenance options of "cleaning" or "deep cleaning". Is this a Canon cart or a brans X import The brand X black carts I've purchased recently have been bad about allowing ink into the area that feeds the printhead and I've had to punch a few needle holes in areas that seem to need venting to get them to work.