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Solving the Canon Waste Ink Full Error.
Most of the time when a printer used for a certain period the ink would dry out and caused an error message. What you do is to replace with a new inks pad inside the printer and reset that error message. Once it is done, your printer will work again!
For Printer Model: Canon S9000, S300, S400, i550, i560, i850, i860, i865, i9100, i9950, PIXMA iP3000:
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.
For printer model: Canon BJ F900, F890, F700, F500, S900, S820, S750 and S52:
1. Turn off the printer.
2. Press and hold the RESUME button, then press and hold the POWER button.
3. Release the RESUME button, then press and release the RESUME button two more times in succession. (you?re still holding the POWER button during this). The printer mechanics will move momentarily.
4. You are now in Service mode.
5. Pressing the RESUME key will select a function; for example, pressing RESUME 4 times will select the clear waste ink counter function. The lamp will alternate color with each key press.
1 times - Factory/Service test printout, including ink sensor check
2 times - EEPROM info printout
3 times - EEPROM initialization
4 times - Clear the waste-ink counter
5 times - Printer model setting. (more selections beyond this- leave this alone)
After selecting mode, press the POWER button to commit the change, and return to the top of the function selection menu. Pressing the POWER button again turns off the printer for a restart.
The procedures I am listing here may work for other Canon printers as well, but if you use them on Canon printers other than what is listed for each reset procedure, do so at your own risk!
For Printer Model: Canon S9000, S300, S400, i550, i560, i850, i860, i865, i9100, i9950, PIXMA iP3000:
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.
For printer model: Canon BJ F900, F890, F700, F500, S900, S820, S750 and S52:
1. Turn off the printer.
2. Press and hold the RESUME button, then press and hold the POWER button.
3. Release the RESUME button, then press and release the RESUME button two more times in succession. (you?re still holding the POWER button during this). The printer mechanics will move momentarily.
4. You are now in Service mode.
5. Pressing the RESUME key will select a function; for example, pressing RESUME 4 times will select the clear waste ink counter function. The lamp will alternate color with each key press.
1 times - Factory/Service test printout, including ink sensor check
2 times - EEPROM info printout
3 times - EEPROM initialization
4 times - Clear the waste-ink counter
5 times - Printer model setting. (more selections beyond this- leave this alone)
After selecting mode, press the POWER button to commit the change, and return to the top of the function selection menu. Pressing the POWER button again turns off the printer for a restart.
The procedures I am listing here may work for other Canon printers as well, but if you use them on Canon printers other than what is listed for each reset procedure, do so at your own risk!
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Comment #1
posted on Nov 18, 2009
As I learned much too late, go to the real authentic Canon support site and find out what your flashing lights really mean! After I totally disassembled the printer by removing the entire case which is the only way you can really get to the pads which do have tons of ink in them, used gallons of soap and hot water to clean the ink out of the pads in my stainless steel slop sink in the laundry room, dried the pads over night, cleaned the print head in alcohol, pulled out the little sponge strip under the print run and cleaned it as above and cleaned off every other bit of excess ink I could find with q-tips, alchol & etc.l made sure everything was clear of any contact with metal and restored the power to the printer with the case still off. I had just a green light when I pushed the small button below where the power button would have been on the case. Wonderful!
I then put all the pads back in the waste ink area and again still only a green light. Wonderful! Next I put my nice clean print head back into the carriage. Guess what? Five orange lights, one green. Guess what five orange, one green means? Replace Print head. You can clean your brains out and push buttons in the sequence above until your fingers fall off but if the sequence of lights is 5 + 1 you are not eligible for a miracle. Taking the case off isn't exactly a piece of cake and putting it back on looks like ti will be a challenge. I have written to Canon and will not go to the trouble of final assembly unless they have a method to tell the printer " forget about the print head; I just want to go until you crash and burn"
Look for an ad on Craig's list: One nice ,clean partially assembled Canon i560 printer needs new print head.
Beware of false gurus with solutions to problems that you haven't fully analyzed yet!
I then put all the pads back in the waste ink area and again still only a green light. Wonderful! Next I put my nice clean print head back into the carriage. Guess what? Five orange lights, one green. Guess what five orange, one green means? Replace Print head. You can clean your brains out and push buttons in the sequence above until your fingers fall off but if the sequence of lights is 5 + 1 you are not eligible for a miracle. Taking the case off isn't exactly a piece of cake and putting it back on looks like ti will be a challenge. I have written to Canon and will not go to the trouble of final assembly unless they have a method to tell the printer " forget about the print head; I just want to go until you crash and burn"
Look for an ad on Craig's list: One nice ,clean partially assembled Canon i560 printer needs new print head.
Beware of false gurus with solutions to problems that you haven't fully analyzed yet!
Comment #2
posted on Oct 18, 2009
All the sinks in our house will stain. so it is not feasible for me to rinse the old felt in a sink. I have two ideas:
1. Cut a replacement from Orange "seen on TV" "shammy" material. It seems to be strong and highly absorbent, and it is so cheap that I can replace full pads instead of cleaning them. Has anyone tried that idea or a similar one? Do you think that it will work? How many lawyers should I use?
2. Rinse the old pad in an ultrasonic washer, pour the discarded liquid into a heavy duty garbage bag full of news papers, and discard it with the garbage.
3. Instead of cleaning with a mixture of alcohol and ammonia, try a show cleaner that contains ethelyne glycol. I have been able to buy it in a 99c store. An easy way to test is to let some ink dry on a piece of glass or plastic and see if the shower cleaner dissolves it. Incidentally, the contents on the Canon cartridge box list glycerin, isopropyl alchohol, ethylene glycol, and diethlene glycol, in that order. It seems to me that they are the right solvents for the ink, and should be the base for a good cleaner without ammonia. I was successful cleaning ink heads in an ultrasonic cleaner filled with shower cleaning solution.
1. Cut a replacement from Orange "seen on TV" "shammy" material. It seems to be strong and highly absorbent, and it is so cheap that I can replace full pads instead of cleaning them. Has anyone tried that idea or a similar one? Do you think that it will work? How many lawyers should I use?
2. Rinse the old pad in an ultrasonic washer, pour the discarded liquid into a heavy duty garbage bag full of news papers, and discard it with the garbage.
3. Instead of cleaning with a mixture of alcohol and ammonia, try a show cleaner that contains ethelyne glycol. I have been able to buy it in a 99c store. An easy way to test is to let some ink dry on a piece of glass or plastic and see if the shower cleaner dissolves it. Incidentally, the contents on the Canon cartridge box list glycerin, isopropyl alchohol, ethylene glycol, and diethlene glycol, in that order. It seems to me that they are the right solvents for the ink, and should be the base for a good cleaner without ammonia. I was successful cleaning ink heads in an ultrasonic cleaner filled with shower cleaning solution.
Comment #3
posted on Apr 20, 2008
It took me a few tries but finally got this to work on the faithful old Canon i560, best 79.99 I ever spent. I just reached in with a kleenex a few times to soak up some of the ink from the sponge, I didn't want to get involved with taking it apart.
Thank goodness for google and Fixya and shame on Canon. I really like these old Canons because you can buy ink tanks on ebay for under $2 or buy ink by the quart and refill for a few pennies pretty easily after you get the hang of it, I just drill a hole just big enough for the refill needle on the side away from the sponge and cover the outlet with finger covered with rubber glove or whatever while refilling, then use a little silicone sealer or whatever to plug the hole and then let the cartidge drip a few drips until it quits leaking
Thank goodness for google and Fixya and shame on Canon. I really like these old Canons because you can buy ink tanks on ebay for under $2 or buy ink by the quart and refill for a few pennies pretty easily after you get the hang of it, I just drill a hole just big enough for the refill needle on the side away from the sponge and cover the outlet with finger covered with rubber glove or whatever while refilling, then use a little silicone sealer or whatever to plug the hole and then let the cartidge drip a few drips until it quits leaking
Comment #4
posted on Mar 24, 2008
After carefully removing the ink-soaked strip below the ink catridges, and then thouroghly cleaning the pads and plastic tray to the right and underneath the right side of the plastic cover, the flashing orange and green lights continued. Then when I tried the steps above, it finally cleared the message. So thanks so much for your help!
Comment #5
posted on Jan 11, 2008
@bbrushstroke - According to the manual:
[b]Four flashes: Empty ink tank[/b]
If you press the RESUME/CANCEL button, it will continue printing with an empty ink tank. However, when printing is finished, replace the ink tank immediately. If you continue printing with an empty ink tank, it may cause damage to your printer.
You can download the manual from Canon's website. Can't help on the rest of your issues, though.
[b]Four flashes: Empty ink tank[/b]
If you press the RESUME/CANCEL button, it will continue printing with an empty ink tank. However, when printing is finished, replace the ink tank immediately. If you continue printing with an empty ink tank, it may cause damage to your printer.
You can download the manual from Canon's website. Can't help on the rest of your issues, though.
Comment #7
posted on Oct 25, 2007
I used the instructions provided by "fastrepairguide," posted Aug 05, 2007, and was able to get my printer up and running again. The side effect is that the ink status monitor doesn't seem to be working anymore --- when I go to print, the monitor opens but the ink levels are all the same, not showing what's low, etc. I'm wondering if it will still notify me when I'm out of ink, did this get turned off in the process?
Comment #8
posted on Oct 05, 2007
Mneo, Thank you for the tecnical info that was posted about canon printers. I thought I would have to recommend a new printer to the customer.I got the printer repaired due to the information that was posted on the website.
I would hope that other techicians would find this technical info helpful.
I would hope that other techicians would find this technical info helpful.
Comment #9
posted on Sep 03, 2007
I doubt that will work...it didn't for me! Turning power/resume off/on doesn't make sense unless the problem resides in resetting the printer. It does not alter anything physical in the printer, though it may alter something electronically.
My print head assembly won't move though I see the head heave a bit as though to start moving, but it does not move. And I get an error message saying that the printer is not responding. The green/orange light blinks 4 x. I can't find info anywhere on the significance of the cycle of 4 blinks! I cannot recall if the last job was aborted (it was printing spratically and I probably wanted to refill the cartridges again) deleting documents in queue for printing didn't do a thing. I have moved recently and wonder if the jarring around may have disconnected wires etc inside the printer? Have checked wiring to/from computer.
According to this website if the orange/green lights blink there is an electrical problem??? I did read somewhere that the battery may be (dead?) or at fault... what battery, and what does it power?? Is it rechargeable? I keep the printer unplugged until I need it. Should I keep that printer plugged in all the time to maintain a charge on the battery??? How can I change the battery? Is it a standard one or a special one available only though Canon authorized repair shops that cost more than the printer itself??
My print head assembly won't move though I see the head heave a bit as though to start moving, but it does not move. And I get an error message saying that the printer is not responding. The green/orange light blinks 4 x. I can't find info anywhere on the significance of the cycle of 4 blinks! I cannot recall if the last job was aborted (it was printing spratically and I probably wanted to refill the cartridges again) deleting documents in queue for printing didn't do a thing. I have moved recently and wonder if the jarring around may have disconnected wires etc inside the printer? Have checked wiring to/from computer.
According to this website if the orange/green lights blink there is an electrical problem??? I did read somewhere that the battery may be (dead?) or at fault... what battery, and what does it power?? Is it rechargeable? I keep the printer unplugged until I need it. Should I keep that printer plugged in all the time to maintain a charge on the battery??? How can I change the battery? Is it a standard one or a special one available only though Canon authorized repair shops that cost more than the printer itself??
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