Use mostly black;rarely print in color; bought both cartridges when replacing black and still won't print in color. any ideas?
SOURCE: Canon i350 does not print all colors
You probably have to clean the print head itself, witch seems to be a common need. Just take the print head out and clean the outputs with a Q-tip and distillated water. If tha doesn't work, let it soak in about a 1/4 inch of distillated water for a day or two and it may unclug the openings. Good Luck.
SOURCE: switching between color and black and white
Go here. In the search box in the center of the screen, type "print with black ink only" and click Search. Choose the appropriate link, and you will get instructions for printing from either Windows or Mac.
SOURCE: my canon i350 suddenly prints mostly in pink and black.
Hi,
Go to Control Panel and double click on Printers. Place your
mouse cursor over the printer icon and 'right-click' on it. When the
dropdown menu shows, click on 'properties'. This will bring up the
printer utility. Look for the 'maintenance' tab and follow the cleaning
prompts. If you look in the printer's utility menu, you can do a Printhead Alignment, and then a Printhead Clean.
Canon Printer Tips
Unclogging The Printhead - Three Methods
Canon printers have a semi-permanent printhead. It's the 'holder'
that the ink cartridges (tanks) fit into. It can be removed fairly
easily. Over time, it can and does become clogged, mainly from letting
the printer set without use. You need to print both black and color at
least once per week in order to prevent clogging and keep the ink
flowing.
Normally you can clear up minor clogs and streaking by running the
cleaning cycle found in your printer's software utility. For quick
access to your printer's utility (drivers): In your browser's address
bar type: control panel\printers and hit 'enter' on your keyboard. This
will bring up a page with your installed printer's icon. Place your
mouse cursor over the printer icon and 'right-click' on it. When the
dropdown menu shows, click on 'properties'. This will bring up the
printer utility. Look for the 'maintenance' tab and follow the cleaning
prompts.
If the cleaning cycles don't do the trick in clearing up poor and
incomplete output, don't give up and assume you'll need to buy a new
print head (they often cost more than a new printer!). You can try the
following as it will cause no harm: (we and many others have
succesfully done this)
Remove the ink tanks from the printhead (tank holder) and seal them
in a ziplock plactic bag. Set them aside, preferrably propped upright.
Next remove the print head, it snaps out. Use the kitchen or other sink
and turn the water on so that it is running slowly and that it is warm.
Hold the print head, bottom facing down, and cup your hand under the
running water so that the water fills it up and flows into the the
print head. This will flush the ink out of the printhead. You'll need
to turn the print head over, bottom side up, and flush it that way as
well. You'll see when there is no more ink being flushed out.
You WILL need to do a final flush/rinse with some distilled, or
purified water. This ensures that any risidual minerals or impurities
of the tap water are flushed out of the print head. Set the print head
on a paper towel to dry, drying time will vary. TIP: To expedite the
drying process, shake the printhead vigorously as there is a fair
amount of water retained after rinsing!
Place the printhead (tank holder) back in the printer and reinsert
the inks tanks. The printer should automatically do a print head
alignment. If it doesn't, manually perform a "Printhead Alignment"
through the printer's utility. Next, run the "printhead cleaning" cycle
and print a nozzle check.
Here's another, similar method:
Open the lid of the printer and when the print head moves to the
left, remove the cartridges (tanks). You should then be able to easily
remove the print head. It has the circuitry on it and on the bottom are
the outlet nozzles.
Get a small, shallow pan and lay a couple of paper towels in the
bottom. Heat up (via microwave) enough purified/bottled water to cover
the paper towels. Set the print head on the towels. You should see ink
'bleeding' out. Move the print head to several different spots (about a
minute each spot). This will dissolve the ink clogs. Remove the print
head and gently dab it dry on fresh paper towels.
Place the print head back in the printer and insert the ink
tanks.Run a print head alignment and a regular cleaning followed by
nozzle check and test print(s). That should do it. If not, repeat the
above procedure(s).
If the above two methods don't quite do the trick, try this:
Remove the ink tanks and printhead (cartridge holder) from the
printer as instructed above. Get a small bowl, dish or pan, large
enough to accommodate the printhead. Lay down a layer or two of paper
towels in the bottom of the container to protect the printhead
circuitry from contact damage.
Make up a 50/50 mixture of ammonia and distilled water, about a pint
will do. Heat the mixture up in the microwave for about a minute or so,
not boiling. Slowly pour over the paper towels so that you have
approximately 1/2 inch mixture total. Set the printhead (cartridge
holder) into the container and pour some of the remaining mixture over
the top, just enough to wet it good. Let it soak for several hours
(3-4) or overnight. You can move it slightly to a different spot every
hour or so.
Remove the printhead and rinse thoroughly with distilled water.
Shake it dry, set it on folded paper towels to air dry. Reinsert the
printhead and ink tanks. The printer should do an automatic "Printhead
Alignment", if not manually do so and run a cleaning cycle or two
followed by printing a nozzle check pattern to check your progress.
Repeat as necessary.
Hope this helps
Chris (ziraffa)
SOURCE: Printing black & white when there's no color ink
More of a workaround than a real solution--when the error message comes up, press and hold the stop/reset button. After a few seconds, the message will go away and you can continue printing without changing the cartridge.
SOURCE: CANON I350 DOES NOT PRINT
Green and yellow is a service error, but it flashes a longer green, and then the green yellow flashes, and a longer green again. You need to count the number of yellow-greens in between the longer green flashes, to know the error code.
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Printer is black only. Ran cleaning, deep cleaning, test page, changed printer cartridge (color), but still won't print color.
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