Cartridges don't work

It's going to cost you ink but your may get it working again.
- Remove all ink cartridges - Remove the printhead itself - Carefully (avoid splashes!) hold the printhead under running warm water until the water runs fairly clear - In a bowl large enough for the printhead, put about 1-1 1/2" (25-40mm) of household plain or 'sudsy' ammonia - Set the printhead in the ammonia and ignore overnight - Repeat the water cleaning - Shake out as much of the water and you can, then allow it to dry for at least 24 hours - Reinstall printhead in printer I have better results starting with fresh ink cartridges but have had to use a removed one now and then.
This is one of the printers that does not object to frequent use but will clog if allowed to sit too long between operations. If your memory is better than mine, do one of the print tests every couple of days.

hello

Either the ink you are using is not going to give the color you want, or you have print heads that are blocked.

I think the problm lies between the ink tank and the printhead. When this passage runs dry, sometimes it takes time for the ink to fill this passage again. Try printing again after a day or two.

If it's a generic ink, try another one, if it's a Canon ink, make sure the tape on top is removed, it covers an air vent, if that doesn't help, you need a new printhead, QY6-0059-000 around $40.00

1. Get compressed air
2. Run Printhead under HOT water, do not worry about contacts getting slightly wet.

3. Blow compressed air with straw attachment into screens where the cartridge nozzle sits on printhead. then let it sit and dry.

4. reinstall print test page

5. if this fails open paint/photoshop and print a page of the color that is not printing correctly. rinse and repeat until colors flow freely.

I have several ip4300s and I have yet to give up the ghost on a printer with a clog ujsing this method.

The cartridges may still be at fault, or there is a problem with the processor board in the printer. I have also seen problems with the ink jets in these.


Jerry G.

I had the same problem. Try cleaning the print heads. They tend to clog. Remove the cartridges, then remove the print head. Tilted slightly, it comes out easily. Run very warm to hot water over the print heads until they all run clear. Use a turkey baster to apply strong pressure to each head until it runs clear. Blow off the excess water with mouth or blow dryer. Insert into the printer and proceed to print. If that doesn't solve it, you might have a bad cartridge, but there isn't much that can go wrong with the cartridge. I have an ip4200 and an MP830. They have the same print heads and same cartridges. I have cleaned each twice and they work like new.

pleaz clean the cartridge sensor and also align cartridges by program in your manual

dear oceantracks maybe one of the black cartridge chip think that ink is running low or not ink is left in the cartrridge.