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Printer won't print. Says to contact service

Printer won't print. Says to contact service center for replacement of waste ink absorber.

mbainbridge1 Dec 13, 2009

It says to contact service center for replacement of waste ink absorber. What service center? I couldn't find a phone number or address anywhere in the manual. If waste ink absorber must be replaced, I have no idea where to find the replacement.

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Issue: Alarm / Power light flashes orange 8 times consecutively (Waste Ink Nearly Full Error)
Solution: Press the <RESUME/CANCEL> button to clear the error (1700)
Waste ink absorber error 1700
The printer has a built-in waste ink absorber to hold the ink used during print head cleaning. Eight flashes indicates that this absorber is nearly full.

Press the <RESUME/CANCEL> button on the printer to clear the error, so you can continue the print job. The printer will need to be serviced as soon as possible.

Issue: Alarm / Power light flashes orange 8 times consecutively (Waste Ink Nearly Full Error)
Solution: Press the <RESUME/CANCEL> button to clear the error (1700)
Waste ink absorber error 1700
The printer has a built-in waste ink absorber to hold the ink used during print head cleaning. Eight flashes indicates that this absorber is nearly full.

Press the <RESUME/CANCEL> button on the printer to clear the error, so you can continue the print job. The printer will need to be serviced as soon as possible.

Posted on Dec 10, 2009

Don Farrell Dec 12, 2009

Okay, these are the responses directly from the Canon Support website.

Do you need additional assistance or did you just not like the answer? Please let me know if I can assist you further.

Don

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Martin Smallridge

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SOURCE: When I try to print, I can't; it says "The waste ink absorber is full. Contact the service center for the replacement of the waste ink absorber."

This error means that the waste ink pads have filled up to the point where the printer believes the ink will overflow and leak or cause damage to the printer.

To give you a quick primer... Every time you run a cleaning routine or printer borderless photos the printer will dump a small amount of ink into a set of highly absorbent pads that live in the base of the printer.

These pads can only accept so much ink before they become full but experience has shown that you could reset the EEPROM waste counter if you locate the appropriate codes for your printer.

I'd recommend asking on nifty-stuff.com in the forums and see if someone can provide the information and code you need.

Hope that helps.

Posted on May 21, 2009

Anonymous

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SOURCE: Waste ink absorber full - contact service center for replacement

STEP 1:
- Disconnect printer from AC power

STEP 2:
- Press and HOLD the POWER button, and
connect printer to AC power

This simple power off procedure worked on my IP1500!

Cleaning the absorber was also easy. Power up with the cover open until the head moves to the left side then disconnect the power cord so the head is now positioned away from the pads.
The two pads can be lifted up easily with a pair of sharp tweezers then rinsed in running water. They will become white again and can be blotted with paper napkins then air dried in a warm location (I used an industrial oven set to 40°C). The wells in the rubber holder can be cleaned with cotton swabs before returning the two pads (left side first, then press down the right side).

Posted on Dec 22, 2008

Anonymous

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SOURCE: ERROR MESSAGE 2

How do I change the ink cartridge for the Canon Pixma 150

Posted on Sep 03, 2008

gurpreet kapoor

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SOURCE: The waste ink absorber is full.

You have to contact the Canon agent to get the waste absorber replaced. or you can continue it with pressing resume everytime.

Posted on Apr 23, 2009

Clive

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SOURCE: Pixma IP1500 stops

Temporary Fix
This always works in case you need your printer for Emergency ^_^.

Turn off the printer
And unplug the printer power cable
Press and Hold the POWER button
Plug the power cable again
The indicator (LED) should be green
Press and Release the RESUME button, the indicator (L.E.D.) should be orange
Press and Release the RESUME button again, the indicator (L.E.D.) should be green
Release POWER button
Windows will detect new printer and you just have to install it again.
It will create a copy of Canon i320 printer. Just delete the old one and rename the copy.
You are done.

Posted on Feb 13, 2010

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you need to replace the absorber waste container. But to ensure you can work around this, do this first. Remove the square rubber at the end of the right side of your printer. Use cotton cloth absorb the waste ink. Clean and wipe the ink around area and place the absorber back into the tray.
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