Canon i9100 InkJet Photo Printer - Answered Questions & Fixed issues

I suggest you unplug the machine from power, remove all paper from the feed slots, lay out some news paper. Then turn the printer upside down, hold it over the news paper, and give it a couple of healthy whacks on the base. See what falls out. If lots of junk falls out, put it all back together and try a test print. If the paper still doesn't feed, you may need to clean the pick-up roller with a cloth damped with water, a drop of detergent and a few drops of alcohol.

I doubt the waste tank is full, as the wide carriage printer can hold much more. As for cleaning, be very careful. I ruined 2 printheads for my using "magic" cleaner. Must have soaked the flexible traces together or apart. All I get is the bad head signal now..

When you attempt to print from your Canon Printer using a Mac, a message appears stating Error 306. Solution

1. Click the Apple icon in the top left of the screen.
2. Click System Preferences.
3. Click Print & Fax.
4. If the padlock in the bottom left is locked: Click it, enter your password and click OK.
5. Click the - button. to remove the printer and the + to add it again leaving the options on default..

Remove your printer from the PC and uninstall the printer software. Now reinstall the printer software and connect the Printer to be detected and installed. Check printer properties to see the ink levels.
Use head cleaning before a test is taken . It is possible that the head is not reacting to the need of the command , can be an issue with ink drying , can also be poor ink cartridge contacts

Hi, please get new driver here: www.driversdown.com/
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Jay bcfxt

Hi, please get new driver here: www.driversdown.com/
www.nodevice.com/driver/company/Canon/Printer.html
www.usa.canon.com/cusa/office/products/.../hs_1200ts

Jay klsdrw

Hi. Are you referring to your printer that is not turning on?

http://www.google.com/products?q=Canon+QY6-0039&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=fAR4TMu0IcT7lwfp2dDrCw&sa=X&oi=product_result_group&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CDIQrQQwAA

That is a link to the printhead for your printer which runs about 80$. After Installing your Printhead
You may need to perform a head cleaning routine after installation and the print head will need to be re-aligned, refer to your user manual on how to do this. Also if you haven't already try a printhead cleaning:
Perform print head cleaning to improve the print quality. Ensure that the printer is turned on and follow
the instructions below.
• Windows
Open the printer driver settings screen and click the Maintenance tab. Click Cleaning.
See page 14 for details on how to open the setting screen.
• Macintosh
Open the Page Setup dialog box and click Utilities. Click Cleaning. Here is a link to the guide as well.
http://gdlp01.c-wss.com/gds/2/0900005582/01/i9100quickstartguide_en.pdf
Thank you,
Lee

1. In Control Panel, click Printers.
   
2. Right-click the bidirectional printer, and then click Properties.
   
3. Click the Ports tab, click Enable bidirectional support, and then click OK.
   
   Also if parallel port, this is also set in BIOS, under LPT port settings.
   

If you havent used it in a while then you will need to replace your cartridges.

I've had the Canon i9100 since 2003 and have excellent photo printing results. In 2009 it started playing up and I'd gt some banding. More recently, black didn't want to print. It was as though the black ink in the print head got dry some days.

April 2010 - The colours started printing strange and I bought a brand new print head and installed it. Only takes a minute. Still had an issue with photo printing. Black and white was excellent but colours weren't true.

Found advice online to try cleaning the print head to print head carrier electrical contacts by rubbing them with a rubber eraser.

I did that and now I'm getting perfect colour photo prints again.

I had been thinking about buying a new A3+ printer but this is old printer is now working as good as new.

Hi there your printer cartraidge becoming an empty. So please replaced it & your problem will be solve. Thanks

Hi
You can try this I found.

Reset Procedures for Canon i9100 Printers

1. Turn off Canon i9100
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 Canon i9100 Printers should respond as normal.

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Check and see if a pen or pencil has fallen down into the paper tray. That's what happened to me, and my paper wouldn't feed. The pen had rolled way down inside and was hard to see and hard to get it out of there. I actually found it by feeling around and then I felt something that felt oddly like a pen cap! I could barely see it in there, so check it good.

Here you go...
http://www.fixyourownprinter.com/forums/printer/46473

Here you go:
http://www.fixyourownprinter.com/forums/printer/46473

The paper sensor tray might have the problem remove all the paper and reinsert the paper and try

Black is the worst color for clogging the printhead. Go to abcink.com and order a black cleaning cartridge. It works like a charm!

Sounds like you've picked up some dried ink on the print head or ink holder. I would suggest removing all the ink cartridges and the ink holder (see directions from Canon) and clean the bottom with rubbing alcohol and a Q-Tip or cotton cloth. DON'T use paper towel, it leaves lint. Check the rollers also to make sure they don;t have ink residue on them. Be cautious when working inside your printer.

the print head is defective or ink cardrige is defective, (perhaps is non original replace ink cardrige)