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I have a canon mp390. The message on the screen keeps flashing "check printer". I have turned it off for a while, unplugged it, tried resetting everything...it won't print or scan. What do I do?I have a canon mp390. The message on the screen keeps flashing "check printer". I have turned it off for a while, unplugged it, tried resetting everything...it won't print or scan. What do I do?
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Manual Reset procedure Waste Ink Tank for Canon MP390:
Start with printer on, press additional functions, Scan, Copy, Scan. Now you should be in service mode.
Select Test mode (must be the last available selection).
Select #8 Printer Test, it will start cleaning then it will come up with some other option: push the + or - button until it says 8-3 then hit the select button
The menu will now say EEPROM Clear
Select Ink count which is option (0) and press set
Press Stop/Reset Followed by the power button and then wait for it to restart.
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CANON printers "compute" the "fullness" of the waste-ink container, based on the number of pages printed, and the "density" of the ink on each page. So, this calculation has produced a "nearly full" prediction. Take the printer to a qualified technician.
They will empty the waste-ink container, and "reset" the electronics in the printer, back to "zero-per-cent-full".
the waste ink is the pads in the printer where the printer cleans the carts (ink). When they fill up they need to be replaced i would suggest taking this printer to a printer shop for replacement. The reason is because the printer has a waste counter on it and it needs to be reset before the error will go away. I would call around your area and see if they can do it and how much. If you reset the counter and continue printing the ink will adventually over flow and can cause serious damage to the printer. I would also call up canon and see what they recommend.
Steven.
hope this helps :)
The POWER Lamp Flashes Orange
Eight flashes: Waste ink tank almost full
The printer has a built-in waste ink tank for the ink used
during print head cleaning. Eight flashes indicates that the waste ink tank is
nearly full. Press the RESUME/CANCEL button to cancel the
error so you can continue printing. Before the waste ink tank becomes completely
full, contact a Canon service representative.
Note
Canon recommends that you call for service as soon as this
error occurs. Once the waste ink tank becomes completely full, printing will no
longer be possible.
Inkjet printers have a fibrous pad inside them that collects the waste
ink from cleaning the print head. Over time, this pad fills up with ink
and can no longer hold any more. When this occurs, the printer
indicates a "waste ink tank full" error.
The waste ink absorption pads are inside the printer, in the very bottom. They are usually soaked with ink when full and are very messy.
Replacing
the waste ink absorption pads is something an authorized canon service
facility can take care of for you.
Inkjet printers have a fibrous pad inside them that collects the waste
ink from cleaning the print head. Over time, this pad fills up with ink
and can no longer hold any more. When this occurs, the printer
indicates a "waste ink full" error.
The waste ink absorption pads cannot be emptied, only replaced.
Replacing
the waste ink absorption pads is something an authorized canon service
facility can take care of for you. Once they are replaced,
it'll be functional again.
I have had this problem. There is a counter in your printer that must be reset to move on. The ink tank may not be full, but the counter estimates it is full (and maybe it is an instruction to you to buy a new Canon printer), and to actually empty the ink tank would be an uneconomical task. How do you do it, there are a number of helpers here so Google: MP730 waste ink near full.
The waste ink pads should generally be around the cartridge carrier, or below, possibly at the bottom of the printer.
have a look at this page for instructions on how to reset the counter after the waste ink pads have been cleaned or replaced. http://www.allthefaqs.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3770
Let me know if you need anything else.
Thanks,
Ekse
I have a canon mp390. The message on the screen keeps flashing "check printer". I have turned it off for a while, unplugged it, tried resetting everything...it won't print or scan. What do I do?
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