Cleaning print head printer canon lbp 3100 - Canon SmartBase MP390 All-In-One InkJet Printer

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Hello,

Print heads for nearly all printers are rated at 2 years. You may also need to clean the tube from the resevoir at the ink supply to the cartridge and clean the working resevoir on the cartridge as well. If you are up to this challenge there is a how-to at your manufacturer's web site or you can have a tech do it. Most people, when they realize how inky you will be getting choose to have a tech do this.

It is best to use 100% denatured alcohol, from your hardware store, to clean these parts and tubing. But, you must take precautions.

DO NOT USE DENATURED ALCOHOL UNLESS YOU READ AND FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS ON THE BACK OF THE CAN.

I'm not kidding about the precautions. I do all this stuff outside when there is a breeze in the air and then I stay up wind of my work.

If you have any questions whatsoever just feel free to comment back to me.

Regards,
Worldvet

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Try below some steps which might help you resolve the problem.

Print Head Cleaning / Head Refreshing If the printed Nozzle Check Pattern is broken, missing, or a specific color is not printed, clean the print head.

1. Press the <Menu> button on the printers operation panel repeatedly until [MAINTENANCE] appears in the LCD.
   
2. Press the left [<] or right [>] arrow buttons to select the cleaning setting you want. Select [HEAD CLEANING] or [HEAD REFRESHING] for deep print head cleaning.
   
   Note: [HEAD REFRESHING] uses more ink than [HEAD CLEANING], so perform [HEAD REFRESHING] only when necessary.
   
3. Press the <OK> button.
   
4. Print a Nozzle Check Pattern and perform at least two Head Refreshings if the pattern is not correct.
   

1. Press the Open Button (1) to open the Paper Output Tray (2).
   
   
   
2. Raise the Scanning Unit until it stops.
   
   1. Pull and hold the Scanning Unit Lever towards you, then raise the Scanning Unit.
      
   2. The Print Head Holder moves to the middle.
      
      
      
3. Open the Inner Cover 1.
   
   
   
4. Open the Inner Cover 2.
   
   
   
   CAUTION:
   
   a. Do not try to manually move or stop the Print Head Holder.
   
   b. Do not touch any metal parts.
   
5. Press the ink tank's tab (1), then remove it from the slot (2).
   
   
   
   IMPORTANT:
   Handle ink tanks carefully to avoid staining clothing or the surrounding area.
   
6. Lift up the lock lever and take out the print head.
   
   
   
7. Again, place the print head back in position and press down the lock lever.
   
   
   
8. Insert the ink tank into the empty slot on the print head. Press down gently on the ink tank until an audible click is heard. Make sure the ink tank is in the correct slot.
   
   
   
   IMPORTANT:
   
   a. Make sure that the ink tank is inserted in the slot that corresponds to the ink tank's color.
   
   b. If the ink tank is inserted in the wrong slot, perform two head refreshings.
   
9. Close the Inner Cover 2.
   
10. Close the Inner Cover 1.
    
11. Pull the Scanning Unit Lever towards you to close the Scanning Unit.
    
12. Align the print head position after the print head is installed. You can align the print head position either automatically or manually. When automatic alignment does not work well, align the print head position manually.
    

1. Load A4-or letter-size plain paper in the paper support tray. Auto alignment cannot be performed when the Feed Switch is set to [CASSETTE].
   
2. Press <Menu> repeatedly until [MAINTENANCE] appears.
   
3. Press left or right arrow to select [AUTO HEAD ALIGN].
   
4. Press <OK>. The print head position alignment pattern prints.
   
5. Check the printed pattern. If the printed pattern matches the illustration, the print head position alignment is complete.
   

1. Load A4- or letter-size plain paper in the paper support or cassette.
   
2. Select the paper source with <Feed Switch> button.
   
3. Press <Menu> repeatedly until [MAINTENANCE] appears.
   
4. Use left or right arrow to select [ALIGN PRINT HEAD].
   
5. Press <OK>. A horizontal pattern is printed.
   
6. Beginning from column A on the printout, enter checkmarks in the patterns that have the most solid image.
   
   
   
   (1): Bad example (Least solid box)
   
   (2): Good example (Most solid box)
   
7. Press left or right arrow to select the pattern number that you checked in column A on the printout in step 6.
   
   (A): Column
   (0): Select pattern number with most solid image
   
8. Press <OK>.
   
9. Repeat steps 7 and 8 to adjust columns B to L. When all the horizontal patterns are adjusted, you will be prompted to print a vertical pattern [PRINT VERT. PATTERN].
   
10. Press left arrow. A vertical pattern is printed.
    
11. Beginning from column M on the printout, enter checkmarks in the patterns that have the most solid image.
    
    
    
    (1): Bad example (Least solid box)
    
    (2): Good example (Most solid box)
    
12. Press left or right arrow to select the pattern number that you checked in column M on the printout in step 11.
    
13. Press <OK>.
    
14. Repeat steps 12 and 13 to adjust column N.

SOURCE: how do I clean the heads on my Canon i450 printer

# Hold the cartridge upside down, with the bar-code label facing you and take a damp paper towel.
# Use the towel to wipe the printhead of the cartridge on the bottom (where the ink comes out). Wipe the printhead horizontally in one direction only (left to right).
# Continue doing this until it looks clean.
# Then dab the cartridge on the towel to make sure the ink is flowing.
# Next, look inside the printer and locate the carrier that holds ink cartridges. Caution: Make sure the cartridges are not installed at this point.

1. Look for a shiny piece of metal underneath the contacts at the back of the carrier.
2. Take a damp cotton swab (use water only!) and wipe along the bottom of the shiny metal piece. Note: You may need more than one swab.

# Reinstall the cartridges, making sure you snap them correctly into the printer.


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my cannon printer i255 head has a problem and it should be replaced so i need a printer head of i255, please give the price of printer head

SOURCE: Print back to back with Canon LBP 2900

If the printer does not support double sided printing, you need to take the printed page and put it back into the paper tray upside down to print on the other side of the page.
If you have a document several pages long then you need to print a page at a time. The odd page on one side and the even page on the other side.