Error says "Ink absorbers" are full.
Ink Absorber Full
This may clear the ink absorber problem. There is ink absorbers located at both ends of the printer where the ink head move.
To dry the ink absorber, power up the printer and open the cover so the ink cartridges and print head will move to the middle of the printer.
Then take several sheets of absorbent tissue, fold it into a pad and place it inside the printer over the ink absorber on the far left hand side of the printer to soak up the excess ink. You may need to change the absorbent tissue a few times. Then repeat the same procedure on the right hand ink absorber.
Close the lid and the printer should now function normally.
SOURCE: Error 5800: waste ink
Clean or replace the absorber and reset the printer counter to clear the message.
SOURCE: Waste ink absorber
hi i am a certiffied Canon repair tech for this model. this is true this will reset the error but doing so without replacing the waste asorber pad in the bottom of the machine will cause your machine to backup waste ink into the the printing area of the machine and will start smuging ink on the page. the waste absorber is fairly cheap but the labor varies from shop to shop. there are independent Canon repair shops throughout the world. you can call 1-800-ok- canon or look on the canon website. hope this help to clairify.
SOURCE: Waste Ink Absorber is full In Canon Pixma IP3300
my printer say, "the ink absorber is full".
SOURCE: I keep getting an error message that the waste ink
Reset Printer Canon MP140, MP160, MP180, MP210, MP220, MP460, MP470, MP500, MP510, MP530, MP600, MP610, MP800, MP820, MP810, MP830, MP960, MP970
SOURCE: canon pixma mp160 ink absorber is full
this the reset wast ink please follow it step by step
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Couldn't see what were the ink absorbers. Dabbed around the left and right ends of the printer slide and got a lot of old ink but it didn't help. Had to take the printer into a repair shop.
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