I was printing a shipping label which was starting to fade, changed ink cartridges and it won't print anything, not color, not black. I changed the cartridge back again as it still had a bit of ink in it and still nothing. I purged it, aligned the head, I don't know what else to do.
SOURCE: smeared lines
Okay, this was the problem I posted a few days ago. It's fixed now, so in case you have the same problem with smearing, here's what the help desk from Canon suggested: Open the cover and remove the ink cartridges. There is a gray lever in front of the cartridges. Lift this lever and the printhead can be easily removed.
Our printhead had a buildup of black ink on the surface. I carefully removed this with rubbing alcohol. I let the printhead dry and replaced everything. No more smearing. Imagine a help-desk that actually helped!
SOURCE: Can you help? After changing
Cleaning your head might resolve your problem. Perform the below steps to clean the head:
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 (Cleaning) or print head deep cleaning (Deep Cleaning).
Note:
Overview:
Step1:
Print the Nozzle Check Pattern.
To check whether the print head nozzles are clogged, print the Nozzle Check Pattern.
If the print quality is poor, perform print head cleaning.
Step 2:
Perform print head cleaning.
This unclogs the print head nozzles
Print the Nozzle Check Pattern again.
To check whether the print head nozzles are clogged, print the Nozzle Check Pattern.
If the print quality is still poor, perform two print head cleanings.
Print the Nozzle Check Pattern again.
Step 3:
Perform deep print head cleaning.
This is a more powerful cleaning.
Displaying the Maintenance screen
Print Nozzle Check Pattern
< 1 > The normal nozzle check pattern
< 2 > The abnormal nozzle check pattern
< 3 > Some black ink lines are broken.
< 4 > White lines are present in the color ink pattern.
< 5 > Both black and color inks are not present.
Note:
Print Head Cleaning:
Deep (Print Head) cleaning:
Note:
Do not do any other operations until print head cleaning is completed.
I hope this information allows you to resolve this issue. If you need further assistance, please post back with a comment to this thread.
Note:
Do not do any other operations until print head deep cleaning is completed.
Note:
If the printed result does not improve even after doing print head deep cleaning, turn off the printer. Then, after 24 hours or later, do print head deep cleaning again. (After a given time interval, ink could dissolve itself, resulting in ink unclogging.)
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SOURCE: Canon MP470: "Print Head is not installed. Install Print Head"
Some printer brands have a cute scheme that reads a "new" cartridge as good, but the refilled one has a small fuse link that is burned out by the printer. Try factory new cartridges. Unplug the printer power for a bit to reset the printer.
SOURCE: I need a new print head
Check if the service station proper covers the black nozzles when the printhead is parked. Sometimes the mechanics change its position and the printhead dries out.
Try to unclog the nozzles with very hot water. Sometimes it helps. The new printhead is very expensive and you may want to buy a new printer instead.
Remove the printhed, put it in a bowl with the nozzles down and fill with boiled water until the nozzles are covered. Wait 15 min and dry the electric contacts with a dry napkin. Good luck!
SOURCE: Canon MP500 PGPK cartridge wont print
i have the same problem too. This is obviously a product defect. If Canon not fix it, i wont buy Canon printer anymore.
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I've got a similar problem. The large black ran out of ink. I replaced it, and when I print, I get just a black line down the middle of the paper. Tried washing with alcohol, didn't help. I'll try cleaning them in boiling water. See how that goes.
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