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Thankyou. What is the error code for this?
"jb" <jbousmanREMOVE@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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> "Mickey" <mickey@webster.com> wrote in message
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> > Have been looking over new printers and giving thought to the i860. Was
> looking
> > at one retailer's web site and had a number of customer reviews. Saw
one
> > comment saying something about ink over spray tank. Fills up quickly
and
> not
> > consumer serviceable. Also mentioned something about Canon resetting
some
> code
> > when tank is replaced.
> >
> > Never heard anything like this before for Canon. Can anyone clarify and
> or add
> > to this? Have heard a lot of good reports on this printer but don't
want
> to end
> > up with something with a gotcha after the fact.
> >
> > Mickey
>
> goggle for canon reset printer... --- this is for the s9000 but......
>
> WASTE TANK ALMOST FULL ERROR MESSAGE PROBLEM
>
> This is true with many Canon Ink Jet Printers: Eventually, you'll get an
> error message "Waste Ink Tank Almost Full, Contact Your Canon Repair
> Center". Canon is totally sly about this, and is actually a pretty
> ridiculous design flaw that s Anyway, don't let this problem discourage
> buying an otherwise fantastic Canon printer. Here's the fix:
>
> The waste ink take is actually just a felt pad that sits under the
printer
> mechanism inside the case and absorbs the ink from your cleanings. From
what
> I gather, its both a time consuming and expensive proposition to take to
> Canon to fix. And they won't tell people how to do it themselves. Well, I
> WILL. And this works.
>
> Remember of course, you've got to cycle the cleaning process a huge
amount
> of times to get this to occur.
>
> But when it does, there is a fix-it-yourself solution that is both safe
and
> effective for the printer, and free. You have to be slightly mechanical to
> do this. If you get this message and you've never used a screwdriver and
are
> all thumbs, well, Canon gotcha. But give it a shot even then, or give it
to
> someone halfway coordinated to do this for you.
>
> 1) Figure out how to open the printer by removing the side and inside top
> plastic panels. Just look at the thing and use your brain. Its all
pressure
> clipped in place, no screws (at least on the S900 and similar models,
> probably still the same on this years models.)
>
> 2) No need to remove the ink cartridges in this process- so don't. The
> mechanism is held down in place in the case by two screws at the very
bottom
> on the outside bottom of the metal chassis inside. Remove these screws
then
> lift up the mechanism. It should lift out fairly easily, but remain
attached
> by wires-- just place it on the top edge of the case.
>
> 3) You'll see the blackened (from waste ink) felt pads on the bottom.
WEAR
> GLOVES-- this is skin indelible ink, the only thing that will get it off
> your hands is CLOROX. Period. There are two skinny pads that sit on top of
a
> larger pad. Note how they fit together.
>
> 4) Lift the pads out and rinse out thorough in a sink until very little
or
> no ink comes out. There's no need to use chemical or soap cleaners, just
use
> plain water from the tap and the spray nozzle. Keep rinsing and squeezing
> the pads, but don't twist them like a towel, squeeze and fold in half
> however to really get the ink out.
>
> Lay flat in the sun for a few hours to dry. Use a hairdryer to get the
last
> bit of moisture out then replace in the printer, and put everything back
> together.
>
> 5) RESET the printer electronics, so you won't get the stupid "waste ink
> tank full" message any more. Do an online web search if this doesn't work
> for your model, although this works (or slight variations0 for many,
> including the 8200, the S800, and S900 series. Two main buttons on the top
> of the printer- Power and the Resume:
>
> 1) Power off printer
> 2) Hold RESUME button then press and hold POWER. (The beeper MAY sound
once,
> or may not depending on your model.)
> 3) Hold POWER and Release RESUME.
> 4) Press RESUME twice then release both POWER and RESUME buttons.
> 5) When the indicator lights steady, press RESUME 4 times (for the S900, 3
> times for the 8200 apparently).
> 6) Press power to set data.
> 7) Print away!
>
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