Canon Pixma inks are soluble in warm water. Take some warm water in a lint free cloth and place the print head on it - nozzles touching the cloth, and keep for 15-20 minutes.you can also use a bulb syringe and touch the nozzles to the surface of the water, and pull up ink and gunk from the print head cavity.if you use warm water and a bulb syringe, do rinse and repeat at least 3 times for each color.dont force water the normal way - i.e. Out through the nozzles, rather pull in water.cheers!hathehariken.
Canon Print Head Not Installed
This Canon Pixma IP4000 suddenly stopped printing anything on the paper no warning, nothingThere is no failed printhead warning lights flashing and it still attempts to print as usual but nothing is coming out on the page. Ive tried all the usual stuff and I am currently soaking the printhead in cartridge flush (Windex isnt available in the UK as ammonia based products are generally unavailable on safety grounds).Ive not encountered a printhead stop print altogether (ie. All colours failing at once, usually some of them print very poorly or cross contamination occurs)- Im wondering if buying a new printhead would be a waste of money. I dont have another Canon of exactly the same type to swap the head with. As a last resort I will dismantle the printhead (Ive done this several times before mostly when the head has completely had it).Any help would be greatly appreciated. Any suggested web sites in the US or UK where it would be best to get the replacement? Canon printhead product code is QY6-0049 for iP4000.Many thanks, Roy.
One thing you could do is remove the print head and then power down the printer and see if it asks you for the print head when you turn it on and see if it's happy when you put it back in. If so, it is probably safe to swap your print head into another printer or put another print head in yours.There are several Canon printers that share the same print head as the iP4000, including the very popular MP780. This link lists some of them:I don't recommend that you buy one from them, this link has better prices:This last supplier sometimes sells on eBay for even cheaper prices. Here's a good place to download the IP4000 service manual.He offers some additional useful information for this printer.'
I have used many Inkjet Printers and the IP4000 has been the best one I have ever had. I am dedicating this page to help others with what I have learned and hope it is of help to you if you have an IP4000.snip.' Printing on printable CDs and DVDs (tutorial with pictures)Resetting Ink-waste Overflow Counter (procedure)Canon IP4000 Service Manual (downloadable file)LillaP.S. In his Tech Stuff section, he has 'Epson R200 and R210 Service Manual'. Ask yourself a critical question. When you installed the new print head the first time did it print colors at all, even once? The answer to this is the answer to the question if the problem is in the printer itself or not.
If the problem is in the printer there may not be much hope to repair it. Buy another printer, such as an ip4300. It is probably cheaper for a new ip4300 than a new ip4000 print head.If your answer is yes, the problem may be in the absorbant pad you replaced.
It needs to be wet in order to be able to protect the nozzles from drying out. If the new print head is primed and full of ink but it wasn't properly protected by the new pad you may lose all the colors by just over night. It won't print the next day.If this is the case, don't keep printing to burn out the heaters. Charge the print head with Windex that contains Ammonia. Charge the pad with the Windex too.
Canon Pixma Ip110 Print Head Alignment
You can't rush to get the print head unclogged. It can take a few days to slowly restore all the nozzles.