Canon iP4300 orange light flashes 15 times, won't print

My slightly more than one year old Canon suddenly acted up today when
printing a few photos. I'm using OEM cartridges. I get a message there's
a cartridge error, that a cartridge needs to be changed. I opened the
"hood" and the black photo cartridge had no red light, the others were all
lit up. I ejected the cartridge, reseated it and it lit up red again. I
go to print and same error message and the light was off again. The
cartridge is more than two thirds full!

I put in a fresh new cartridge with a good chip and the same thing happens
with the new cartridge. Anyone knows what gives? Have tried it on
another computer with the same non-functioning result. My printer is
suddenly a paperweight. Thanks, Canon, for putting in these stupid,
troublesome chips that are far, far more trouble than they are worth.
Actually, there is no benefit, rhyme or reason for them being there in the
first place. This kind of thing NEVER happed with my previous Canon
printers that were chip-less. Unbelievable! Canon is going to get an
earful from me tomorrow!

Thanks for any useful comments.

"P.J. Tennyson" wrote:
My slightly more than one year old Canon suddenly acted up today when
printing a few photos. I'm using OEM cartridges. I get a message there's
a cartridge error, that a cartridge needs to be changed. I opened the
"hood" and the black photo cartridge had no red light, the others were all
lit up. I ejected the cartridge, reseated it and it lit up red again. I
go to print and same error message and the light was off again. The
cartridge is more than two thirds full!

I put in a fresh new cartridge with a good chip and the same thing happens
with the new cartridge. Anyone knows what gives? Have tried it on
another computer with the same non-functioning result. My printer is
suddenly a paperweight. Thanks, Canon, for putting in these stupid,
troublesome chips that are far, far more trouble than they are worth.
Actually, there is no benefit, rhyme or reason for them being there in the
first place. This kind of thing NEVER happed with my previous Canon
printers that were chip-less. Unbelievable! Canon is going to get an
earful from me tomorrow!

Thanks for any useful comments.

The only useful thing I can add is that the 15 orange flashes confirms that one
of the ink tanks is not recognised. Can you try to clean the contacts in the
printer that mate with the ink tank chip? Other than that it looks like a main
board failure unfortunately.
Sorry I can't be more positive, good luck.

Tony
MS MVP Printing Image

P.J. Tennyson wrote:
My slightly more than one year old Canon suddenly acted up today when
printing a few photos. I'm using OEM cartridges.
Are you saying it was filled with Canon ink from the factory?
I get a message there's
a cartridge error, that a cartridge needs to be changed. I opened the
"hood" and the black photo cartridge had no red light, the others were all
lit up. I ejected the cartridge, reseated it and it lit up red again. I
go to print and same error message and the light was off again. The
cartridge is more than two thirds full!

I put in a fresh new cartridge with a good chip and the same thing happens
with the new cartridge. Anyone knows what gives? Have tried it on
another computer with the same non-functioning result. My printer is
suddenly a paperweight. Thanks, Canon, for putting in these stupid,
troublesome chips that are far, far more trouble than they are worth.
Actually, there is no benefit, rhyme or reason for them being there in the
first place. This kind of thing NEVER happed with my previous Canon
printers that were chip-less. Unbelievable! Canon is going to get an
earful from me tomorrow!

Thanks for any useful comments.

measekite wrote in
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P.J. Tennyson wrote:
My slightly more than one year old Canon suddenly acted up today when
printing a few photos. I'm using OEM cartridges.

Are you saying it was filled with Canon ink from the factory?


I'm saying I'm using OEM Canon cartridges. A new cartridge with a
"fresh" chip was also not recognized.


I get a message there's
a cartridge error, that a cartridge needs to be changed. I opened the
"hood" and the black photo cartridge had no red light, the others
were all lit up. I ejected the cartridge, reseated it and it lit up
red again. I go to print and same error message and the light was off
again. The cartridge is more than two thirds full!

I put in a fresh new cartridge with a good chip and the same thing
happens with the new cartridge. Anyone knows what gives? Have
tried it on another computer with the same non-functioning result. My
printer is suddenly a paperweight. Thanks, Canon, for putting in
these stupid, troublesome chips that are far, far more trouble than
they are worth. Actually, there is no benefit, rhyme or reason for
them being there in the first place. This kind of thing NEVER happed
with my previous Canon printers that were chip-less. Unbelievable!
Canon is going to get an earful from me tomorrow!

Thanks for any useful comments.

P.J. Tennyson wrote:

measekite wrote in news



P.J. Tennyson wrote:



My slightly more than one year old Canon suddenly acted up today when printing a few photos. I'm using OEM cartridges.







Are you saying it was filled with Canon ink from the factory?



I'm saying I'm using OEM Canon cartridges. A new cartridge with a "fresh" chip was also not recognized.


You answer is either unclear or evasive. It appears that you are not using genuine Canon OEM ink and cartridges filled at the factory and that is probably why you are having the issues.  It seems more than obvious that including the time spent that going out to Staples, Costco or some similar store and getting a set of Canon ink would be cheaper and better for you.






I get a message there's a cartridge error, that a cartridge needs to be changed. I opened the "hood" and the black photo cartridge had no red light, the others were all lit up. I ejected the cartridge, reseated it and it lit up red again. I go to print and same error message and the light was off again. The cartridge is more than two thirds full! I put in a fresh new cartridge with a good chip and the same thing happens with the new cartridge. Anyone knows what gives? Have tried it on another computer with the same non-functioning result. My printer is suddenly a paperweight. Thanks, Canon, for putting in these stupid, troublesome chips that are far, far more trouble than they are worth. Actually, there is no benefit, rhyme or reason for them being there in the first place. This kind of thing NEVER happed with my previous Canon printers that were chip-less. Unbelievable! Canon is going to get an earful from me tomorrow! Thanks for any useful comments.

"P.J. Tennyson" wrote:

measekite wrote in
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P.J. Tennyson wrote:
My slightly more than one year old Canon suddenly acted up today when
printing a few photos. I'm using OEM cartridges.

Are you saying it was filled with Canon ink from the factory?

I'm saying I'm using OEM Canon cartridges. A new cartridge with a
"fresh" chip was also not recognized.

it's okay, he's a tosser


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Paul (We won't die of devotion)
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Paul Heslop wrote in
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"P.J. Tennyson" wrote:

measekite wrote in
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P.J. Tennyson wrote:
My slightly more than one year old Canon suddenly acted up today
when printing a few photos. I'm using OEM cartridges.

Are you saying it was filled with Canon ink from the factory?

I'm saying I'm using OEM Canon cartridges. A new cartridge with a
"fresh" chip was also not recognized.

it's okay, he's a tosser





Yes, I'm familiar with Measekite. His entire field of expertise lies
in asking what type of cartridges one uses - even when you've already
told him.

"P.J. Tennyson" wrote:

Paul Heslop wrote in
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"P.J. Tennyson" wrote:

measekite wrote in
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P.J. Tennyson wrote:
My slightly more than one year old Canon suddenly acted up today
when printing a few photos. I'm using OEM cartridges.

Are you saying it was filled with Canon ink from the factory?

I'm saying I'm using OEM Canon cartridges. A new cartridge with a
"fresh" chip was also not recognized.

it's okay, he's a tosser



Yes, I'm familiar with Measekite. His entire field of expertise lies
in asking what type of cartridges one uses - even when you've already
told him.

that's about it :O)
--
Paul (We won't die of devotion)
-------------------------------------------------------
Stop and Look
http://www.geocities.com/dreamst8me/

P.J. Tennyson wrote:
Paul Heslop wrote in
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"P.J. Tennyson" wrote:

measekite wrote in
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P.J. Tennyson wrote:

My slightly more than one year old Canon suddenly acted up today
when printing a few photos. I'm using OEM cartridges.

Are you saying it was filled with Canon ink from the factory?

I'm saying I'm using OEM Canon cartridges. A new cartridge with a
"fresh" chip was also not recognized.


it's okay, he's a tosser






Yes, I'm familiar with Measekite. His entire field of expertise lies
in asking what type of cartridges one uses - even when you've already
told him.


Since you need a personal explanation let me give one to you. There are
genuine brand new carts and in Canon's case they are factory filled with
Canon ink. Then there are those who want to screw the system and reuse
a real OEM cart (and sometimes screw with the chip) and refill it with
crap ink where they do not even know what it is. These are no longer
genuine OEM carts. The poster did not say if he is using genuine brand
new Canon ink carts. The only way you can get a genuine brand new ink
Cart is to buy one filled with real Canon ink.

If that is not the case then what needs to be done to solve the problem
is what I originally suggested.

If you stretch you mind I bit I am sure you will see the light.

measher-****-head, the oem ink drinking idiot moron POS loser wrote:

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remember?
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Also are you the stupid idiot piece of **** who capitalized each and
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once again to your ISP?
Remember?

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Remember

Are you not the asshole who did all of that? You were weren't you!

Would you like your ISP to get so many abuse complaints about you once
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Are you really as dense and as stupid and ignorant and as fukkin dumb
asa you seem to be?
Are you?
You are aren't you!

And aren't you a declared austrian fascist, an atheist and a bigot?
You did proclaim to be all of those didn't you.

Take my advice measher****head, get fukkin lost you idiot moron piece of
**** loser!
Frank

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