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Problem with older Canon i850 - "used ink tank almost full" message
I have a 3-4 year old Canon i850 printer, that has served me very well.
However the last few days, anytime I print something I get 8 orange blinks on the printer, and the printer monitor says "used ink tank almost full". When I press the resume button on the printer, it prints fine. Is there anything I can do to fix this, or buy a new printer??? Thanks in advance, Bob |
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Problem with older Canon i850 - "used ink tank almost full" message
There is a button press sequence that you can go through to reset that
message. A web search will find the details. Robert Paster wrote: I have a 3-4 year old Canon i850 printer, that has served me very well. However the last few days, anytime I print something I get 8 orange blinks on the printer, and the printer monitor says "used ink tank almost full". When I press the resume button on the printer, it prints fine. Is there anything I can do to fix this, or buy a new printer??? Thanks in advance, Bob |
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Problem with older Canon i850 - "used ink tank almost full" message
"phreak" wrote in message
oups.com... There is a button press sequence that you can go through to reset that message. A web search will find the details. Robert Paster wrote: I have a 3-4 year old Canon i850 printer, that has served me very well. However the last few days, anytime I print something I get 8 orange blinks on the printer, and the printer monitor says "used ink tank almost full". When I press the resume button on the printer, it prints fine. Is there anything I can do to fix this, or buy a new printer??? Thanks in advance, Bob Bob - don't use the printer before doing the button press sequence as I've read that it will then not respond to the code. Also, from what I've read, you shouldn't have any problem simply doing the reset code once. The ink tank is really absorbent pads in the bottom of the printer case. The internal memory in the printer keeps a runing total on its estimate of the ink dumped into the pads by cleanings and borderless prints. There is no actual guage in the "waste ink tank" that measures how full it is. Some people have taken the case apart and either replaced the pads or cleaned them, done the reset code, and continued to print, but others have just done the reset. I've not heard of anyone flooding their desk with ink as a result of doing the reset once. In addition to googling you can probably get this info on the nifty-stuff forum. Sign in and do a search for waste ink tank reset code. http://www.nifty-stuff.com/forum/ |
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Problem with older Canon i850 - "used ink tank almost full" message
Burt wrote: "phreak" wrote in message oups.com... There is a button press sequence that you can go through to reset that message. A web search will find the details. Robert Paster wrote: I have a 3-4 year old Canon i850 printer, that has served me very well. However the last few days, anytime I print something I get 8 orange blinks on the printer, and the printer monitor says "used ink tank almost full". When I press the resume button on the printer, it prints fine. Is there anything I can do to fix this, or buy a new printer??? Thanks in advance, Bob Bob - don't use the printer before doing the button press sequence as I've read that it will then not respond to the code. Also, from what I've read, you shouldn't have any problem simply doing the reset code once. The ink tank is really absorbent pads in the bottom of the printer case. The internal memory in the printer keeps a runing total on its estimate of the ink dumped into the pads by cleanings and borderless prints. There is no actual guage in the "waste ink tank" that measures how full it is. Some people have taken the case apart and either replaced the pads or cleaned them, done the reset code, and continued to print, but others have just done the reset. I've not heard of anyone flooding their desk with ink as a result of doing the reset once. In addition to googling you can probably get this info on the nifty-stuff forum. Sign in and do a search for waste ink tank reset code. Bob, I'm here to tell you that ink pads do fill up eventually. Since this is his first message about it, he's probably good for another run. I like to peak down there with a flashlight and view what I can to determine the status of the pad. I had one last year that ran ink all over the table and on to the white carpet and it was not my carpet either. Luckily, I keep a product called Super Clean around that is able to clean up fresh ink completely. |
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Problem with older Canon i850 - "used ink tank almost full" message
"Al Bundy" wrote in message oups.com... Burt wrote: "phreak" wrote in message oups.com... There is a button press sequence that you can go through to reset that message. A web search will find the details. Robert Paster wrote: I have a 3-4 year old Canon i850 printer, that has served me very well. However the last few days, anytime I print something I get 8 orange blinks on the printer, and the printer monitor says "used ink tank almost full". When I press the resume button on the printer, it prints fine. Is there anything I can do to fix this, or buy a new printer??? Thanks in advance, Bob Bob - don't use the printer before doing the button press sequence as I've read that it will then not respond to the code. Also, from what I've read, you shouldn't have any problem simply doing the reset code once. The ink tank is really absorbent pads in the bottom of the printer case. The internal memory in the printer keeps a runing total on its estimate of the ink dumped into the pads by cleanings and borderless prints. There is no actual guage in the "waste ink tank" that measures how full it is. Some people have taken the case apart and either replaced the pads or cleaned them, done the reset code, and continued to print, but others have just done the reset. I've not heard of anyone flooding their desk with ink as a result of doing the reset once. In addition to googling you can probably get this info on the nifty-stuff forum. Sign in and do a search for waste ink tank reset code. Bob, I'm here to tell you that ink pads do fill up eventually. Since this is his first message about it, he's probably good for another run. I like to peak down there with a flashlight and view what I can to determine the status of the pad. I had one last year that ran ink all over the table and on to the white carpet and it was not my carpet either. Luckily, I keep a product called Super Clean around that is able to clean up fresh ink completely. Al - was that after one or more resets? I've never had to do one, but I would like your info to guide me in the event that I run into the dreaded message. |
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Problem with older Canon i850 - "used ink tank almost full" message
Burt wrote: "Al Bundy" wrote in message oups.com... Burt wrote: "phreak" wrote in message oups.com... There is a button press sequence that you can go through to reset that message. A web search will find the details. Robert Paster wrote: I have a 3-4 year old Canon i850 printer, that has served me very well. However the last few days, anytime I print something I get 8 orange blinks on the printer, and the printer monitor says "used ink tank almost full". When I press the resume button on the printer, it prints fine. Is there anything I can do to fix this, or buy a new printer??? Thanks in advance, Bob Bob - don't use the printer before doing the button press sequence as I've read that it will then not respond to the code. Also, from what I've read, you shouldn't have any problem simply doing the reset code once. The ink tank is really absorbent pads in the bottom of the printer case. The internal memory in the printer keeps a runing total on its estimate of the ink dumped into the pads by cleanings and borderless prints. There is no actual guage in the "waste ink tank" that measures how full it is. Some people have taken the case apart and either replaced the pads or cleaned them, done the reset code, and continued to print, but others have just done the reset. I've not heard of anyone flooding their desk with ink as a result of doing the reset once. In addition to googling you can probably get this info on the nifty-stuff forum. Sign in and do a search for waste ink tank reset code. Bob, I'm here to tell you that ink pads do fill up eventually. Since this is his first message about it, he's probably good for another run. I like to peak down there with a flashlight and view what I can to determine the status of the pad. I had one last year that ran ink all over the table and on to the white carpet and it was not my carpet either. Luckily, I keep a product called Super Clean around that is able to clean up fresh ink completely. Al - was that after one or more resets? I've never had to do one, but I would like your info to guide me in the event that I run into the dreaded message. Resetting the clock on the ink pad message is all that most people will ever need to do. In the case I mentioned that leaked ink, I had dumped a ton of ink on that pad over time. I do a lot of printing, refilling, and cleaning cycles. Even a pad that is pretty fully saturated will continue to function with low usage because the ink dries out and the pad will take a little more. Eventually, it gets hard and crystalized and the ink can only go one place, your shoes. |
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Problem with older Canon i850 - "used ink tank almost full" message
Robert Paster wrote:
I have a 3-4 year old Canon i850 printer, that has served me very well. However the last few days, anytime I print something I get 8 orange blinks on the printer, and the printer monitor says "used ink tank almost full". When I press the resume button on the printer, it prints fine. Is there anything I can do to fix this, or buy a new printer??? Thanks in advance, Bob Thanks to all who responded. I "reset" the message, and all seems to be working fine again. Bob |
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