This short video shows you how to change your PGI-525 and CLI-526 cartridges in a Canon Pixma MG5250 printer. The instructions are similar for the following Canon inkjet machines: iP3300 iP3500 iP3600 iP4200 iP4300 iP4600 iP4700 iP4850 iP5200R iX4000 iX5000 iX6550 MG5150 MG5250 MG6150 MG8150 MP500 MP510 MP520 MP530 MP540 MP550 MP560 MP600 MP600R MP610 MP620 MP630 MP640 MP800 MP800R MP810 MP830 MP970 MP980 MP990 MX700 MX850 MX860 MX870 MX885
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Canon Ink Absorber - How To Clean It
If you own a Canon printer and are looking at this article, chances are you just got the "Waste ink absorber is full" error, or something similar, and have no idea what it is or what the printer expects you to do. Unfortunately, or fortunately, you are not the only one with this problem and there are ways to solve it. If you call Canon support, they will promptly tell you to bring the printer for servicing, that doesn't help, however, when you have a report or resumé to print by tomorrow.
Firstly, it might be important to note that the waste ink absorber is a little pad that sits under the cartridge's "home" position and collects any loose ink that may be on the cartridge. This prevents smudges, so it's a good thing to have. Many ink jet printers have them, but as far as I know, only Canon PIXMA printers display an error when a certain internal counter suggests that the ink absorber may be full. If you've done a lot of printing, the ink absorber may actually be full and you might need to have it cleaned or replaced to ensure the best printing quality. However, if you haven't printed that much or you have and you just need to print something right this minute, there is a way to reset the counter and stop the error from showing up again. Until the counter reaches a certain unknown point, that is, in which case you'll have to repeat the procedure.
Unfortunately, the instructions for resetting the counter differ from printer to printer and again, as far as I can tell, are not mentioned in the manual. People have been able to figure out how to do it, however, and there are instructions online for many printers. Searching for your printer model and either "ink absorber" or "used ink tank" should provide you with a few links to check out. Almost all of them are pretty easy to follow, albeit contrived and not easily discoverable on your own. Once the counter is reset, you should be able to print again.
If the ink absorber pad in your Canon is indeed full, you might want to replace it. Having it serviced is generally not a good option, since it will likely cost almost as much as the original cost of the printer and is not covered under warranty, since it's considered normal wear and tear and not a defect. Canon will, however, sell you a new ink absorber that shouldn't be too hard to replace. The number to call, in the United States, is 732-521-7230, which is their New Jersey parts center. They are open Monday through Friday, 9:00am to 8:00pm EST and should be able to sell you a replacement. You can also try to clean the ink absorber on your Canon without replacement using tissue to absorb as much ink from the absorber as you can.
Friday, December 9, 2011
Printer Reviews - The Top 3 Printers For a Home Office
For business owners, there's one office equipment you will not do without, and that's a good printer. Currently there are 3 home office all-in-one printers from Canon. These are my printer reviews - the top 3 printers for a home office. Sometimes it's not easy to pick the best office printer. Do you want one to have a fax or not? Is print speed, and energy efficiency important? For me it's nice to have a fax built in with my printer. In my opinion this is what makes an office printer. The Canon PIXMA MX870, MX350, and the MX340 are all very good wireless printers. You can set them up almost anywhere so everyone has access to them. Each of these printers needs a code to access the editing and printing of PDF files.
Here is the breakdown on all 3 printers.
Canon Printer PIXMA MX870:
The resolution is brilliant at 9600 x 2400 color dpi. Great for business documents and photos. It also has an independent ink system which works with 4 dye based inks including black ink. With the independent ink system you can replace only the ink that runs out which saves money. It has an advantage of printing and copying on both sides of the paper without you turning the paper over. This definitely saves time and plenty of paper. Another cool thing is that there is a 2 way paper feeder. You can load paper on either the front or back of the printer. The printing speed I think is a little slow. It takes 30 - 40 seconds for the first page to print and 1 minute for 3.5 pages overall to print. What I didn't like was the lag time between pages.
Canon printer PIXMA MX350:
The resolution for this printer is terrific at 4800 x 12006 color dpi. Canon uses what they call a Full-photolithography Inkjet Nozzle Engineering. It's great for document and photo printing. It uses 2 ink cartridges. One is a black cartridge for detailed quality text. The other, a multi color cartridge. Both are very easy to replace. When you upload your pictures, the printer automatically categorizes the images into 5 styles. If any of the images were under exposed the printer has an option of automatically correcting the images. The print speed for this printer was pretty good at 5.7 pages per minute.
Canon printer PIXMA MX340:
This printer has the same terrific resolution as the MX350 at 4800 x 12006 color dpi. Which also uses the Canon Full-photolithography Inkjet Nozzle Engineering. At 5.8 pages per minute, this printer is the fastest. What all three have in common are these.
Built-In Wireless
Built-in Ethernet
Super G3 Fax
USB 2.0 Hi-Speed
Energy Star Qualified
These are my printer reviews-the top 3 printers for a home office. Depending on what you are looking for, a good start up office printer that I would consider would either be the MX350 or the MX340. Both of these have fast printing speeds with great resolution with about a difference. The MX870 has the best resolution overall. If you are printing many multi color graphs for presentations this one may be for you. The ink will come out to be cheaper in the long run.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
FREE Refillable Canon BCI-6 Ink Cartridges + 6 of 200ml Bottles specially-formulated Printer INK (BCI-6 BK, C, M, Y, PC, PM, equivalent to 90 individual ink cartridges, $228 Value)
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Wednesday, October 26, 2011
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