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Just a FYI... You can't get a software reset for the maintenance box but you can purchase a chip resetter for the unit. Aliexpress have them if you do a search for "MC-G01 resetter". I've not opened one of those units up (mostly because I've not physically held one as yet) but looking at the...

I guess I'm something of a perfectionist to a degree. I don't get why a printer should need you to waste so much ink on power cleans, etc... just because someone didn't design the head-inlet to ink feed interface properly. It's possible I suppose but you could only really rule that out by...

My only concern there is that you're getting air ingress into the printhead that, over time will ultimately kill the nozzles due to lack of ink/coolant. But as the expression goes "If it ain't broke, don't fix it". Keep me posted if you do decide to delve into the innards. I'll do the same if I...

Full disclosure I've only had 5 different MegaTank printers and 2 of those have never been even turned on so I don't have the same breadth of experience of you but I'd be inclined to agree that their system is flawed. The question is whether or not it can be fixed. On this I'm going to...

Only other things I can suggest are: Clean the top of the printhead, particularly around the ink receiver in the top, to remove any crud, hair, lint, etc... Clean the carrier lid carefully as per the printhead and look for any signs of damage to the silicon rubber that should lock down over...

This may be related so worth checking as the symptoms sound similar: https://support.printerpotty.com/2018/general-error-cartridge-lights-flashing

One nugget to add to this as I've spent a few months working on this... If one or more of the printhead labels are left in place they can create a tiny air gap that allows air in between the ink outlet in the lid and the printhead receiver. That showed up here with a G6050 that had a very slow...

I've never done it on a Pro-xxx printers, only G series units but no, I don't think there are any other values you'd want to play with without knowing what you're doing. Just as an aside, if you get a Printer Potty and take a metric ton of photos and/or video of the disassembly, fitting and...

@pharmacist as you can imagine I agree wholeheartedly. It's beyond frustrating though that Canon continue to create an artificial end of life scenario with their consumables policy on printheads. Granted the waste ink pad limits automatically reduce the potential market for replacements but...

Hey folks... it's been a hot minute (read: months!) since my last confession/post and I could use the collective brain trusts help in seeing if there's a way to reset the waste counter via the control panel on these Canon megatank printers. Now, I should note that I have successfully identified...

Going to ask the question... Has anyone actually pulled a Pro300 apart to work out how to change the pads or fit an external waste ink tank? Alternatively has anyone done the same on a Pro200? Asking as I may have the opportunity to do just that but I'd rather follow in someone elses footsteps...

It it's stupid and it works (or is helpful), it ain't stupid.. That and we all do "embarrassing" here... Some are more "experienced" than others... :hu :fl

Some good news on this... It seems Amazon are archiving rather than completely wiping the site. https://www.dpreview.com/news/0507902613/dpreview-closure-an-update So, at least the site will still remain available for some time at least. Just not as an active concern.

The one thing I would recommend is watching a few youtube videos that show to remove the scanner lid and access the printhead carriage so you can remove the ink feed buffers (the bits that take over from cartridges) and then check how much ink is actually in them. NB: Watch the videos through...

Aye... and what makes zero sense is why would a company that has literally gigatons of server capacity not just put the site out to seed as a static archive rather than delete the whole thing?! As one Youtuber put it recently, it's like burning the library of Alexandria. Pure myopic stupidity at...

Little surprised that nobody else has posted about this but, for anyone that has used DPReview in the past or relied on it as a reference for photo or printing issues, you might want to be aware of this. DPReview is being shut down by Amazon (the parent company) without a great deal of fanfare...

I can't help but wince as I read through all of that Mike. You've learned far more than I knew about these models and shared that information willingly so thanks for that. I can't offer much in the way of encouragement except to say that were I in the same situation I'd probably be looking...

Ah, apologies... PC in this context is my shorthand for "Precision Colors", not "personal computer". The REdSETTER unit will work with any USB power source but generally we recommend using the Pictbridge socket in the front of the printer (assuming yours has one)

I would inject a small amount of air into the dampers so they're roughly 50-70%full of ink and then, holding the damper so the outlet is facing down, draw a small amount of ink through the outlet to ensure there's no bubbles in the damper outlet itself. That should do the job fine.

Chip resetters are pretty stable for the 250/251 and while we sell one at OctoInkjet we offer them more for folk who've imported their North American printer with them so there's little point in purchasing from us given the shipping cost and time. Assuming the PC chip resetters are the ones...