From: zakezuke on 13 Apr 2006 18:26 > Maybe it can't be reset because the absorbers > may need to show full, rather than almost full. Some buttons > worked, but > others didn't. Anyway, it doesn't matter now, as I will only have > the printer for another few days and don't need it reset. Tony is a > great guy, very helpful. He's like me, he likes to problem solve - > too bad I haven't been able to do that in other areas of my life :) It's doubtful the diaper needs to be full to reset. Canon does referbish printers you send back to them... many of them have different issues, which all get taken a part and get outfited with new diapers. It would be a pain for them to not beable to reset non-full diapers as all diapers when replaced are not full or even close. The real issue is none of us now jack about that model, and the fact that there are different rom revisions each with their own procedure, and no way I know of to ask your printer what version it is. I know my ip5200 is v1.01, an oddball where everyone else has v1.04.
From: Burt on 13 Apr 2006 18:47 "Mary" <no(a)japamjunk.com> wrote in message news:e1med8$tn7$1(a)emma.aioe.org... > I finally decided yesterday to phone Canon to send me a refurb ip1500. (snip) > > I think I made the right decision and will turn out for the best, > because when I phoned Canon, I asked is there any warranty on the > refurb, and he said only whats left on your year warranty with us, which > is only a few days, so there wouldn't be any, but all the refurb > printers have been checked by our technicians. I then began to wonder if > it was such a good idea with no warranty at all, so I said I guess my > Staples warranty would not be valid if I get a refurb from you, and he > said yes, its still valid, I asked about serial numbers, and he said > doesn't matter,(snip) > Mary > Mary - Glad it worked out OK. It's good that Staples will still honor the extended warranty. I just checked out the web site for the bulk inks that I use and they have the OEM carts for the ip1500 as well as their own brand compatable carts. The ink in the compatables is probably not the same as the ink I buy bulk, but this company has been very reliable. The link for these carts is http://www.inksupply.com/canoncarts_xx.cfm They do ship to Canada. If you check out their Support/customer service menu you will find info about shipping to Canada. It appears that they use the US postal service for these shipments. It would be worthwhile to buy a few of each cart to cut down the shipping price per cart. I've ordered from them by using my credit card. I don't know how Canada deals with import duty, but you might be able to find out by contacting the proper government office and describing the items you will import (computer printer ink) and approximate value (probably less than $50 US.) Another vendor that has the cartridge for your printer is Weink. I've never done business with them, but (other than the troll's nasty comments about them) I've seen more than one positive post about them. The link is http://www.weink.com/ecom/catalog/responsible_brand_bci-21_24_cartridges_for_canon_2772383.htm I'd encourage you to consider trying the inksupply.com product. Since you are already using compatable carts and would like to keep one extra cart as a backup anyway, you may as well buy online and get at least two of each in an order. They are so inexpensive that it would be worth a try. By the time you need to replace this printer the ip4200 may have compatable carts and you can move up somewhat in class of printers and get your supplies down to a lower cost.
From: Mary on 13 Apr 2006 19:12 "zakezuke" <zakezuke_us(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:1144967185.810975.76540(a)g10g2000cwb.googlegroups.com... > > Maybe it can't be reset because the absorbers > > may need to show full, rather than almost full. Some buttons > > worked, but > > others didn't. Anyway, it doesn't matter now, as I will only have > > the printer for another few days and don't need it reset. Tony is a > great guy, very helpful. He's like me, he likes to problem solve - > > too bad I haven't been able to do that in other areas of my life :) > > It's doubtful the diaper needs to be full to reset. Something in the service manual gives this impression. Canon does > referbish printers you send back to them... many of them have different > issues, which all get taken a part and get outfited with new diapers. "Diapers" always seemed like a strange name for a printer part when someone here first said it . I always think of a baby :) > It would be a pain for them to not beable to reset non-full diapers as > all diapers when replaced are not full or even close. But they need to be reset and the absorbers are inside the printer and maybe its a pain to do. I don't know enough about it. When I spoke to the Canon tech. he said they refurbish printers sent back to them depending on what is wrong with the printer. If its paper jamming or something fairly easy to fix they refurbish, but in the case of needing new ink absorbers, they may not as the printer is inexpensive and may not be worth while fixing. > The real issue is none of us now jack about that model, and the fact > that there are different rom revisions each with their own procedure, > and no way I know of to ask your printer what version it is. I know my > ip5200 is v1.01, an oddball where everyone else has v1.04. Well, we tried everything, and it didn't work out, but not for want of trying. Maybe it was the wrong utility. Tony knows more about that. Mary
From: Gary Tait on 13 Apr 2006 20:44 "Mary" <no(a)japamjunk.com> wrote in news:e1jcu9$ltm$1(a)emma.aioe.org: > "Gary Tait" <classicsat(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:Xns97A385292CF9Ewonkynillmailnil(a)142.77.1.194... >> >> The run price is the whole picture. > > I partly agree with that, but you also have to buy the printer and be > able to afford the purchase price before you even get to the "run" part. > So the balance is buy a printer you can afford and try to get one which > is not too expensive to run, which means compatibles, refilling if thats > your thing, and not brand names carts which will be more expensive to > run than the other ways. Or printers with larger ink tanks that are cheaper per ml, so you don't have to replace them as often >> >> Yes. Bad typist I be. > > How an you count expelled ink droplets? The printer knows when it fires an ink droplet, and how big a droplet it is, so it can easily count thise firing (or at least estimate the count). >Seeing the ink through the tanks > doesn't let you figure out droplets, but is probably the best way to > give you an idea how much ink is left. But you have to look yourself. There is no cost effective way to have the printer "see" the actual ink level, so at best, it counts expelled ink, or a one point "low" sensor, such as Canon's Thinktank prism. > >> >> Actually, there are no London Drugs outlets in London, asn LD are a >> >> western Canada chain. >> > >> > I've vaguely heard of it but never knew where they were located. >> > >> >> >> >> I call them "digital photo kiosks" The one I am familiar with >> > apparently >> >> has an HP printer. I think they could be run by a Mac. >> > >> > Thats another name I have never heard them called. ARe you in > Canada? >> > >> > Mary >> > >> Yes, wester Ontario. > > I would take that to mean Sarnia? Windsor? Chatham,London? (I'd have to > look at a map to see what citiers/towns are in western Ontario - Ontario > is a big place). I am in Toronto which is south-central Ontario not too > far from U.S. border. > > Mary North of Sarnia/London quite a bit.
From: Gary Tait on 13 Apr 2006 20:51
"Mary" <no(a)japamjunk.com> wrote in news:e1mlks$tpq$1(a)emma.aioe.org: >> It's doubtful the diaper needs to be full to reset. > > Something in the service manual gives this impression. > It shouldn't. My i320 never had any sensors fixed to or otherwise detecting the condition of the waste ink pad, and I doubt and other lower end printer would either. |