In this case I believe you have to put the printer into service mode before running the service tool.
If the error message you’re getting is that the ink absorber is full (not just almost full) then, like mine, it may have the two front panel LEDs blinking alternately.If you don’t find it interesting, you’re probably not the sort of person who should be attempting this. Naturally you will check it for viruses before unzipping and running it. Search for “canon ip1600 service tool” and you might end up at for example. Download a copy of the iP1600 service tool.Search for “canon ip1600 service manual”, and you might end up at for example.
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Download a copy of the printer service manual from the web.You need to pull the printer apart to do that. Getting rid of the error message won’t change that and you might end up with extremely stainworthy ink leaking out of the printer if you don’t either replace or clean them. Your waste ink absorber almost certainly is full (or nearly).Happily, I have now found a permanent solution and this is it. I found several places on the web where people recommended pressing various combinations of buttons to get around it, but even if they work the problem recurs next time you disconnect the printer from the mains, as any environmentally person would when it’s not in use. Continue at your own risk.įor a while now my printer has been whinging about it’s ink absorber being full.
Canon’s advice is to send the printer to an authorised service centre where they will do all this for you. I feel sure you can royally foul up your printer by doing something wrong. BIG FAT WARNING: I’m not recommending this procedure to anyone, just documenting it.