There allegedly is a software 'counter' that monitors the head cleaning operations and 'ticks' up/down a counter which when zero stops the printer working altogether. It is a fantastic low usage printer.ħ) Following a week of trawling the web, I am led to believe this is a forced obsolescence built into the printer (saved in EPROM) by the manufacturer.
Hi everyone, I am hoping someone can help me understand what I have to do to repair my printer?Īs a newcomer I will try to follow the 'protocol' at the beginning of this forum.ġ) Printer problem: Message on LCD = ERROR 'Ink absorber almost full'Ģ) first started displaying this message a week ago.ģ) Printer is a Canon MG5250 which is an 'all-in-one scanner and A4 inkjet printer.Ĥ) The message allows one to press OK and then the printer then works normally.ĥ) I have used 'chipped' third party ink cartridges virtually from new and incredibly NEVER had to clean the heads or had any printer errors until now.
