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Canon PIXMA iP1000 (the appropriate print head is not installed.) - posted in Hardware, Components and Peripherals: hello guys,could you pls help me why i.

I have the same message on my IP3000, with a new wrinkle: Even if I were willing to install a new print head, I couldn't. When I open the top cover, the carriage does not slide over to the middle to the position where it should go to allow changing cartridges. First the printer sounded like it was printing but didn't print anything. After I went through the deep cleaning and bottom plate cleaning procedures, it still didn't print. I thought I'd see if it had a built-in test, which many printers used to have. I held down the reset button at the top of the front panel while turning the printer on, hoping to get a test.

Instead, the printer started having a flashing amber light on the power button and a status message saying it doesn't have the appropriate print head. When it went into that state, it also stopped allowing the carriage to move to the center.

• My canon ip1000 printer show error 'print head not available'. But head already fix in place The print head may not be proper electrical connection. Remove the print head.
• Dec 26, 2008 Canon does things differently than other compagnies. On their printers, the print head and the ink cartridges are separate. Here is the Quick Start Guide (with illustrations): Print it and use it to check things out (Pages 6 to 8 and also page 19) about the print head and cartridges in your.

That function worked normally earlier tonight, allowing me to look at the cartridges. Is there some way to reset it so that at least it's willing to move the carriage to the center again? I tried unplugging it for 30 minutes. Hi, I used iP2200 for about 5 months, maybe the cartridges are equal to iP1500's. After I refil the cartridge, I don't put it back to the printer.

I turn off my printer, and for about 5 minutes, I turn it on again and put the cartridge to its place, and the printer recognize the cartridge. Maybe you will get a message that the ink cartridges just replaced/removed (I don't remember the message). If your cartridge still not recognized, repeat that step above again. But, the problem is the ink level didn't reset. I'm still trying to get the way out. OK, I hope it will help you.

I am getting the idea that this 'appropriate print head is not installed' error on IP1000 is an epidemic of some sort, or a time- triggered event somewhere in the printer's chips for all of us to go out and dole out hard earned dollars for a new printer, when our existing printer is in otherwise excellent condition. I also have the same problem, and we here in the thread would appreciate it if anybody out there would have any word arounds, diagnostic programs or such to help. Please please do not answer with offers to sell new print heads that cost more than buying a new printer. Thanks in advance! It's sad, but printheads are more expensive than printers themselves (i never really understood the way these idiots set prices) and i just trashed my printer by only cleaning the printhead with alcohol.

I tried everything, reinstalled the printer etc. I now know why it doesn't work. When i cleaned the printhead i messed up those very sensitive mechanics and that resulted in the short-circuit of one part of the printhead.

I kind of smashed the printhead and placed it in there so only the good part of the circuit would make contact. It only printed in color and it kept giving me the 'waste ink tank full' warning. Conclusion, there is nothing you can do, things brake, just go out there and buy a new printer and respect the 'do not touch' sign on the back of the printhead the next time your printer gets nasty. I have the same problem with my canon ip1000.i also observed on this printer, sometimes, the error disappears and can print again few pages. Later, the'printer head error reappears.after i press cancel and push the power botton off and on again,10 blinks follows.what does it mean? How about u guys?

Did you have the same experienced with this model?today as of this date, i can no longer print even a single letter. Is there anyone out there who have figured out what canon have been doing with their software driver? A lot of these printers are still available in the market here in the philipines.even their service centers are charging very dear for the repairs and replacement of the print heads. Better to just buy a new one.

I was getting the message Canon PIXMA iP 1500 'the appropriate print head is not installed' i don't know what fixed the problem but i tell you what i have done, so maybe it can help! I took the printer head out, i took off both ink cartridges i cleaned the bottom part of print-head with toilet paper dumped slightly in hot water,(speeds up evaporations and keep it dry) no pressure applied, i used ear cotton buds for corners i have only put the black ink cartridge back, i left the color out i have reset the printer!

By unpluging the usb cable and power cable, then open the door and hold the power botton, plug again the power cable while holding the power botton ( i am not sure if this did something for the printer but anyway) the messages is always there, nothing happened, what i did next is reboot the computer et voila.the printer started working fine again!!!! So, you have to reboot your computer after cleaning the print-head it worked for me!!!:-). The way I solved this error was by pulling out and putting back in the 2 print cartridges and answering NO when it asks you if you replaced the ink. When it asks,'Did you replace your ink', you say no. Then you try to print out a page. If it is messy,etc.

Use cleaning. If it still is a messy print chose deep cleaning. I did deep cleaning, print check pattern,etc.

And it eventually worked okay. Keep in mind I also only print in black and white. I have a color ink cartridge that is near empty or dry and the printer still prints okay for any black and white print job you might need.

This was on an ip2000. I noticed it started working better when I printed out adobe and internet pages rather than word and wordpad pages.

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I guess the thing to try is lieing on any questions your printer asks you. Wow, all I had to type into google was 'printing error: print head not installed' and the first link that came up was the Canon IP1500. I'm having the exact same problem. Yesterday, I went to print something out, after not having touched it at all since the last time I printed a few days ago, and what am I greeted with 'Print head not installed'.

Well, it was installed the last time I printed on it! I'm a university student, I NEED to be able to print everything I need, and I most certainly can't afford to buy a new one or a new printing head, when the possiblity of it malfunctioning without even been touched, is pretty unlikely. Though, it seems it is likely with Canon. I am a loyal supporter of Canon, all the camera's i've ever brought are canon, including my current compact and my dslr, with no problems, and I invest my money and reccommend them. I feel utterly let down by this very stupid error. And the fact a new printer head costs £30-40 is beyond me. If this problem can not be fixed for free/cheaply, then I will try and buy a NEW NON CANON PRINTER, i'll just have to live on rice for the next month.

Cheers Canon. Hi, I had the same problem with Canon MP1100 For all I use alco(bottle for cleaning monitors). I cleaned the contacts on bouth sides(printer nad head), 2. I cleaned botton of head without cartage in, 3. Waited till head is dry, 4. Cleaned the head box in printer (don't forget this), 4.

Put head in printer, 5. Cleaned botton of cartage and wait to dry it, 6. Put cartage in head, 7. Cable for USB and energy unpluged 8. Waited 10sec 9.

Pluged USB and energy cable in printer 10. Power ON.AND IT WORKED!! Cleaned head (maintenance) 12. DeepCleaned head (maintenance) 13.

Align head (maintenance) 14. Printed my document Good Luck to all! Spended 5hours to searched solution on internet and sovled it. I know this is an old thread but I just have to respond. I've had a long history of printing with Canon printers but I think I'm done. The next time I buy a printer I'm going to do some research and move away from Canon.

It's all related to these print head problems. 1) I had a Pixma MX??? A few years back.

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It was expensive but only lasted about 2 years. I don't remember what went wrong with it but about 28 months ago I bought a Pixma MX882. Another nice but expensive printer.

About two weeks ago I got error B200 telling me to change the print head. I ordered a new head but it didn't work. The cost to have the printer repaired was more than it cost new. Admittedly I used after market ink which may have had something to do with the print head failure. But why didn't the new one work?

I researched and found many people have had this problem. One thing that bothered me is I couldn't scan with the printer while it was complaining about the print head.

Scanning doesn't involve the print head. I do wish I could still scan with it and use our other printer for printing. 2) So I just ordered a Pixma MX922, not quite as good as the MX882 but I just couldn't spend that much on a printer again.

3) While I'm waiting for the new MX922 to arrive I pulled the old Canon Pixma ip3000 out of the closet. It printed one page just fine but the next several pages were clear white blank. I took the ink cartridges out (all Canon - this printer never had after market ink) and reseated them. Then I took the print head out and cleaned the contacts. When I put the print head back in I got the 'appropriate print head not installed' error and nothing I can do will fix it. Now I have two otherwise perfectly good printers that have print head problems. The print heads are way too costly.

These two printers will now end up in a trash dump. What a shame, and an expensive shame too.