These six, easy steps will teach you how to solve the Full Waste Ink Pad error message displayed on your Canon printer.
As we already know, Canon printers have the best prices and one of the best print quality in the market. You can even choose to refill the ink cartridges as many times as you want and save money, however, you will need to restore the printer anytime you have installed a refilled ink cartridge in it.
When your Canon printer notifies you that you are running out of ink, you can choose to restore the same ink cartridge and continue using it. You can restore the ink cartridge for five times before it becomes completely obsolete.
Restoring a printer a just another way to trick the system and make it believe a new ink cartridge has been installed. Sometimes, the printer will receive an error message about the printing pads being full of waste ink, even if it is not. This error message will prevent you from using until it is eliminated, at this point you might need to take your printer to a repair shop for a technician to take a look at it.
The following message will be displayed on your printer:
Full waste ink Pad.
This error message is programmed by the manufacturer when the printing pads are filled with waste ink. The printing pads are sponges located under the printhead and it where the waste ink is stored anytime we using the printer. When those pads are filled your printer will suddenly stop working to avoid further severe damage. To remove this error and continue printing, you can simply restore your Canon printer back to the factory settings and we are here to show you how to do it.
1. Disconnect the printer’s power cord.
2. Press and hold the on/off button on your printer while the power cable is unplugged.
3. Without letting go of the ON/OFF button, connect the printer’s power cable back to it. The LED indicator will now shine green.
4. Keep the ON/OFF button pressed and push down the paper feed key. This button looks like this on your Canon printer:
5. Let go of the ON/OFF button and keep the paper feed one pushed down.
6. Finally, push the ON/OFF button again while keeping the Paper Feed one pressed down. Now the printer should be manufacturer reset and work as brand new.
You can identify this printer on your listing because of the “copy 1” word at the end of its name.
If you have any questions or need clarification about any steps please leave a comment below and we will reply to them as soon as possible.
When your Canon printer notifies you that you are running out of ink, you can choose to restore the same ink cartridge and continue using it. You can restore the ink cartridge for five times before it becomes completely obsolete.
Restoring a printer a just another way to trick the system and make it believe a new ink cartridge has been installed. Sometimes, the printer will receive an error message about the printing pads being full of waste ink, even if it is not. This error message will prevent you from using until it is eliminated, at this point you might need to take your printer to a repair shop for a technician to take a look at it.
The following message will be displayed on your printer:
Full waste ink Pad.
This error message is programmed by the manufacturer when the printing pads are filled with waste ink. The printing pads are sponges located under the printhead and it where the waste ink is stored anytime we using the printer. When those pads are filled your printer will suddenly stop working to avoid further severe damage. To remove this error and continue printing, you can simply restore your Canon printer back to the factory settings and we are here to show you how to do it.
Solution to the Full Waste Ink Pad error message on Canon printers:
1. Disconnect the printer’s power cord.
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disconnecting the power cord from the printer |
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pressing the button on the printer |
4. Keep the ON/OFF button pressed and push down the paper feed key. This button looks like this on your Canon printer:
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reset |
6. Finally, push the ON/OFF button again while keeping the Paper Feed one pressed down. Now the printer should be manufacturer reset and work as brand new.
You can identify this printer on your listing because of the “copy 1” word at the end of its name.
If you have any questions or need clarification about any steps please leave a comment below and we will reply to them as soon as possible.
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