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Hello everyone,
So I'm reaching out because I'm having an issue with my printer, which is a Canon MG3550 (as the title suggests ^^), and it turns out my knowledge in this area is quite limited.
Having not used it for a while, the prints made since are no longer of good quality (stripes, fading, mixed colors, etc...) in short, all the symptoms of dried ink that clogs the printer's nozzles, since the cartridges are new.
I therefore bought some ink solvent to clean the nozzles, but unlike many printers, it seems this one is not designed to be disassembled (impossible to access the print head without dismantling three-quarters of the printer...)
Moreover, even seeing this head, it's impossible to distinguish this famous nozzle... to be honest, it looks like the ink cartridges directly project the ink onto the paper.
Anyway, if anyone has information on the subject, has an idea and/or has encountered this case before, I'm open to any advice and opinions ;)
P.S: I put some solvent on some sort of combs that are supposed to be used during the cleaning performed through Windows, I'm waiting for it to dry before trying.
P.S 2: it also seems there is a small reservoir with little sponges, could it be possible that the printer is equipped with such a system?
Configuration: 1st Config. :
- Motherboard: ASUS ROG - STRIX Z270E Gaming
- Processor: INTEL Core i7 7700K
- CPU cooler: BE QUIET Dark Rock Pro 3
- Graphics card: 2x ASUS Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti STRIX OC in SLI
- RAM: 4x AVEXIR - ROG RAIDEN Red Tesla DDR4 8 Go 2666 MHz
- SSD: SAMSUNG Series 960 Pro - 512 Go
- Hard disk: SEAGATE BarraCuda Pro - 10 To
- Power supply: BE QUIET Dark Power Pro 11 Modular - 850 W
- Case: BE QUIET Dark Base Pro 900
- Operating system: WINDOWS 10 Professional 64 Bits
- Monitor: ACER Predator XB321HKbmiphz 4K
2nd Config. (old):
- Motherboard: ASUS ROG - RAMPAGE III GENE
- Processor: INTEL Core i7 950 OC @ 3.7 GHz
- CPU cooler: ZALMAN CNPS 10X Extreme
- Graphics card: GIGABYTE Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti OC G1 Gaming
- RAM: 6x KINGSTON HyperX 2 Go DDR3 1600 MHz
- SSD 1: SAMSUNG Series 750 EVO - 250 Go
- SSD 2: OCZ TECHNOLOGY Vertex 3 - 120 Go
- Power supply: SCYTHE Chouriki 2 - 750 W
- Operating system: WINDOWS 7 Professional 64 Bits
Laptop Config.:
- MacBook Pro Retina (mid-2012)
- Screen: 15.4" Retina
- Processor: Intel Core i7 3.7 GHz
- Graphics card: Intel Graphics HD 4000 1.5 Go + Nvidia GeForce GT 650M 1 Go
- RAM: 16 Go DDR3L 1600 MHz
- Storage: SSD 768 Go
- Operating system: macOS Sierra
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So I'm reaching out because I'm having an issue with my printer, which is a Canon MG3550 (as the title suggests ^^), and it turns out my knowledge in this area is quite limited.
Having not used it for a while, the prints made since are no longer of good quality (stripes, fading, mixed colors, etc...) in short, all the symptoms of dried ink that clogs the printer's nozzles, since the cartridges are new.
I therefore bought some ink solvent to clean the nozzles, but unlike many printers, it seems this one is not designed to be disassembled (impossible to access the print head without dismantling three-quarters of the printer...)
Moreover, even seeing this head, it's impossible to distinguish this famous nozzle... to be honest, it looks like the ink cartridges directly project the ink onto the paper.
Anyway, if anyone has information on the subject, has an idea and/or has encountered this case before, I'm open to any advice and opinions ;)
P.S: I put some solvent on some sort of combs that are supposed to be used during the cleaning performed through Windows, I'm waiting for it to dry before trying.
P.S 2: it also seems there is a small reservoir with little sponges, could it be possible that the printer is equipped with such a system?
Configuration: 1st Config. :
- Motherboard: ASUS ROG - STRIX Z270E Gaming
- Processor: INTEL Core i7 7700K
- CPU cooler: BE QUIET Dark Rock Pro 3
- Graphics card: 2x ASUS Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti STRIX OC in SLI
- RAM: 4x AVEXIR - ROG RAIDEN Red Tesla DDR4 8 Go 2666 MHz
- SSD: SAMSUNG Series 960 Pro - 512 Go
- Hard disk: SEAGATE BarraCuda Pro - 10 To
- Power supply: BE QUIET Dark Power Pro 11 Modular - 850 W
- Case: BE QUIET Dark Base Pro 900
- Operating system: WINDOWS 10 Professional 64 Bits
- Monitor: ACER Predator XB321HKbmiphz 4K
2nd Config. (old):
- Motherboard: ASUS ROG - RAMPAGE III GENE
- Processor: INTEL Core i7 950 OC @ 3.7 GHz
- CPU cooler: ZALMAN CNPS 10X Extreme
- Graphics card: GIGABYTE Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti OC G1 Gaming
- RAM: 6x KINGSTON HyperX 2 Go DDR3 1600 MHz
- SSD 1: SAMSUNG Series 750 EVO - 250 Go
- SSD 2: OCZ TECHNOLOGY Vertex 3 - 120 Go
- Power supply: SCYTHE Chouriki 2 - 750 W
- Operating system: WINDOWS 7 Professional 64 Bits
Laptop Config.:
- MacBook Pro Retina (mid-2012)
- Screen: 15.4" Retina
- Processor: Intel Core i7 3.7 GHz
- Graphics card: Intel Graphics HD 4000 1.5 Go + Nvidia GeForce GT 650M 1 Go
- RAM: 16 Go DDR3L 1600 MHz
- Storage: SSD 768 Go
- Operating system: macOS Sierra
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Music is not just listened to, it is felt.
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If these are cartridges that include the print head, there is no other solution than to clean the head (below) with a lint-free cloth and your solvent, then wipe them... repeat the operation several times to eliminate all dried deposits.
Then initiate head cleaning cycles, also several times...
The pads you see where the heads park are the pads that collect the ink during the cleaning of the nozzles, which is redirected to the recovery tray under the machine.
Also clean the connector located on the cartridge
But the simplest might be to put in a set of new cartridges...
Then initiate head cleaning cycles, also several times...
The pads you see where the heads park are the pads that collect the ink during the cleaning of the nozzles, which is redirected to the recovery tray under the machine.
Also clean the connector located on the cartridge
But the simplest might be to put in a set of new cartridges...
Indeed, I assumed that everything was in the cartridge, but if you confirm it to me, I understand better ;)
So the problem does indeed come from the cartridges, it’s true that I refill them for cost reasons, so it’s probably been clogged for a while...
In any case, thank you for your response, I will therefore try to clean all that, and if the problem persists, I will have no choice but to buy new cartridges.