Dave.
Hope this helps.
Model is Canon MG 6450.
It has a bank of 5 'inks' showing as......
M BK Y PGBK C
It appears to me that the light on 'PGBK' is lit up but not the others.
Below is a photograph
Printer won't print. Is it as obvious as I think ?
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Dave.
Hope this helps.
Model is Canon MG 6450.
It has a bank of 5 'inks' showing as......
M BK Y PGBK C
It appears to me that the light on 'PGBK' is lit up but not the others.
Below is a photograph
ebikeerwidnes
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Ok - used to fix these for a living - which is why I know there is not much chance
but the manual is here https://www.canon.co.uk/support/con...ixma/mg-series/pixma-mg6450.html?type=manuals
On page 178 are instruction on cleaning the print heads - which might work if they are not too blocked
it does need to use some ink so it will need cartridges that have some in
it also needs you to have the Canon IJ Printer utility on your computer - if you have not got this then it would be a good idea to get it
If that doesn;t work - try the next page stuff on deep cleaning
hope this helps - good luck!
but the manual is here https://www.canon.co.uk/support/con...ixma/mg-series/pixma-mg6450.html?type=manuals
On page 178 are instruction on cleaning the print heads - which might work if they are not too blocked
it does need to use some ink so it will need cartridges that have some in
it also needs you to have the Canon IJ Printer utility on your computer - if you have not got this then it would be a good idea to get it
If that doesn;t work - try the next page stuff on deep cleaning
hope this helps - good luck!
DaveReading
Don't suffer fools gladly (must try harder!)
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If all else fails, here's how to remove the print head completely:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHl4Sqpu0nw
You will soon see if caked-on ink blocking the nozzles is the problem, in which case judicious application of isopropyl alcohol ought to shift it (take care to keep the electrical contacts dry).
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHl4Sqpu0nw
You will soon see if caked-on ink blocking the nozzles is the problem, in which case judicious application of isopropyl alcohol ought to shift it (take care to keep the electrical contacts dry).
All uphill
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If you haven't used it for a while and you live in a town or city you may find using a publicly available printer would be a cheap and practical solution.
We ditched our last printer four years ago and spend about £5 a year using the library printer. It's a very welcome tiny bike ride to get there.
We ditched our last printer four years ago and spend about £5 a year using the library printer. It's a very welcome tiny bike ride to get there.
Alex321
Veteran
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We have a different Canon (MG5350S), but with a similar set of inks.
The PGBK one is the large black - which is used for printing things like text. The small black (BK) is used for adjusting the colour shade. The light being on indicates that cartridge is out of ink (or thinks it is). And these printers generally refuse to print at all if one cartridge is empty, even if that cartridge isn't needed for the pages you are printing.
ebikeerwidnes
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Using the library etc is less convenient - they are not open 24 hours a day and sometimes "someone" wants it printed NOW
so it needs some forethought
also you need to be aware of what formats and transfer methods the library are happy to accept - they might not be happy just sticking an SD card or flash drive into a library PC due to the risk of viruses and worse!
but still better than needing it NOW and finding the nozzles are blocked and you needs 3 days of help from random cyclists to fix it!!!!
so it needs some forethought
also you need to be aware of what formats and transfer methods the library are happy to accept - they might not be happy just sticking an SD card or flash drive into a library PC due to the risk of viruses and worse!
but still better than needing it NOW and finding the nozzles are blocked and you needs 3 days of help from random cyclists to fix it!!!!
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If they want it printed NOW, they haven’t shown much forethought
T4tomo
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...er I think you would just open up your email and print from there having emailed what you want printing to yourself.
BTW I have one of those canon Pixma Mg something printers and new ink and running the head cleaner / deep cleaner maintenance function brought it back to life it had been stood for yonks when I was living elsewhere.
the fat ink with the light on needs replacing
although to be honest it would be quicker just to sketch or write out what you want printed the way tis thread is going.....
DaveReading
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My Canon Pixma is happy to print while fibbing to me that my PGBK is empty. The PG indicates pigment ink, by the way, the other black and all the colours being dye inks.
In general, printers don't actually know whether cartridges are empty or not as they have no direct way of measuring the contents. Instead, the printer maintains a count of how many droplets of each colour have been used, and that's used as the basis for the "low" and "empty" warnings. Test pages are a more reliable way of checking ink status.
