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 | canon pixma ip1500 waste ink absorber is full. by coolfatdad (9/30/06 4:39 AM) reply | -1 + / - | can anyone help me here i would be so grateful thank you coolfatdad (dave)
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| Re: canon pixma ip1500 waste ink absorber is full. by lusi83 (10/6/06 2:15 AM) reply | + / - | Look at the thread Canon MPC waste ink full thread on this site...you are not alone.
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| Re: canon pixma ip1500 waste ink absorber is full. by Anonymous (4/22/07 3:57 AM) reply | + / - | STEP 1:
- Disconnect printer from AC power
STEP 2:
- Press and HOLD the POWER button, and
connect printer to AC power
This simple power off procedure worked on my IP1500!
Cleaning the absorber was also easy. Power up with the cover open until the head moves to the left side then disconnect the power cord so the head is now positioned away from the pads.
The two pads can be lifted up easily with a pair of sharp tweezers then rinsed in running water. They will become white again and can be blotted with paper napkins then air dried in a warm location (I used an industrial oven set to 40°C). The wells in the rubber holder can be cleaned with cotton swabs before returning the two pads (left side first, then press down the right side).
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| Re: canon pixma ip1500 waste ink absorber is full. by R Lawrence (4/24/07 3:36 PM) reply | + / - | The info from annonymous is interesting although he or she doesn't say what the waste ink absober is or where it is exactly. And, the ip500 is being referred to not the ip2000. The fact that you all should have to revert to the net is cause enough for concern at Canon's inability to complete their maintenance manual with this included. Personally I believe the right place for a printer that requires this kind of attention after less than a year in use is the bin!
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| Re: canon pixma ip1500 waste ink absorber is full. by Stephen  (4/24/07 4:15 PM) reply | + / - | A waste ink absorber is a pad that soaks up waste ink. Some are made of felt, others are similar to feminine products...
An absorber can only hold a certain amount of ink, too much ink leads to spillage.
Canon does not publish a reset as then end users would be mad when the waste ink overflowed and stained their furniture.
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 | Re: canon pixma ip1500 waste ink absorber is full. by BAB (4/25/07 6:13 AM) reply | + / - | Stehen You got it right. Here is a message I posted on another thread warning everyone to think before they act.
Sorry guys but you all have the wrong adittude. If the printer didn't shut down when the waste ink was full, you would suddenly and mysteriously some day have ink running all down your table or computer stand or something. Then again you would blame Canon for not putting some kind of stop programming in the unit before it messed up your wifes favorty table cloth or something. Hey lets think reasonably here! HP, Epson, Lexmark all do the same thing. Ever stop to think that maybe you printed a lot of pages on the poor cheap little printer and its trying to tell you something like I have to pee! You change a baby's diaper don't you or do you just tell him to shut up and let it run down everywhere? Stop complaining and think for a change, Canon did you a favor by shutting down the printer and telling you the waste ink is full and needs to be changed before I ruin your table and computer equipment. There are plenty of post on this site to tell you how to correct the problem, but like I have said to many, if your just reset and some day have ink everywhere, DON'T BLAME THE PRINTER, YOU RESET IT WITHOUT TAKING CARE OF THE INITIAL ISSUE!
BAB
Authorized Canon Tech
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| Re: canon pixma ip1500 waste ink absorber is full. by jay-bee  (5/15/07 2:08 PM) reply | + / - | In response to "Anonymous (4/22/07 3:57 AM)"....
The 2 small pads that sit in a rubber tray is NOT the Absorber... It is only the pickup screen.
In my iP2000 (which I am actually in the process of cleaning) the 2 pads you speek of have 2 silicone tubes attached to them that run to the rear right side of the printer.
Taking the sides off you can unsnap plastic clips to remove the top half of the printer cover. Following the silicone tubes... they run into a white plastic pump that sucks the ink that falls onto the pickup screens and dumps it onto numerous felt absorber strips under the pump mechanism.
To clean or change the absorber felts you must first remove the Pump mechanism which is held on by 2 screws so that you have access to the felt absorber pieces.
If cleaning the pads... run clean water over each piece of felt until the water runs clear. Then place them on an absorbant surface (paper towels.. newspaper etc.) and let them fully dry.
Then reassemble the whole thing in the reverse order.
You have a few choices before you start....
1) do the above proceedure and spend some time.
2) take the printer to cannon and spend some money.
3) buy a new printer and spend some money.
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| Re: canon pixma ip1500 waste ink absorber is full. by jay-bee (5/15/07 2:15 PM) reply | + / - | In addition to the previous post....
The Waste Ink Warning came ON yesterday about 2 years after I purchased the printer.
When I opened the printer I found that the tray that holds the felt absorbers was quite large and that the felt pieces had plenty of room left to absorb much more ink.
Had I simply reset the Warning Code I believe I could have gone another two years before really needing to clean or change the absorber felts.
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 | Re: canon pixma ip1500 waste ink absorber is full. by jc.cps (5/16/07 8:41 PM) reply | + / - | my printer is pixma ip1000, i did follow the way all u describe, but unfortunately,at last i can see the felt absorber pieces, but can't find the way to remove the pump mechanism, even can't get where the 2 screws are.....
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| Re: canon pixma ip1500 waste ink absorber is full. by Nels (5/20/07 7:11 AM) reply | +2 + / - | So how does one change or clean the waste ink absorber on theCanon pixma ip 1500? I'm asking you, BAB, Mr Authorized Canon Tech Guy.
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| Re: canon pixma ip1500 waste ink absorber is full. by Roly Burton (7/8/07 4:16 PM) reply | + / - | For "Bab" - authorized Canon tech
When I called Canon they told me that it would cost too much to fix the problem and that I should buy a new printer. I didn't do that - I simply pulled out and cleaned the foam ink absorber pads and put them back (easy), then reset the printer. I still get the message from time to time, but for the most part the problem is solved. I don't think the warning message has anything to do with the amount of ink in the pads. I think it's programmed to come on after about two years of use so that you'll buy a new printer. With this experience, and especially in view of the answer I got from Canon, I'll never buy another Canon product.
Roly
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| Re: canon pixma ip1500 waste ink absorber is full. by Roly Burton (7/15/07 1:21 PM) reply | + / - | Refrigeration man has got it right on all counts. I followed his instructions and actually got the printer apart, cleaned the two pads under the pump (lots of water from the garden hose seemed to do the trick), then put it all back together again. However, that's the last time I'll do it - just not worth the effort and mess. I really did have it wrong the first time I tried it (see my first Post). The amount of ink in the absorber was amazing, and for sure, if I had gone on resetting without cleaning the absorbers, I would have had an awful mess.
But I now have a consequential problem. Although everything seemed to go back the way it came apart, the printer wont print. It cycles the paper half way, then tells me it's out of paper and to push the resume button, but it lies - it has lots of paper. Before I take it to the dump, does anybody have a suggestion of how to get it printing properly again. Resetting by plugging in the power while holding down the "on" button doesn't work in this case.
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| Two small pads under head - Pixma IP1500 by Rato (7/23/07 6:30 AM) reply | + / - | Can anyone put some pictures of opened or assembled Pixma iP1500 because I had cleaned pump and pads under the pump, but I can't remember how these white plastic parts under head mechanism (you will see them without opening printer) were staying. Thanks a lot!
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| Re: canon pixma ip1500 waste ink absorber is full. by Roly Burton (7/23/07 5:59 PM) reply | + / - | I took my iP1500 to the dump, then went out and (contrary to my resolute intentions to never again buy a Canon)bought a Canon iP3300 printer for $49. One of the best decisions I ever made. Neat printer, great price, better cartridge capacity than most others.Cartridges can be refilled with JETTEC ink. I'm told that almost all printers now do the "waste ink absorber full" thing anyway, so once again I agree with Refrigeration Man. Forget cleaning the waste ink absorber pads - it's not worth the effort and frustration. Go and by a brand new inexpensive printer. Most computer gurus tell me that the most practical choice is
Canon, and now I have to agree.
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| Re: canon pixma ip1500 waste ink absorber is full. by alanrich (7/24/07 4:11 AM) reply | + / - | Hi again.
I now have my iP1000 working as it should. Once I got the paper feed mechanism set to the correct starting point, it all worked. The black roller must be quite clean. If it is dirty or has had any oil or other contaminants on it that will reduce its tack, paper may not feed properly.
I was wrong about the two prongs on either side of the black roller. They do stick up but drop down momentarily when the back plate flips forwards, thus allowing a sheet of paper to get between the black roller and the pressure roller.
The correct starting setting was a matter of several tries for me and I can't give accurate advice on this. The black wheel should be set just before the back plate flips forward is as close as I can get. It is possible to get it right and the paper still won't pick up because the roller is dirty. Warm water with dishwash detergent is best for the roller, I am told. Isoprop can cause the rubber to harden and lose its grippy surface. Sorry to hear Roly threw his away. Could be a good working machine now.
Just been looking at an iP4300. Looks nicely featured ......
All I need now is how to do a permanent reset of the waste ink tank full feature. All the fixes I've tried only work until the power is switched off, unless I am doing something wrong.
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| Re: canon pixma ip1500 waste ink absorber is full. by alanrich (8/18/07 3:36 AM) reply | + / - | Hi,
After stripping the printer and cleaning the ink tank after getting the "waste ink absorber is full" message, I can report that the iP1000 is now working well. I would like to correct an earlier statement that the initial positioning of the paper feed mechanism is important at reassembly. I think it resets itself. A reader picks up the postion of the black cog wheel using the two fins that pass through the reader. The important thing is to ensure the black rubber feed roller is clean and gripping the paper well. When I had reassembled the printer it wouldn't feed the paper. (I had handled it with dirty and oily fingers.) I erroneously thought that the mechanism was not working properly as a result of how I had reassembled it. I realized later that this was due to lack of roller friction and not the position of the paper feed mechanism. So it is not as tricky as I had thought but a clean roller is important.
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| Re: canon pixma ip1500 waste ink absorber is full. by Anonymous (8/25/07 12:03 PM) reply | + / - | Here's the steps for reseting "Waste Ink Full" problem at iP1000
Step 1: Manual for Service mode (1st method)
1. Unplug POWER and USB cables.
2. Open door, PRESS and HOLD the POWER button.
3. Connect the POWER cable.
4. Close door, then release POWER button.
5. Power ON your printer a usual (It should not blinking anymore)
Step 1: Manual for Service mode (2nd method)
1. Unplug POWER and USB cables.
2. PRESS and HOLD the POWER button,
3. Connect the POWER cable.
3. Release the the POWER button
4. Power ON your printer a usual (It should not blinking anymore)
Step 2 : Software for Permanant (1st method)
1. Reconnect the USB cable and turn ON your Printer
2. Open "General Tools for iP1000",
http://www.printersiam.com/data/download/iP1000%20Service%20Tool.zip
3. Select (USB PORT)
4. Choose (SET DESTINATION 1)
It should be reseted already, but somehow it start blinking again if you ever unpluging AC POWER cable. So try the 2nd method by using ServiceTool for IP1500
Step 2 : Software for Permanant (2nd method)
1. Reconnect the USB cable and turn ON your Printer
2. Open "General Tools for iP1500",
http://www.printersiam.com/data/download/iP1500%20Service%20Tool.zip
3. Select (USB PORT)
4. Choose CLEAR WASTE INK COUNTER - MAIN
5. Choose CLEAR WASTE INK COUNTER - PLATEN
It should be working, coz my printer now now work normally
I tell you what. Before you decide to reseting the waste ink counter, you should really clean up the ink absorber, or else you will find the ink watse absorber overflow...
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| Re: canon pixma ip1500 waste ink absorber is full. by Anonymous (8/30/07 5:42 AM) reply | + / - | I took someone's advice above on my printer by turning off the mains power, then hold the power button down and turn the mains on again. Then simply press the power again and volia! :D Cheers!
Seems to have worked anyway :)
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| Re: canon pixma ip1500 waste ink absorber is full. by headache (8/30/07 5:35 PM) reply | + / - | If you guys think canon is bad, epson is worse. at least i got a very good year of problem free service out of my canon (and three other canons before it). my epson photo printer gives me constant headaches and wastes so much ink it's a total money sucker! i'm getting another canon, they're cheap and they don't require that much maintenance.
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| Re: canon pixma ip1500 waste ink absorber is full. by ynohtna (10/2/07 4:50 AM) reply | + / - | to everyone who contirbuted and shared their knowlegde I thank you so much.. it help me a lot on my ip1000 printer,its cool you know how to fix your things without spending money.. i hope you guys could work on the link about the resetter on ip1000 cause it doesnt work thanks a lot again
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| Re: Re: canon pixma ip1500 waste ink absorber is full. by Anonymous (10/19/07 7:39 AM) reply | + / - | Thank you very much
It helped me and solved my problem
SHLOMO
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| Re: canon pixma ip1500 waste ink absorber is full. by Anonymous (10/29/07 7:11 AM) reply | + / - | top help all of that. mine just packed up today!! cheers guys
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| Re: canon pixma ip1500 waste ink absorber is full. by Anonymous (10/29/07 7:13 AM) reply | + / - | it was the turning on and off and opening the door and holding down the power button that did it.check out Anonymous (8/25/07 12:03 PM)
just above. just reset the whole thing.
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| Re: Re: canon pixma ip1500 waste ink absorber is full. by squir (11/14/07 5:08 AM) reply | + / - | can you tell me how (or send link) to get to the waste ink absorber in the iP1000? Some people say you can just pull the pads out and sometimes I read you must disasemble the printer. Which is it?
Thanks
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| Re: canon pixma ip1500 waste ink absorber is full. by squir (11/14/07 6:09 AM) reply | + / - | how long does the cleaning take with the "Software for Permanant (2nd method)"?
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| Re: canon pixma ip1500 waste ink absorber is full. by unclekerry (11/29/07 10:55 AM) reply | + / - | this was my response from Cannon:
Dear Kerry:
Thank you for writing to Canon product support. We value you as a
Canon
customer and appreciate the opportunity to assist you. I am sorry your
iP1500 printer indicates the waste ink is full.
The waste ink tank full condition occurs when the printer determines
that the internal waste ink tank is getting full. The waste ink tank
is
designed to capture ink from print head purges. The printer will alert
the user of the condition when it reaches capacity. Unfortunately,
this
is not an end user recoverable condition.
You qualify for the Canon Loyalty Program. It is designed to assist
customer's that have a Canon product that is no longer under warranty
and requires service or parts, or for those situations where the
printer
is not compatible with a new computer or operating system. This
program
provides for a one-time purchase of a new Canon printer at a discounted
price. To aid in getting up and running quickly, free next business
day
shipping is also provided if the order is completed by 12:30 PM Eastern
Time.
If interested, please provide the following information with your
reply.
This will allow us to process your request. Upon processing, you will
receive details and your individual access code by e-mail from Canon to
purchase a new printer. You are not obligated to purchase a printer,
this is just provided as an option to help get back up and printing
quickly.
Full name:
Street address:
City, State, and ZIP Code:
Daytime telephone Number:
Product model number: iP1500
Product serial number: The serial number can be found on the inside of
the printer, on the back wall, towards the right of the printer behind
the print head holder. It will begin with four letters followed by
five
numbers.
Printer's original date of purchase:
The above information will allow us to process your request. Thank you
for your understanding and cooperation. We do hope this helps you with
your iP1500 printer.
Thank you for choosing Canon.
Sincerely,
Jack
Technical Support Representative
Special Note: Certain issues are very difficult to resolve via e-mail.
If your question remains unanswered after you have received this
e-mail,
the direct assistance of a Canon telephone support representative may
be
required. To ensure your issue is resolved promptly, Canon has
established a special toll-free priority support telephone number that
is available exclusively for e-mail support customers with unresolved
issues.
If you would like to speak to a support representative, dial
1-866-261-9362*. Please note that this number is accessible for thirty
days from the date of your e-mail. After thirty days, any calls to
customer support should be made to 1-800-828-4040*, Monday through
Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 midnight Eastern Time, and Saturday 12:00
Noon to 8:00 p.m. excluding holidays.
*Products no longer under the manufacturer's warranty are subject to a
$9.99 charge for support.
If you prefer to continue to communicate via e-mail, reply to this
message with all correspondence and we will respond to your message as
quickly as possible, which is normally within 24 hours.
DOES THIS SOUND LIKE HELP YO YOU?
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 | Re: canon pixma ip1500 waste ink absorber is full. by Beowulf777 (12/11/07 9:28 PM) reply | + / - | I have a suggestion for the mechanically inclined. Get some small tubing such as is used for model airplane fuel lines and extend the waste ink pump lines which empty onto the absorber. Run them through a hole in the back of the printer into a waste jar such as an empty vitamin jar. Then you will never have to take the printer apart again to clean the absorber (which you can throw away). Just reset the printer if it complains. I will make this modification out of the box on any future printer I buy. Notice that it would have been easy for canon to have designed this capacity into the printer. But that would have made too much sense for us and too little cents for them.
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| Re: Re: canon pixma ip1500 waste ink absorber is full. by Anonymous (2/1/08 1:36 AM) reply | + / - | Thank you very much for your tips! It works!
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| Re: Re: canon pixma ip1500 waste ink absorber is full. by Anonymous (4/27/08 7:07 AM) reply | +1 + / - | Hey BAB,
For a CANON REPAIR TECH, you failed to explain the iP1500 top cover unscrews at the front, not Unsnaps. Hope other Canon Techs are better versed in printer repairs ;o)
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 | ip1500 waste ink absorber is full. by only me (5/1/08 9:36 PM) reply | + / - | I did the thing by turning off the mains power, then hold the power button down. It works only a while, when i shut down my PC and my printer, the next day when i turn it on i got window alert notify that waste ink absorber is full again. so i do it again, it works but it happened again the next day :(
Is it only me or it happened also to you guys? And how to solve this without by new printer?
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| Re: canon pixma ip1500 waste ink absorber is full. by anonym111 (5/31/08 11:20 AM) reply | + / - | Clean the pads exactly like the 2nd post says before doing the reset.
Worked on my 1500
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| Re: canon pixma ip1500 waste ink absorber is full. by wanida (6/12/08 5:53 AM) reply | + / - | My problem is when I tried to get the absorb pad off. I dropped inside and I couldn't find it. I had to pull the waste ink absorb controller off and now I couldn't put it back it coz' I wasn't sure where to hook the springs back on and it was really hard to put my hand through there and hook them up. Should I pull the print apart? But I do really need a map just for setting the springs back on.
Please, somebody help me.
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| Re: canon pixma ip1500 waste ink absorber is full. by fiddleaway (6/13/08 7:47 PM) reply | + / - | jay-bee got it right about the pump and the waste absorber tray and pads, but he/she must have been talking about a different model. The ip1500 only has a top cover (no side panels)... and removing the cover is a little tricker than just pushing on two tabs.
After removing the top cover, I could see that the "well" looked about half full of dried ink with about 1/4" left before it overflows. The pads in the well did look saturated.
Unfortunately, one of screws holding in the pump is extremely hard to access (right angle bend phillips gets it...maybe) without first moving the entire ink cartridge caddy assembly (5 or 6 screws plus some delicate interlocking mechanisms, wires and springs that can become disloged). Because of the wires, you cannot really remove the caddy, but you can move it out of the way enough to get at the bottom pump screw. But after you remove this screw you discover ... it doesn't help.... on the ip1500 the pump housing is integrated into roller drive gears and still doesn't come out after removing the screws you can see.
Having discoverd all of this, I decided I'd pack it all back up and use the thing (resetting the alarm when necessary), until it leaks.
But ... removing the caddy did me in. After putting it all back together as carefully as possible I now have the same problem mentioned by Roly Burton in this thread on 7/23/07. At start of printing, printer quickly sucks the paper about half-way down, then jams. If you have more than one piece of paper in the hopper, 5 or 6 of them get pulled in by this initial action.
Looks like I'm headed to the dump.
If you are ambitious and more mechanically inclined than I am, here's how you get the top cover off of the ip1500:
(It's a lot easier if you remove the flip up paper holder and the front cover so they don't flop around. You remove these by bending them just slightly ... enough to pop them out of their hinges)
open the front cover to reveal two screws at the sides and just to the front of a roller. Their are two screws exactly at either side of the roller. Ignore these ... it's the two screws that are even more forward (and if you examine carefully, you can see that they hold down the top cover.) Remove them first.
You need to be aware of two non-locking tabs that are part of the top cover and that are inserted into the back of the bottom cover (main chassis) about 4 inches in from each side of the back of the printer. The insertion points are just inside the flip up paper holder hinges, but down about an inch where the top and bottom covers meet. During the process of pulling off the top cover, you need to pull out on the top cover at these points to free it from the bottom cover.
Finally, at the bottom rear sides of the top cover are recessed holes where you find locking tabs. You move these tabs toward the center of the printer to release them. After releasing, it's a little awkward to keep them from relocking while your trying to dislodge the non-locking tabs I spoke about above ... but with a little effort, you'll figure it out.
Beowulf777's tube extension workaround is probably the best fix.
If you do it, you'll probably get far more life out of your inexpensive, useful little printer than Canon ever meant you to.
This whole problem stems from a clear design decision to build obsolescence into the machine and thereby sell more printers.
Shame on Canon.
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| Re: Re: canon pixma ip1500 waste ink absorber is f by fiddleaway (6/13/08 8:18 PM) reply | + / - | Correction on my previous email:
The two screws holding the front of the top cover are just to the side and front of (what appears to be) an ink pad .. not a roller as I said in my previous message
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| Assembling Lock Lever Blade&Blade unit with spring by Betto (6/28/08 12:17 PM) reply | + / - | Hi everybody.I need a photo about 2 small springs on cleaning mechanism.I don't know how they are fastened.Can you help me?
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| Re: Re: canon pixma ip1500 waste ink absorber is full. by Anonymous (8/4/08 12:40 PM) reply | + / - | I took out the ink absorber pads rinsed them in water let dry and it is now working fine my pixma 1500 Thanks for the help
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| Re: canon pixma ip1500 waste ink absorber is full. by Han123 (8/14/08 8:07 AM) reply | + / - |
>>cleaned the two pads under the pump
>>At start of printing, printer quickly sucks the paper about
>>half-way down, then jams
I had the same problem with paper going halfway after cleaning the IP1500 waist inkt pads. Later I found the problem was due to that one small plug with three wires to the printed circuit board was disconnected!!. After putting the connector back the IP1500 printed well.
The pads where cleaned with soap and lot of water. Dissasembly is not easy and only recommended for experts
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 | Re: canon pixma ip1500 waste ink absorber is full. by wjd (8/25/08 3:49 PM) reply | + / - | My Canon ip1500 was only printing certain colors and not others so I tried to clean the print head - I decided that the print head must be defective so I ordered a new print head from Canon (not cheap). I really like this model and didn't want to buy another that had expensive replacement ink cartridges. Anyway the new print head will only print black ink - no color. Not sure where to go from here. I tried cleaning and deep cleaning and everything else I could think of. Now of course I am getting the message that my waste ink absorber is almost full - not surprisingly seeing as how much cleaning I have tried. Anyone with any suggestions for me? How can I find out why my color isn't working - it's almost like it is not recognizing that there is color. Thanks for any help you can give me.
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| Re: Re: canon pixma ip1500 waste ink absorber is full. by Brian Kusumawan (9/3/08 1:44 AM) reply | + / - | The silly solution from a silly anonymous is brilliant! :) Don't forget to put ur name next time, mate. You're just lovely. Cheers.
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| Re: Re: Re: canon pixma ip1500 waste ink absorber is full. by Anonymous (9/3/08 7:46 AM) reply | + / - | Glad I helped but I got the info off of this site myself. So far, all is well with my printer, which I love due to low cost of ink refills.
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| Re: Re: canon pixma ip1500 waste ink absorber is full. by Anonymous (9/30/08 5:45 PM) reply | + / - | Hi wanida,
If you know how to put the sprink back, please let me know.
Thank you in advance.
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| Re: Assembling Lock Lever Blade&Blade unit with spring by Kingofwebguru (9/30/08 5:52 PM) reply | + / - | Hi Betto,
If you know how to put the spring back, please let me know.
Thank you in advance.
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| Re: canon pixma ip1500 waste ink absorber is full. by anonymous (10/6/08 1:18 PM) reply | + / - | Sorry to write this but I just trashed my Pixma and got a new all in one HP printer. Canon sent another message saying ink absorber was full and then cartridge would not slide over to the left side when I opened the printer to check the ink waste absorper. It had worked fine after cleaning it that one time but now I couldn't even change ink tanks since it wouldn't slide over any more so decided to trash it and get a new printer which I hope will be more reliable.
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| No Subject by Proff. Peanut (10/6/08 4:32 PM) reply | + / - | Hi guys!My canon pixma ip 8500 [given to me by my brother-in-law,cos it was dead..],flashed 7 times orange,then one long green,repeating the sequence.I tried all the fixes,nothing worked.So i took a long intelligent look at it,and,using the principle that if it isn't screwed,then it's clipped,and proceeded to set about disassembling the case.This took about 20 minutes,including the study period!
once the chassis was exposed,it was a matter of extracting 4 pozi screws,2 at the front, and 2 at the rear,and the chassis was lifted clear by holding the steel bar along the top..oh...i forgot,the power and resume buttons circuit card was removed also,by two small screws.[be very,verrry, careful not to damage the paper output door microswitch lever,cos i did..it is very delicate!]The waste tank absorber pads were saturated!I washed them in warm running water only,dried them for two days,they shrunk slightly,but dont think it matters,cos waste ink will swell them again.Reassembly took about 20 minutes,so i formed the opinion that it would take a canon tech.guy about 20 minutes to do the whole job from scratch,considering he would put new pads in!I fiddled for a long time trying to reset it,without success,then i took out the printer head,tried again,and it worked!Because the printer has stood a long time in a shed,["dead"]..i now have a problem trying to get all colours to print,the printout shows a shift to the red.never mind,i'll keep plodding on,i am really chuffed at getting this far,and i appreciate all the advice of all you guys!
NOW HEAR THIS,MR.CANON...THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH A FEW ACTIVE BRAIN CELLS,THE DIFFERENCE IS...WE ARE NOT ROGUES!!!
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| Re: canon pixma ip8500 waste ink absorber is full. by proff.peanut (10/6/08 4:56 PM) reply | + / - | Er..the power button circuit card on the ip8500 printer,just clips into place by "hooking it" onto two sets of slots on the main body,and isn't screwed at all. Sorry..my silly mistake...!
That's when i damaged the microswitch lever,trying to re-fit that card..even though i was acutely aware how delicate it was..
actually,i think it was a really cheapo component for canon to fit into a costly machine!Anyone intending to attempt the stripdown,can get excellent advice from this and other sites,just takes a little of your time...but well worth it !!!
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| Re: canon pixma ip1500 waste ink absorber is full. by trigger1937 (10/7/08 12:00 AM) reply | + / - | proff.peanut. Print a nozzle test pattern and tell us what that shows. This site does not allow you to post pictures of the results but you could describe them in detail. Most every time you get mixed colors, this is telling you that one of the color printheads is partially clogged, especially after setting awhile. Run several Deep cleaning cycles and print nozzle check after each one. If you see improvement, keep cleaning. Your next option is to take out the printhead and clean it.
There should be all kinds of info on this site about how to do that for a Canon printer.
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| Re: canon pixma ip1500 waste ink absorber is full. by Proff. Peanut (10/7/08 6:42 AM) reply | + / - | Hey Trigger..this morning i ran several cleaning cycles,and nozzle check printouts,with all the same results..a shift to the red..no blue or green..well seeing as blue and yellow make green,i decided i was wasting inks,thinking the cyan nozzles,and also the green ones must be severely clogged.So again this great
forum advised me,as you have also,to remove the print head,and fairly doosh it!!![a geordie term for giving it a good clean with some fluid and tissue.]Instead of using isopropyl alcohol,as i intended to,i thought i would try the jet-tec cartridge flushing fluid,that comes in with the ink refilling packs.BINGO!!! I turned the printhead upside down,and,using a cotton bud soaked in flushing fluid,gently rubbed the bud over the whole surface of the printhead,dooshing it,then draching [soaking]it up with a nice soft mens tissue....put it in..ran a
cleaning cycle,nozzle check,and ALL colours came out!!WAHEY!
Ran a printout of a photo taken in beautiful Alnwick garden,in
Northumberland,on plain paper,and it came out lovely!!
Ran a couple more to convince myself it was true...and went for the obligatory cup of tea to celebrate!!
Then started to curse canon for the misery and heartache that their mean-ness causes to owners of their printers!
The consolation is..it brings us together to share our problems,and to help one and another..and that ain't a bad thing!!! many thanks to all you dudes..![hope i can help out in the future!]
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| Re: canon pixma ip1500 waste ink absorber is full. by Pat McT (10/29/08 7:19 AM) reply | + / - | This has been a gold-mine of ideas to get this fixed!
I used the software tool to reset the counter for the pads, and stripped down and rebuilt the printer to remove, clean and replace them.
I did something very similar with an Epson MFD with the same "pads full" problem. There is a tool to reset that, too.
I have to agree that replacing the pads isn't really cost-effective if your rate of pay is at all high; a new printer makes better financial sense. The rebuild was awkward and seemed a bit risky in places, and didn't mention the various springs which need to be replaced at the end, and the various plugs you have to disconnect; but the procedure does succeed if you are careful and don't smash either of the optical encoders which are so vulnerable to careless rebuild. It was - educational, at least.
It's still a decent cheap printer, and third-party ink can be very cheap, too - so thanks to all who provided the information, particularly on the tools to reset the pad counters. I'm not sure I would like to feed the excess ink into external pots, but I can understand why high-volume users would find this appealing.
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| Re: canon pixma ip1500 waste ink absorber is full. by dbh (10/31/08 2:26 PM) reply | + / - | Looks like I am sunk.
My iP1500 got to the point where it wouldn't print at all anymore…
with message "Waste Ink Absorber is Full"
So I tried the suggested procedure:
- unplug power and data cables
- press and hold Power Button while
- re-connecting to power
- releasing the button
- then powering off.
When this didn't work,
I did the same steps again with the front door open
as suggested by someone…
In both cases, when powered up with USB connected,
the green flashed for a while, then both
green and yellow keep flashing alternately.
Also as someone else noted, when front door is opened the carriage
does NOT move to the left.
So, I gather if I had caught this BEFORE the above message appeared,
i.e. when it was just warnings… this fix may have worked! Yes?
dbh
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| Re: Re: canon pixma ip1500 waste ink absorber is f by Pat McT (10/31/08 4:40 PM) reply | + / - | dbh:
The use of switching-on sequences is just a stop-gap measure. You must download, install and run the correct tool to reset the ink pad counters. Once you reset the counters, the printer will behave as it used to - if your problem really is the full waste ink absorber.
If you have been running for some time with this message - you really will have to strip down the printer, pull out the ink pads and wash them, if you don't want thick, very black ink to pour out of your printer and ruin the furniture some day soon. The ink really is very thick and very black, and washing the pads takes about ten minutes - once you have them out.
This is not an easy job. It took me over an hour, and I am a professional electronic engineer. It's not as hard as some printers, but there are lots of screws and five springs to remove and carefully return to their homes before it will work again. And be VERY careful not to damage the optical strip which runs along behind the print head, or the round optical disk at the side, or it won't ever work again.
Unless you have a very strong attachment to your printer, or are very poor, or like the challenge and interest of rebuilding - buy a new printer and throw this one away. Better replacements are very cheap, less than the cost of my time in rebuilding one for sure! And cheaper than a new carpet, too, after being ruined by ink.
Good luck!
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| Re: canon pixma ip1500 waste ink absorber is full. by dbh (11/5/08 12:53 PM) reply | + / - | Thank you Pat McT for the heads up…
I have since discovered, even with the USB cable connected (and irregardless of whether the front door is open or not), by simply holding down the power button while applying power to the printer each time… the printer will work.
Of course your warning about overflowing ink I am sure is valid, though I believe some have suggested that this warning is based on an estimate, not on a real sensor…
I have had other printers which produced output for many more years than this one has…
So, I am inclined to take the chance, for a while anyway…
But I have taken the precaution of protecting the wood surface under this printer….
Thanks again to all who have provided input to this problem!
A local printer shop put me on to looking for blogs on this subject!
dbh.
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| Re: Re: canon pixma ip1500 waste ink absorber is full. by Anonymous (11/5/08 1:14 PM) reply | + / - | Yes, you can reset the "pad full" status each time you turn on.
Further back in this thread, there were links to where you can download Windows programs to reset the "pad full" status so that you get another few years' life without having to hold down the power button or reconnect the power... If nothing else, this will save a lot of wear-and-tear on the cable. It has made it easy for me to forget the problem was ever there.
It is indeed just a guess that the pad is full, and it isn't actually so full as to overflow the sides when when a little more arrives. HOWEVER I would certainly estimate it to be at least half-full, and it will overflow into the other parts of the base of the printer when it really gets full. There's quite a lot of space. The danger is that it might get sploshed about when you move the printer some time, or make it's way onto bits of the printer you will find it hard to clean. Still, it is a cheap printer.
But yes, you can ignore the "pad full" warning for a VERY long time. Enjoy!
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| Re: canon pixma ip1500 waste ink absorber is full. by Anonymous (11/9/08 9:06 AM) reply | + / - | thanks people.. you are all angels :)
i have my "waste ink absorber error" solved..Godbless!
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| Re: canon pixma ip1500 waste ink absorber is full. by dbh (11/9/08 1:16 PM) reply | + / - | Thanks to you and to all who have helped me get a bit more life out of a good little printer. I hadn't mentioned that we are Macintosh users, so I don't suppose there's a "reset" program for Macs?!
Why doesn't this ink just dry up when it's exposed to the air? I had an Epson 740 for years and even opened it up once to see if I could do anything about fixing or replacing a plugged print head… I did see that the overflow area in that one was very loaded with old ink, but it wasn't flowing anywhere……
We've been looking for another "good little printer" and it seems that the ones (the low-priced Canon ones) now on the market are very much larger and heavier! Not easy to fit on our small shelf! Luckily we also have a Canon ip90 travel printer which works very well!
dbh
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| Re: canon pixma ip1500 waste ink absorber is full. by PatMcT (11/9/08 2:07 PM) reply | + / - | Sadly, there does not appear to be a Mac version of any of the printer Service Tools. Only Windows is supported, at least anywhere I can find any to download.
You could always use boot camp on your Mac, I guess - but I'm not too sure how well the USB emulation would work. I would always keep a Windows machine handy, even if I were not forced to use one for my work, as there are many free tools only available under Windows.
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| Re: Re: canon pixma ip1500 waste ink absorber is f by dbh (11/10/08 11:46 AM) reply | + / - | re Anonymous' suggestion of 4/22/07:
I tried your suggestion for cleaning the "pads" -- quite easy so far, a lot better than taking the whole printer apart!
I was surprised at how dense or hard these little pads are; they both turned white as soon as they were washed -- But the place where they rest appears to be simply a plastic base. I didn't see any "wells" beneath them/ I did swab the area with cotton but there was very little ink there. Did I miss something? /dbh
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| Re: Re: Re: canon pixma ip1500 waste ink absorber is f by PatMcT (11/10/08 2:36 PM) reply | + / - | dbh:
You are missing something, sadly.
You will find, if you read jay-bee's entry of 5/15/07, that the two little pads are not the waste ink absorber, they are just filtering pads which cover the inlets to the ink pump. They filter out the dirt from the ink feed down the pipes. The pump pumps excess ink down two pipes into the much bigger waste absorber pads in wells in the base of the printer. I do agree, it is almost shocking how easily the little pads clean up - but don't let that distract you from the fact that the absorber pads are much bigger, and live down below.
Some other contributors, notably Beowulf777 (12/11/07), suggest extending the pipes out through holes in the back of the printer and collecting the ink there. A clever idea, but probably not very practical for most of us. I rather wish Canon had made the absorber pads easily removable by unscrewing a cover in the base of the printer, because stripping it down to get at them is only fun for the mechanically adept. You have to remember where several springs and wires and plugs and screws go, and get them all back in the right place when you have removed the pads and cleaned them. To be fair, Canon don't encourage you to do this, and I found the same job much harder on a big Epson multi-function device I did it on a year ago. Canon are no different from other manufacturers in this regard.
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| Re: canon pixma ip1500 waste ink absorber is full. by Anonymous (2/20/09 7:14 AM) reply | + / - | Hi
If you open the printer flap at the front of the printer. Then where the paper passes over the roller, there is a sponge. Take it out give it a squeeze under a running tap and replace back in the printer and your done.
I found this out in time before the supplier was going to charge me an arm and a leg to do this.
Good luck
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| Re: canon pixma ip1500 waste ink absorber is full. by PatMcT (2/20/09 10:53 AM) reply | + / - | Nice tip, anonymous; that sponge is hard to see and fairly easy to remove (though mucky) and only a bit harder to replace; and if it gets gummed up with bits of inky paper, it leaves ink trails on the back of your printouts.
But at the risk of sounding like a cracked record repeating: this isn't the waste ink absorber sponge, so won't help when you reset the waste ink counter as described above. If you don't change the big reservoir pads at the same time, you may eventually find thick black ink oozing out of the bottom of the printer.
And to repeat my other favourite warning: rebuilding this printer to replace the pads is NOT easy. If you're not adept with mechanical repairs you may find several springs or plugs don't get back in the right places, or little optical disks get damaged. Be careful, or get someone keen on that kind of work to help.
Thanks again.
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| Re: canon pixma ip1500 waste ink absorber is full. by Anonymous (2/21/09 1:25 AM) reply | + / - | I haven't yet had this issue but eading through this for no other reason and curiosity I then had a look under my Canon Pixma 510 so in when it decided to obsolete itself I would have half a clue I investigated.
With the cartridges and print head removed you can see the primary filter sponges that are spoken of and the assorted cleaning paraphernalia for the print heads. BUT, underneath the printer on the RHS in what would have to be the same location is a white (case is grey) cover that can be removed. A similar cover is on the left. These act as runners for the paper tray. The tray will slide completely out without touching these however when removed you still have zero access to the inside of the printer. /excitement.
Has anyone had an issue yet with this model and are we still looking at throw away deals for something that was far from a throwaway price?
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| Re: canon pixma ip1500 waste ink absorber is full. by JeffS16150 (2/27/09 3:52 PM) reply | + / - | A week ago, having nothing to lose and quite a few spare ink cartridges, I took the plunge and removed the waste ink absorbers, cleaned them and rebuilt the printer - it has worked perfectly since.
Only basic tools are required, some common sense, a light touch and a couple of hours.
To make sure I put it back together correctly, I photographed the whole procedure and have put together a guide which includes obtaining the Service Tool (software) required to reset the counters.
If anybody wants a copy, (2.18 MB), please get in touch.
Canon could have so easily designed in a tray that is removeable from underneath to facilitate this maintenance, but then they wouldn't sell so many printers, would they?
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| Paper only comes out half way! by Dragon147 (3/3/09 11:44 PM) reply | + / - | Had the same problem with the paper only coming out half way. Thanks to your post I remembered that I forgot to plug the little cable back in! Duh.... thanks
Also I kept getting the flashing green light. I needed to close the cover to get rid of the flashing. I thought that since it is only plastic, it would not affect anything. But it must move a switch or something when closed.
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| Re: canon pixma ip1500 waste ink absorber is full. by plaodesign (3/4/09 12:57 AM) reply | + / - | Hi,
Hi JeffS16150. Could you please send me those photos of assembled printer iP Pixna 1500? It would save me so much time of trying correct positions of parts.
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| Re: Re: canon pixma ip1500 waste ink absorber is full. by Anonymous (3/4/09 11:53 PM) reply | + / - | Ha ha ha!It worked!!!
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| Re: canon pixma ip1500 waste ink absorber is full. by Judith Natt (3/12/09 9:48 AM) reply | + / - | Thank you Anonymus for your wonderful advice for my Canon Pixma i1500. I had the message "waste ink absorber full" and I really did not know what to do. I was on my way out to buy a new printer when I thought to seek first advice from the Internet. Your advice looked reasonable and I tried it out. I found the two pads. Lifted them out, washed them, but only one was white the other one was black. This is really not important. I dried the two with a hair drier and voila my printer works just fine now. It was really easy as you said.
Thank you again.
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| Re: Re: canon pixma ip1500 waste ink absorber is f by cmbarclay7 (4/21/09 5:52 AM) reply | + / - | Thanks for your help...found the 2 pads that sit inside the rubber boots on the right like you said..washed and am waiting for them to dry...Will the error message go away on its own or is there a need to reset???
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| Re: canon pixma ip1500 waste ink absorber is full. by cmbarclay7 (4/21/09 6:16 AM) reply | + / - | Sooo I replaced the pads and the "alarm" light is still flashing :( How do I reset??
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| Re: Re: Re: canon pixma ip1500 waste ink absorber is f by PatMcT (4/21/09 6:25 AM) reply | + / - | This is quite a long thread now, so I probably need to summarize what it's main thrust is:
A. There are two small pads inside rubber boots under the head.
Cleaning these is easy, but does NOT affect the error message. They don't get very dirty anyway. The ink that goes through these is pumped down into the waste absorber through two plastic tubes by a pump mechanism.
B. The "Waste Ink Absorber" which we get told is full when the printer stops consists of several pads of highly absorbent material underneath the printing mechanism. They are white when new and get filled with excess ink over time. This is where the two plastic pipes lead down to. You have to perform a reset procedure to stop the error message and make the printer print again, like this:
1. Unplug POWER and USB cables.
2. PRESS and HOLD the POWER button...
3. Connect the POWER cable.
3. Release the the POWER button
4. Power ON your printer a usual (It should not blink anymore)
There is a piece of software you can download which will reset the counter, instead, if you prefer - read the first few posts on this topic. I found both methods work.
C. If you are concerned that the absorbent pads might overflow (and they WILL, one day, if you reset it several times without cleaning them), you will want to clean and refit them. To do this, you need to strip down the printer, remove the pads and clean them, refit the pads, and rebuild the printer. This is really quite tricky, as there are clips to undo, lots of springs to put back in the right places at the end, a couple of little plugs to remove and put back, and an optical strip and wheel which can get damaged. Even getting the pads back in is slightly awkward. Many other inkjet printers have similar pads and a similar procedure is needed to clean the pads and reset them. You may want to get someone who is keen on rebuilding gadgets to do the rebuilding - it's awkward and easy to get wrong. It usally leave the printer unusable when it goes wrong, because it can't detect the paper or can't feed it through.
I hope this helps!
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| Cleaning Guide from JeffS16150 by Anonymous (4/23/09 7:07 AM) reply | + / - | Hi Jeff
You offered a copy of your guide to cleaning the printer. We'd be most appreciative of a copy since we've taken some things apart and now don't know how it goes back together. Also, we now understand that we might not have done everything that needs to be done.
Thanks for your help
Lisa
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| Re: Re: canon pixma ip1500 waste ink absorber is full. by Anonymous (5/12/09 10:00 PM) reply | + / - | THANKS A LOT..
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| Re: Re: canon pixma ip1500 waste ink absorber is full. by joyelle (5/15/09 7:50 AM) reply | + / - | jeffs16150 i would love to have a copy. wanted to photograph but didnt have what i needed to do so. put it back together from memory. ow i get message saying printer has a jam then it'll say communication error 306......help!
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| Re: canon pixma ip1500 waste ink absorber is full. by cshneier (6/11/09 10:01 AM) reply | + / - | Please could I have a copy too? Would be most helpful.
Thanks so much,
Celia
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| Re: Re: canon pixma ip1500 waste ink absorber is full. by Anonymous (6/23/09 5:58 PM) reply | + / - | I would love to have a copy of the guide you put together. I have been having some major problems with my pixma ip1500 printer.
I am considering buying a new one real soon. But I really do like this one, and since I just bought over $30 of new cartridges I would really like to fix the one I have. Thanks for your help. SD
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| Re: Re: canon pixma ip1500 waste ink absorber is full. by Anonymous (6/23/09 6:02 PM) reply | + / - | I would love to have a copy of the guide you put together. I have been having some major problems with my pixma ip1500 printer.
I am considering buying a new one real soon. But I really do like this one, and since I just bought over $30 of new cartridges I would really like to fix the one I have. Thanks for your help. SD
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| Re: Re: canon pixma ip1500 waste ink absorber is full. by Anonymous (6/23/09 6:05 PM) reply | +1 + / - | I would love to have a copy of the guide you put together. I have been having some major problems with my pixma ip1500 printer.
I am considering buying a new one real soon. But I really do like this one, and since I just bought over $30 of new cartridges I would really like to fix the one I have. Thanks for your help. SD
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