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Question posted by davegoodwin13b on March 1st, 2017

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How do I clean the ink absorber on my pixma mp520?

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Answer #1: Posted by Odin on March 1st, 2017 10:07 AM

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It's unfortunately not that simple--you can't simple clean the absorber, but will need to replace part of your printer. Possibly because of the complexity, Canon chooses not to document the procedure to use when the absorber is nearly full. You can temporarily continue printing if you press the OK button--but Canon requires that you consult a "Canon service representative" to resolve. Use the contact information here--https://www.contacthelp.com/canon/customer-service.

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