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Question posted by gsnack1 on October 9th, 2011

Ink Absorber Is Full, Can I Fix This Myself

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Answer #1: Posted by menandro on October 13th, 2011 8:20 AM

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Ink Absorber is Full means that the ink absorber pads is full with waste ink and needs to be clean. And it also means that the waste ink counter reache its critical level and needs to reset the ink counter.

1. Clean the Absorber Pads - use a tweezer to remove the ink absorber pads under the ink cartridge carrier when it is park on the far right side of the printer. To access this location you must open the top cover while printer is on. When the ink cartridge carrier position at the middle, you can now access the ink absorber pads. Place the absorber pads on running water and use soap to remove the ink. Let it air dry before returning to the printer.

2. Reset Waste Ink Counter Canon Pixma MP210

Start with printer off
Press and hold resume Button (triangle in the circle) and click “Power” button. green led should be on
hold the Power button, release Resume Button.
Without releasing the Power Button, double click “Resume” button and then release Both Buttons.
Click “Resume” for four times then click “Power” button, to confirm the selected action (reset counter absorber).
Turn off the printer and turn on again

Hope this fix your problem

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