How to refill a Canon printer

As a rule, after the purchase of the printer over time, you have to buy bottles with ink of different colors. The fact is that this helps significantly save on printing photos and other materials.

In order to refill the Canon printer, need a syringe and ink. It is worth considering in more detail the purchase of ink. When choosing them, you should be very careful and choose only those ink that exactly match your printer model. Otherwise, there is a risk of incorrect operation of the device, which will lead to incorrect printout of the files.

First you need to turn on the computer, and then turn on the printer. You may have to wait a few seconds for the device to get ready for use. After that Open the printer cover and wait for the print carriage on which the print heads are located and the ink cartridges are installed. Be sure to wait until it stops.

Only after the carriage is in the static position, you can remove cartridges from the sockets. To do this, just press the special button located on the cartridge, and pull it a little.

Before you refill your Canon printer, you need to properly prepare the space. Recommended to lay on the table a few large newspaper sheets, so as not to get dirty. Do not prevent the presence of napkins. Many people prefer to wear rubber medical gloves to protect their hands from accidental ingress of ink, which are heavily washed.

As for the syringe, its volume does not play a special role. The main thing is the presence of a needle on it. Fill the syringe with the necessary paint. If your printer is relatively old, Guide the needle into the printhead. Strongly to enter it is not necessary, it will be enough just to squeeze the needle a little. Now you can gradually inject ink into the cartridge.

Cartridges of newer models of printers have in their upper part a special hole, which, as a rule, is covered with a sticker. Tear it off and insert a syringe needle into the hole. The needle will pass fairly freely, and then enter the ink inside. With this method of filling we recommend placing several napkins under the print headbecause the open hole helps to get air into the cartridge. Air creates pressure, due to which ink will flow a little through the head.

To refill a Canon printer whose cartridges do not have a special hole, the passage for the needle will have to be done on its own. To make a hole, it is enough to use a hot sewing needle. After refilling the cartridge, be sure to tightly seal the hole with adhesive tape.

Further Reinsert the cartridge back into the carriage slot and close the printer cover. Be sure to print a page to check if everything is working correctly. Only after checking you can start printing the necessary documents or photos.

As you can see, filling Canon's printer is easy enough. All that is necessary for this - Buy ink in the store of goods for the computer, and the syringe can be purchased at any pharmacy. The same goes for rubber gloves.