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Canon Pixma Pro 100 ink waste foam and noises.

icodyonline — Sat, 16 Jan 2016 02:48:42 GMT

So I just (3 weeks ago) got a Pixma Pro 100. Love it, prints great photos. However, the foam inside the printer has ink on it, is that normal? I can't find anywhere on how to clean or replace this. Any ideas? Also, after I print a single photo, it seems to go through something, i don't know what it is, but the rollers start rolling and the print head moves back and forth without printing, and while it's doing it's thing, it has a squeak on the right side of the printer, sounds like it's coming from a roller.

Re: Canon Pixma Pro 100 ink waste foam and noises.

jrhoffman75 — Sat, 16 Jan 2016 12:44:32 GMT

Ink is normal. It collects excess ink and keeps it off your prints.

All sorts of noises do occur, so that in itself is not an issue.

Re: Canon Pixma Pro 100 ink waste foam and noises.

icodyonline — Sat, 16 Jan 2016 15:40:23 GMT

Is there a way to replace the foam?

Re: Canon Pixma Pro 100 ink waste foam and noises.

jrhoffman75 — Sat, 16 Jan 2016 16:04:12 GMT

The printer does issue a warning/error code when the ink waste colletor is full. My PRO-100 is over two years old and no message yet. I wouldn't worry about it.

A few other participants have that printer; maybe they have thoughts as well.

Re: Canon Pixma Pro 100 ink waste foam and noises.

icodyonline — Sat, 16 Jan 2016 19:53:46 GMT

Okay cool, cause to me, it just looks so saturated. I can touch it with my finger and ink is on it. O_O

Re: Canon Pixma Pro 100 ink waste foam and noises.

ebiggs1 — Wed, 20 Jan 2016 15:51:51 GMT

Call Canon support. That's not right.

Re: Canon Pixma Pro 100 ink waste foam and noises.

Boskey — Sun, 07 Feb 2016 18:24:31 GMT

If you print a lot of borderless prints the overspray will show up in this foam. You can minimize this by printing bordered prints. You may wish to remove some of the excessive ink by gently blotting the foam with a folded paper towel. This should wick some of the excessive ink out of the foam. Make sure the printer is OFF before starting this procedure.