topic Re: UPS use with pixma pro 100 in Professional Photo Printers

UPS use with pixma pro 100

Pamela2 — Fri, 29 Dec 2017 23:38:23 GMT

Is it safe and recommended to use a UPS with the pro 100? I know you shouldn't use it with a laser printer, am unsure if ok with a big inkjet. It would be the only device on the UPS.

Re: UPS use with pixma pro 100

jrhoffman75 — Sat, 30 Dec 2017 12:18:13 GMT

If everything else powers off on loss of outside power what is the purpose of keeping the printer powered on?

Re: UPS use with pixma pro 100

Pamela2 — Sat, 30 Dec 2017 14:29:01 GMT

I have heard that every time the printer is unplugged from power (I assume a power outage would be equivalent), the printer does a large cleaning cycle, wasting a lot of ink. Not only is the ink expensive to waste, but the ink waste pad, once filled, is not user-replaceable. We have short power outages here several times a year, so I was hoping a UPS would protect the printer from most of them.

Re: UPS use with pixma pro 100

jrhoffman75 — Sat, 30 Dec 2017 14:43:26 GMT

What you say is generally true, but I wouldn't worry about several (6 or so) a year.

Deinitely keep it plugged in all the time. Since my printer is connected by wifi it never goes Auto Off - stays on all the time. More important is to print at least a page every two days. If printer goes unused for more that a period of time (I believe it is 60 hours) it does a cleaning cycle as well.

Re: UPS use with pixma pro 100

Pamela2 — Sat, 30 Dec 2017 15:45:34 GMT

Thanks for your advice! I do plan to try to prevent those 60 hour cleaning cycles.