The Cannon i860 is a photo ink-jet printer that has five ink cartridges and a print head that can be removed for cleaning. Maintaining and repairing your Cannon i860's print head and cartridges will save you money because you don't have to send the printer out for repair and deal with the hassle of being without your printer. Removing the print head from your Cannon i860 takes about two minutes and once it is removed, you can then do needed repairs and cleaning.
Instructions
1. Open the front cover on the Cannon i860 printer. If the printer is on, the cartridge holder should move to the center of the printer. If the printer is off, you can slowly pull the cartridge holder to the center, or turn the printer on and let the device pull the holder to the center.
2. Remove all of the ink cartridges from the cartridge holder. Place the cartridges upright on a piece of paper towel. This is a good time to clean the ink cartridges with a piece of paper towel. Wipe any ink from the bottom of the cartridges and check the condition of the cartridges---if any are leaking ink, replace with new cartridges.
3. Lift the gray-colored arm located to the right of where the cyan cartridge was. Then pull the print head out gently. Don't pull the print head out forcibly or it may break.
4. Place the print head on a piece of paper towel and do the needed repair or cleaning.
5. Place the print head back in the cartridge holder after you are done cleaning/repairing. Push the gray-colored arm down and then re-install the ink cartridges.
6. Turn the printer "On" if it is off and run a "test page" to test the device.
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