Take these steps ONLY after attempting many cleaning cycles and nozzle checks. Grab from inside where the cartridges were sitting and the printhead piece only will come out easily.)ĭiagram of Printhead Before Cleaning with Removed Rubber Gaskets To Remove Clogged Ink from the Printhead: The printhead itself is a smaller piece inside of the whole assembly that slides on the rail inside the printer.

Lift the black plastic printhead up and out (Note: at first, this confused me.

Lift up the gray lever on the right side of the ink cartridge assembly.

Unplug the printer (now the cartridge assembly wont auto-return while the lever is up).

Wait for the ink cartridges assembly to come to the middle/front.

Open the top cover of the printer to get to the ink cartridges.How to Remove the Printhead from Canon Printers You can also link to this website from your own website, blog, or forum, to help get the word out. If you can’t find an Amazon link, click “Support” at the top of this website or in the sidebar. I’ve printed tens of thousands of pages using the printers and ink mentioned in this article and have gained a great understanding of the real world use, cost, and maintenance of these printers and the liquid gold they call ink.Īs with all DayDull articles, if you appreciate the article, please help support this and future articles by clicking on any of the Amazon links before making any purchase at Amazon. This article specifically uses the Canon Pixma Pro 9000 MK II, however most modern Canon printers all have similar designs and the steps will be very similar.

with nice photos and diagrams, of removing the printhead from a Canon printer. This article will guide you step by step through the process.

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