On Tue, 18 Apr 2006 22:45:04 -0400, Taliesyn
opined:

Lionel wrote:
[retrieving stubborn printhead carriages]
(2) Turn off the printer & *gently* drag the head over to the center.

And I forgot another good method:
(3) If the model is one of the ones where the carriage parking
position is completely inaccessible (usually to the extreme right),
you can often extract it by pulling the toothed rubber/cloth carriage
belt to the left. (Watch out for the inevitable stray ink &/or white
grease in the area!)

Thanks for the handy tips. I should print this out and store it should
mine ever go.

Welcome to the printer group.

Well, I'm reading this from RPD, where I've been a reg for a few years
now, but we often see printer-related questions here.

Nice to see any kind of Canon
representation here. HP's been served very nicely by Bob Headrick.

Thanks for the kind words, Taliesyn, they're much appreciated.

Do please bear in mind that I'm very much an *ex* Canon tech though,
as I haven't serviced any Canon printers in a professional capacity
since about '99, (when I finally finished switching over to the
networking side of the IT industry), so I have had no 'official'
connection with Canon, (other than as a mostly-happy customer) since
that time, & don't claim to speak for Canon in any 'official'
capacity.
That said, I worked for Canon (Business Equipment Service, Australia)
for several years, then went on to work in, then manage
Canon-authorised service centres for another 6 years or so, so I'm
pretty familiar with their equipment, their service policies, &
service procedures.
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