Canon Printhead for MP990, MP996, MG6120, MG6220, MG8120, MG8220
This is a new, unopened, genuine Canon printhead manufactured in Japan. (Beware the Chinese counterfeits.) Canon does not include ink cartridges with their new print heads. You can install the ink cartridges from your old print head in the new printhead if they still have ink in them.
Wondering
what causes print heads to go bad? Usually it is not circuitry failure
but simply dried nozzles. The symptom of dried nozzles is white
horizontal lines in the print for one or more colors. Usually you can
print a nozzle check from your printer software which shows a pattern of
lines. If a nozzle is dried, it will show a blank where there should
be a line.
Dried nozzles can be caused by several things,
including a poorly seated ink cartridge, or lack of use (letting the
printer sit for a few weeks without using).
Sometimes print heads
can be "resuscitated". Of course, first start by running several
cleaning cycles using your printer's software. If that doesn't work,
try removing the printhead and carefully cleaning the bottom of it with
water. Some of our customers have reported they've been able to get
their print head unclogged by soaking the nozzles in Windex.
Sometimes the printhead problems are caused not by a defective print head but by a “gunky” parking station. The parking station is the place where the print head “rests” when it is not printing. Usually it’s on the right side of the printer (looking at the printer from the front). The parking station has rubber seals that are supposed to surround the printhead when it’s parked. These
seals have two purposes: 1) to keep the printhead from drying out when
it is not printing, and 2) to provide a tight seal for strong suction
when the printer is self-cleaning the head. Some printers also have rubber wiper blades that move across the bottom of the printhead to remove accumulated ink. All these rubber pieces get “gunked” up over time with condensed ink. This prevents a tight seal, allowing the head to dry out. The good news: the rubber can be cleaned! Best tool is a Q-tip dipped in water. You’ll need several Q-tips.
For
easier access to the parking station, open the cover of the printer so
that the print head carriage comes to the middle (as if to replace an
ink cartridge). Unplug power from the printer. Then use your hand to
gently slide the printhead carriage over to the left, so that you can
access the parking station (at right) more easily. When you are
finishing cleaning, close the printer, plug power back in, and turn it
on. The printhead will automatically return to the parking station.
(Note: we will not be responsible for any damage to property or persons which result from these instructions.)