Re: [Gimp-print-devel] Printer driver help.

[Protea W. J. <aik...@gm...>]

On Wed, Sep 9, 2020 at 7:45 AM Helen Torris <ht...@gm...> wrote:

> Hi Gutenprint!
>
> I am running OS High Sierra and trying to use a Canon S9000 bubble jet
> printer.
>
> At first I downloaded the Canon drivers for snow leopard, and for the most
> part, the printer was actually working, but every time I tried to clean the
> print heads, I got the 311 error message.
>
> I then deleted all of the Canon drivers and downloaded your 5.3.3 version
> with CUPS and all seems to be working once again, except that I now do not
> even have ANY printer utility options, so I still can't clean the print
> heads - this printer has been sitting in a closet for 10 years, and they
> really need cleaning!!  Other than that, I can still print.
>

Hello Helen,
Very glad to hear gutenprint can help you with your old S9000 printer.

Utilities are not part of gutenprint. There are external open-source
programs (ink, mtink, etc.) for ink level monitoring, but apart from HP
(hp-lip) I do not think there are any vendor-supported cleaning or
maintenance utilities.
Turboprint I understand provides such as service with its printer drivers,
so that might be one good option for you:
https://www.zedonet.com/en_p_turboprint.phtml
According to the S9000 instructions, cleaning can be done either from the
driver, or from the printer itself:
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Cleaning the Print Head from the Printer
1
Ensure the printer is on.
2
Hold down the RESUME/CANCEL button until the POWER lamp flashes
once.
Now the POWER lamp starts flashing and print head cleaning begins. Do not
perform any
other operations until the head cleaning finishes.
After print head cleaning finishes, print the nozzle check pattern to verify
that the print head
is clean. If not, repeat print head cleaning. If the head is still not
clean after the third
cleaning, perform print head deep cleaning
----
Note that deep cleaning can only be done from the driver, not from the
printer itself.

Otherwise, manual cleaning would be a good choice if you are able to remove
the print heads.

Hope this helps.
Best regards,
Gernot Hassenpflug
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