How to Refill a Canon CL-38
You can buy two kinds of ink. Universal ink goes in any cartridge and is cheap. Cartridge-specific ink is more expensive and is good for color matching. Kits are available for refilling your cartridges. The kits tend to come with the ink, a small drilling tool for enlarging the ventilation holes, and a needle and syringe. You can add paper towels and latex gloves to your kit.
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Instructions
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Un-clip the print cartridge holder in the printer and remove the cartridge. Place the cartridge on a newspaper and remove the top label from the cartridge. Use a hobby scalpel to remove the label.
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Make the small vent holes in each cartridge a bit bigger by using the drill device that came in the kit. Just insert the spike in the hole and wiggle it around a bit.
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Fill the syringe with 3 ml of ink. That's per color. Black takes 10 ml, but it's a different cartridge.
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Insert the syringe in the correct hole. Magenta is on its own at the top; cyan and yellow are adjacent to each other.
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Slowly fill the tank. Allow air to escape from the hole while you do this.
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Repeat with the other colors and let the cartridge settle for five minutes.
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Replace the cartridge in the printer. Unlike many other cartridges you don't replace the label with this cartridge. It needs the hole to vent.
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Disable the ink status monitor by pressing the cancel/resume button when the prompt comes up on your screen.
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Perform a nozzle check and clean. The nozzle check is in the printer maintenance tab of your printer driver. From the "Start" button, go to "Printers & Faxes." Right click on the printer listed and choose "Properties." You'll find options for the printer, and in the maintenance tab you'll see a nozzle check and a clean option. Run those two functions.
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