cartridges

 you can exchange the canon cl/pg51x cartridges without electricity faster by pushing back the white locking mechanism

 

ciss

 important: buy a ciss system with needles in the elbows. The needles will prevent air bubles in the tubes. Cheapest price  ebay ~8$ .  

 

included cartridge clips -_- other names:  suction tool
•~5cm hight   → hp301  with thin wood from e.g. wooden salad boxes you can use the clip too for canon catridges.
a seldom included item is a plastic canon adapter

•~2cm hight,  testet with canon  PG/CL51x + 540/541catridges  → 11m.de/canonclip

Drilling the color catridge
remove the label
close the magenta top airhole with (super)glue
drill the magenta hole @ the connection from the 5th to the  6th  furrow (counted from top -_- left side)

use the included drill tool to remove plastic for the head from the magenta elbow.

you will find different  videos @ youtube

drainage

i use the waste ink in markers or in spray bootles.
You can connect too the silicone tube comming from the purge unit with a seperated part from the ciss tubes.
Outer diameter ciss tubes = inner diameter silicone tube

The plastic part is fastened with wood screws in the rear cover.

deep cleaning c+b =~ 0,3ml

 

venting

 you can use too the  ink stopper to block the 4 venting pipes

 

cleaning cycles -_- pixma mp230 mp240 - mp280

with a display e.g. mp240-280
tap on the tools/maintenance button → A  =Nozzle Check Pattern
twice → H  =cleaning
trice → Y  =deep cleaning
 

Start the action with the  green start button

without display mp230 + ip2700
Hold down the Stop/Reset button until the Alarm lamp flashes orange twice, then release it immediately
deep: Hold down the Stop/Reset button until the alarm led flashes orange three times , then release it immediately

Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern
Hold down the Stop/Reset button until the Alarm lamp flashes orange, then release it immediately