Canon ip4000: suddenly 10x slower printing

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My trusted ip4000 with about 10 000 full color borderless printing under the hood
suddenly started printing real slow. After printing some 200 pages (this time
simple b&w pages) in the morning it stopped printing. The printer driver displayd
an error (there was no more info about the cause of problem) and requested to
turn off the printer. After done so it started working again. Every page at every
setting is real slow. It prints a few millimeters and pauses, then prints some
more and pauses. Even printing test page is slow. Pages come out as usual.

What the heck?

I am printing with non-OEM ink galore (this bit for measekite who is killfiled)
 
This is a guess, because i do not own any Canon printers, and don't know
the software, but in general this type of problem is the result of
inadequate printer spool file area on the hard drive.

There needs to be adequate space to rasterize the image on the hard
drive. Look for where the spooler is for your OS (for XP it is in the
Windows\system32\spool set of sub-folders. The files that
you will be looking for are those with a set of letters and numbers
followed by a .tmp extension.

If some files became corrupted within the spooler they can take up a lot
of space and cause this problem. They should be removed. To do so you
should do your search for orphaned files after a rebooting of the
computer and before you send any new print jobs to the printer. Under
those conditions any .tmp files you find in the folders under the Spool
folder would be orphaned print job files.

Also, lack of contiguous space (highly fragmented drive) can cause
problems, or if the same partition is being used for virtual memory and
photoshop scratch disk, it can not leave enough for the spooler files.

Defrag the partition, make sure the spooler folder is clear of orphans
and make sure it isn't competing with other virtual spaces from other
programs.

Also, if you are using USB connections, make sure nothing else is
interrupting with the data stream, like a new USB device, or an old one
that is corrupted in some manner.

Art
 
Never heard of a Canon doing that before, when you switched off
wondered if you just used the power button, was trying to sugges
disconnecting the power cord for a few minutes and do a complet
reboot

Have you checked the settings in Canon Properties/Advance tab, th
only other thing I can think of is the print spooling memory siz
which sounds more like the explanation

Hope someone comes along with first hand experience

Dav
 
DC said:
My trusted ip4000 with about 10 000 full color borderless printing under the
hood
suddenly started printing real slow. After printing some 200 pages (this time
simple b&w pages) in the morning it stopped printing. The printer driver
displayd
an error (there was no more info about the cause of problem) and requested to
turn off the printer. After done so it started working again. Every page at
every
setting is real slow. It prints a few millimeters and pauses, then prints some
more and pauses. Even printing test page is slow. Pages come out as usual.

What the heck?

I am printing with non-OEM ink galore (this bit for measekite who is killfiled)
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Is the test page you refer to from the PC or is it the internal printer test
page?
If from the PC, try the internal test page and see whether that is affected.
(Press the resume button until the LED blinks twice to print a nozzle check).
My bet is that it is a PC issue and the suggestions posted by others here are
the ones to try.
Tony
 
DC said:
My trusted ip4000 with about 10 000 full color borderless printing under the hood
suddenly started printing real slow. After printing some 200 pages (this time
simple b&w pages) in the morning it stopped printing. The printer driver displayd
an error (there was no more info about the cause of problem) and requested to
turn off the printer. After done so it started working again. Every page at every
setting is real slow. It prints a few millimeters and pauses, then prints some
more and pauses. Even printing test page is slow. Pages come out as usual.

What the heck?

I am printing with non-OEM ink galore (this bit for measekite who is killfiled)
Click to expand...
AND YOU ARE A NON BRAINER
 
DC said:
My trusted ip4000 with about 10 000 full color borderless printing under the hood
suddenly started printing real slow. After printing some 200 pages (this time
simple b&w pages) in the morning it stopped printing. The printer driver displayd
an error (there was no more info about the cause of problem) and requested to
turn off the printer. After done so it started working again. Every page at every
setting is real slow. It prints a few millimeters and pauses, then prints some
more and pauses. Even printing test page is slow. Pages come out as usual.

What the heck?

I am printing with non-OEM ink galore (this bit for measekite who is killfiled)
Click to expand...

I managed to get the printer working by turning it off, removing the printhead a
couple of times. I printed some twenty pages until it was time for a refill.

Now it is showing some error with no explanation and the printer is blinking
orange. I can't even go to the service mode:

Start with the printer OFF

1. Hold down RESUME and then hold down POWER
2. release RESUME (while still holding down the POWER)
3. press RESUME twice, then release POWER
4. The green light will blink and the printer will make some noise. Wait until
this is finished, you are now in the printer's diagnostic mode.

To select one of the functions below, use the RESUME button and then press POWER
to execute:

# of RESUME Presses - Light Color - Function

0 - green - Power Off
1 - orange - Service Test Print: Extended nozzle check pattern
2 - green - EEPROM information print
3 - orange - EEPROM initialize
4 - green - reset waste ink counter (For the Canon waste tank full error)

lastly press POWER off.


Removing the printhead once again seemed to correct the situation. I wonder what
is going on? Does the printer have some internal counter that shut's it down?
 
Probably the logic got corrupted
You can appreciate a computer or even a digi TV set-top box wants
re-boot by disconnecting the power once in a while this is usuall
known as a 'soft reboot'

Sometimes with a computer you take the bios battery out, a digi T
set-top box you hold a button while plugging the power cord in, thes
are known as 'hard re-boots' where the chips do a self check

More than likely you have performed a 'Hard re-boot', these 'lock ups
can cause all sorts of funny problems, one cause could probably be
dirty great big spike or voltage surge on the mains power, thes
voltage surges are so rapid you need special equipment to see them
simple 'test meter' being far too slow to respond to register the
but fast enough to corrupt

Strange you had to remove the print head....

Dav
 
DC said:
I managed to get the printer working by turning it off, removing the printhead a
couple of times. I printed some twenty pages until it was time for a refill.

Now it is showing some error with no explanation
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I AM HAPPY FOR YOU
and the printer is blinking
orange. I can't even go to the service mode:

Start with the printer OFF

1. Hold down RESUME and then hold down POWER
2. release RESUME (while still holding down the POWER)
3. press RESUME twice, then release POWER
4. The green light will blink and the printer will make some noise. Wait until
this is finished, you are now in the printer's diagnostic mode.

To select one of the functions below, use the RESUME button and then press POWER
to execute:

# of RESUME Presses - Light Color - Function

0 - green - Power Off
1 - orange - Service Test Print: Extended nozzle check pattern
2 - green - EEPROM information print
3 - orange - EEPROM initialize
4 - green - reset waste ink counter (For the Canon waste tank full error)

lastly press POWER off.


Removing the printhead once again seemed to correct the situation. I wonder what
is going on? Does the printer have some internal counter that shut's it down?
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IT IS THIRSTY FOR CANON INK
 
How many orange blinks do you get between green blinks, it can be as high as 20
so you need to count?
Please advise and I will see if I can determine the error posted by the printer.
Tony
 
Removing the printhead once again seemed to correct the situation. I
wonder what is going on? Does the printer have some internal counter
that shut's it down?
Click to expand...

It might be.
You can check to see counts on option 2 of the service menu.
 
Irwin said:
Excellent response. One of your best. You are a real asset to this
group!
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MANY IN THIS SOCALLED GROUP ARE A BUNCH OF IDIOTS. YOU ARE A REAL ASSet
TO DA GROUP.
 
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