Many ink jet printers have them, but as far as I know, only Canon PIXMA printers display an error when a certain internal counter suggests that the ink absorber may be full. This prevents smudges, so it's a good thing to have. If you call Canon support, they will promptly tell you to bring the printer for servicing, that doesn't help, however, when you have a report or resumé to print by tomorrow.įirstly, it might be important to note that the waste ink absorber is a little pad that sits under the cartridge's 'home' position and collects any loose ink that may be on the cartridge. Unfortunately, or fortunately, you are not the only one with this problem and there are ways to solve it. If you own a Canon printer and are looking at this article, chances are you just got the 'Waste ink absorber is full' error, or something similar, and have no idea what it is or what the printer expects you to do.
