Have your say! This image is not<\/b> licensed under the Creative Commons license applied to text content and some other images posted to the wikiHow website. Heather Wilkins has five years of professional copyediting experience. Printer ink can stain your skin. In no event shall we be responsible for incidental or consequential damages of any kind. Gently wipe off the electronic sensors in the printer as well. Place the label back on the cartridge if you want. Naturally, this will also depend on the initial ink volume in the cartridge, so be sure to do this slowly to avoid overfilling. A busy office or art studio can go thorough ink quickly. The digital printing world is impressive and continuously evolving. Once your ink cartridge is full, youll have to reset your printers ink level monitoring feature before printing. Tape over cartridges nozzle hole to prevent ink spillage when refilling it. Follow the printer instructions to clean and align the cartridge. Override the "Empty cartridge" message by pressing the paper feed or "Stop/Reset" button for three to five seconds. Replace the ink cartridge in the Pixma printer. Use paper towels to avoid staining the work area when ink leaks. Wipe off any excess ink that spills onto the cartridge in the process. Repeat the procedure until the sponge and the ink tank are filled. This image is not<\/b> licensed under the Creative Commons license applied to text content and some other images posted to the wikiHow website. Insert the magenta syringe into the hole at the top of the cartridge. Safety and cleanliness is key: wear rubber gloves and cover up your work surface. All trademarks, trade names or service marks are the property of their respective owners and are used for identification purposes only. This could damage the cartridge and your printer. Peel off the cartridge label. Work on paper towels to avoid staining the work area when ink spills. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3szkBuBW0Q, Rod Eslinger. However, at a certain point in the life of the cartridge some of the nozzles will clog up for good, reducing the quality of your prints. fill cuffs and refill syringes. {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/c\/c0\/Refill-Canon-Cartridges-Step-1-Version-2.jpg\/v4-460px-Refill-Canon-Cartridges-Step-1-Version-2.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/c\/c0\/Refill-Canon-Cartridges-Step-1-Version-2.jpg\/aid1481585-v4-728px-Refill-Canon-Cartridges-Step-1-Version-2.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":345,"bigWidth":728,"bigHeight":546,"licensing":"