The Pixma printers use individual or single ink cartridges for each of four to six colors. Cartridges have a small microchip that will need to be reset when you refill them so you will need a chip reset device which you can purchase online or offline also. That is, changing or refilling a canon ink cartridge Refilling ink cartridges can be messy so put newspapers or rags down before you begin to avoid getting ink all over your work surface. For print quality use new Canon brand cartridges. Replace cartridges right after you remove them. don't leave the machine with the cartridge missing. Use cartridges within six months of the first use. Some color ink is consumed even when you print in black and white. Some ink is consumed when you clean the print head.

Put the Expose stopper on the empty cartridge. Remove the paper label from the top of the empty cartridge. You want to expose the round plastic stopper. This is where the ink is mostly injected. Secure the orange cartridge cap by the label. Place the orange plastic cartridge cap on the bottom of the cartridge and secure it with rubber bands. The plastic cap came with the cartridge when you bought it. If you have lost it or thrown it away, use a piece of cardboard. This keeps ink from leaking out of the bottom while you are refilling.

And another way you can Fill that syringe with ink. Fill the provided syringes with ink following the kit manufacturer's instructions. Some kits include a pre-filled syringe for you. Place all the cartridges into the chip reset device Place the cartridge into the chip reset device and wait for it to flash or beep depending on the model. The cartridge is ready to insert and use in your printer. Let the excess ink drip off. Remove the plastic cover from the bottom of the cartridge and let the excess ink drip off.

Now replace the plastic stopper. Replace the plastic stopper with the plastic and at the end of a syringe plunger. If you removed it earlier. Remove the plunger from the syringe and place the small plastic. End into the hole at the top of the cartridge. Pull the plunger out of the small plastic end. Making sure the plastic stays in the cartridge hole.

Fill the cartridge ink using the syringe. Insert ink into the cartridge using the refill syringe and just hole you just wide it or molded. This is the process to change or refill canon ink cartridges.