Pixma printers now stop working after a certain number of prints. The assumption is that by then the ink absorption pad is saturated.
For fairness sake, other mfgs. employ similar methods but Canon's limit seems to be a lot lower and it is near impossible to replace the pad and/or reset the counter.
For fairness sake, other mfgs. employ similar methods but Canon's limit seems to be a lot lower and it is near impossible to replace the pad and/or reset the counter.