Hey all,
I'm incredibly disappointed. After significant research, I bought a Canon MX922 to replace my dead 2006 MP530. I like having an ADF, and I was happy with the 5-ink results from my MP, so it seemed like the logical choice over the high ink cost and ADF-less MG series. I expected at least...
I ripped apart the print head, the ink delivery channels were fine, and there were no obvious burned out nozzles. The brownout must have damaged the logic on the head die, not enough to make it stop working, but just enough to cause it to damage the logic board after a few minutes of operation...
First, I printed a photo, which came out unremarkable (perfect). Next I swapped in my old printhead and OEM cartridges, and printed the same image again to compare, and here's what I got: (scanned at high res if you click)
At that point, I noticed the cyan tank was low, and thought that might...
Thanks for the suggestions. This forum is really cool!
1. :( The fact that neither print head now works seems to point to that. Is there some part of the electronics in the head that controls the supply of ink to the nozzles? It seems like that must be the part that isn't functioning.
2. The...
My MP530 suffered through a brownout, and half of the pigment black nozzles stopped working. In the process of troubleshooting, I power cycled the printer, and it wouldn't come back on. At first it got to "CANON" and then immediately shut off, then it wouldn't start at all.
Thinking that it was...