Recent content by tom6667

Thank all of you for your helpful advice!

Yes, and I just found out that it doesn't work if you're connected via wifi.

I actually never considered unplugging it from the wall. I only meant shutting off with the power button, which of course doesn't really "shut off" anything electronic these days. Thanks for your comments!

Just got my Pro-100 about 2 weeks ago. I am new to Canon, having abandoned my previously loved Epson Artisan 1430 due to print head failure. I hear a lot of motor sounds, even after printing only one photo. Is this ink-wasting cleaning, or other maintenance that I don't understand? Upon startup...

Yes, mostly cost, but I have been refilling for my cheepee XP-310 with Precision Colors dye ink for a couple of years. The WF2540 takes the same carts. I just can't remember when I transitioned from the original carts whether I tossed them all at once or as necessary. Thanks, and I'm aware of...

Wifey is spending a fortune on ink for her Workforce 2540. I've been refilling my photo printers for years, but she didn't want to go that route, but has changed her mind. Question is, during the transition, should we switch all carts at once (to dye ink) when the first OEM pigment cart goes...

Martin, I just re-read you post. I overlooked the B&W part. In my experience, the paper you print on can have a HUGE impact on tonal range, especially with dye inks. I am a cheapskate and use Epson Premium Presentation Matte for day-to-day B&W prints, knowing full well that more expensive papers...

Obviously you are experienced with the histogram! You know it's ok to clip a little bit, depending what part of the image is involved. Are your prints still dark, even when you set a good black point and white point? How about midrange (gamma)? Tried pushing it to the left a little? If you use...

I think the best indicator as to how your prints will come out (as to brightness) is the histogram in your image editor. It doesn't care what your monitor tells you. There are many factors contributing to the apparent brightness of your monitor, like ambient light, monitor brightness, and with...

Well, after less than three years, my Artisan 1430 died. The autopsy said it was "print head delamination". I had cross-contamination between cyan and magenta, causing the magenta to produce a nice shade of blue. While in denial I worked around the problem by printing a sheet of magenta stripes...

I searched and found this post because I'm having the exact same problem in my 1430 - cyan contamination in magenta. I've had the printer for a little less than two years and have been using Precision Colors inks with no problems until now. If I run a clean cycle the nozzle check comes out...