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I seem to remember a post which asked if it was possible to "water down" pigment ink magenta to make light magenta. Presumably, this would require a mixture of glycerine and water, possibly with some Photo-Flo. Does anyone know the proportions? Thanks

I seems that most, if not all, Epson printers can be used with either dye or pigment ink. Is that the same for Canon? Has anyone, for example, tried putting pigment ink in a Pixma model? Thanks for any input.

Does anyone know if I can get in the UK compatible Canon gloss optimiser. Many thanks

I have a couple of Canon printers that I have had to abandon because of paper feed problems. I have saved the printheads and want to put these to use in printers which are faulty and bring them back to life. I seem to remember reading on this forum that there was a risk of damage to the prinhead...

I have bought a second-hand Canon MP610 to replace the one I already had. It goes through set-up procedures for about a minute and then error message 5010 appears on the LED screen "printer error has occurred. Turn on the power then on again" I have tried this several times to no avail! I have...

I have a Canon MP610 which I use for printing A4 flyers. It has worked perfectly for two years. What now happens is that it picks up the paper from the rear tray, draws it in about one third its length and then stops before printing commences. As far as I can tell it always stops at the same...

Can anyone tell me the means by which Canon printers (the iP4950 specifically, or Pixma in general) detect the leading edge of paper as it is fed from the rear tray so that it knows when to start printing and if the sensor can either be reset or replaced.

I have three different models of Canon printers and have found that depending on the thickness of paper being used the position of the image is altered. Up to about 200gsm the printers print accurately. Above that they start to print too soon. The heavier the paper the greater the discrepancy...

I have been using an MP610 for printing photos on plain paper. This works well except that where the image requires a fair amount of black the print dries too slowly causing one print to smudge the next on the output tray. I assume that because plain paper is specified the printer is using...

I have been a big fan of Canon printers for several years not least because all of the Pixma models I have used have been capable of taking heavy card stock from the rear tray. However, I have found that this capability reduces as time goes by. Heavy card can still be fed without any problem if...

I have been given a Canon iP4850 which has not been used for at least two years. It has been suggested that before trying to use it I remove the cartridges and printhead, immerse the printhead in isopropanol overnight then replace the printhead and insert a new set of cartridges. Is this good...

I have a Canon MG5350 which was printing fine one day and nothing the next! It takes in the paper, operates as usual and delivers a blank sheet. There is no error code displayed. Has anyone any idea what might be wrong and if it might be worth trying to repair.

Does anyone have experience with the Canon Pixma iX7000 or Pixma Pro 9500? Both these printers have a clear ink cartridge. The ink is applied to the paper prior to printing and Canon claim this enables plain paper to be used to give a photo quality output. How well does it work? All comments and...

I have an Epson P50 printer which uses Claria inks. These are dye based and although the print quality is good I produce a lot of greetings cards and the ink smudges. What I would like to do is to refill the cartridges with pigmented ink. I would be grateful to know if anyone has tried this or...