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 pigment black which causes the problem. On later Canon models there is the option on the “Commonly used settings” to use a photo setting and dye black appears then to be used irrespective of the paper specified.
Altering the actual paper specified to photo but continuing to use plain paper seems to force the printer to use dye black but this is not an option because of the way it then changes the color rendering.
I am wondering if the only way around the problem is to fill the pigment cartridge with dye.
I assume that because plain paper is specified the printer is using pigment black which causes the problem. On later Canon models there is the option on the “Commonly used settings” to use a photo setting and dye black appears then to be used irrespective of the paper specified.
Altering the actual paper specified to photo but continuing to use plain paper seems to force the printer to use dye black but this is not an option because of the way it then changes the color rendering.
I am wondering if the only way around the problem is to fill the pigment cartridge with dye.