Canon MP600 is the head broken?

mvaccaro

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Hi... was wondering if anybody can suggest what the issue is as I'm missing whole bands on the test page

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@mvaccaro, you have a classic case of electrical print head failure and it has rendered the head useless, the part number is QY6-0061-000, and is no longer available, so your only choice is to get a new printer, sorry for the bad news...

A Pro 100 would be a good replacement when it becomes available on discount...
 

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As far as I know these are out of production and sold out.
Originals should have a metallic shimmering "hologram sticker" on top of the box next to the imprint.
Search google images for "qy6-0061 hologram" ... The ebay items seem to not have it...
 

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Originals should have a metallic shimmering "hologram sticker"
My QY6-0061 does not have a hologram on the box. Purchased years ago directly from Canon USA.
 

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Hologram or not, we all know that Canon new printheads are sealed in aluminum foil and no genuine vendor will show a picture of the actual item, because they would have to tear apart the foil. Look at the pictures of this auction and judge by yourselves if this one looks like a new item, Printhead without wrapping foil; no L-shaped orange clip and nozzles dry without traces of the fluid that Canon employs to protect them.

Of course there’s always a chance that this particular unit is in good working order. I played this game three times and I was lucky once. If it were very, very cheap maybe It would be worth gambling, but .. $52 ?. Come on !.
 

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My QY6-0061 does not have a hologram on the box. Purchased years ago directly from Canon USA.
Yes I know, the hologram was introduced as a label for genuine printheads, sometime after 2010.
I have still one genuine qy6-0049 (ip4000, 2004-2006) bought by myself in 2011, without sticker.
And several boxes with clogged or burnt qy6-0075, bought around 2014, all with sticker.
Three unused qy6-0064 (ip3000, 2004-2006) all bought in 2016, as a stock for a cheap, "like new" ip3000. All with sticker, although the printer was produced long ago, same years as ip4000.
So you are right, no sticker doesn't HAVE TO indicate a refurbished head -
- but a sticker DOES mean a new genuine canon head.
As far as i have noticed, I have to add... the refurbishers may copy the hologram too, some day...
But as for now this was the ONLY visible proof I knew.
Even when you open the bag, a good refurbished printhead may look the same as a new.
I use to inspect the noozzle row with a strong loupe, and may discover visible signs of wear, but would never get 100% clear result of the state..
 

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no sticker doesn't HAVE TO indicate a refurbished head -
- but a sticker DOES mean a new genuine canon head.
Canon sold me a counterfeit! Those bostages. :rant

Just kidding. ;) I do agree that an appropriate hologram probably indicates a genuine Canon box at this time.

My print heads were purchased in 2011 from Canon direct. There are no stickers. IIRC, this was near the end of the customary 5 year parts manufacturing period from release of a printer Canon told me they followed at that time. That's why I stocked up. Maybe the QY6-0061 never received the hologram because it was discontinued before holograms became accepted practice. :idunno

Search google images for "qy6-0061 hologram"
I did search and did not see one. Not saying it doesn't exist, just that I did not see a hologram. Did you?

When it comes to the QY6-0061 print head, the OP has either stumbled on the leprechaun's pot 'o gold with a new one or it is the typical refurbished counterfeit "new" for sale. The smart money is on counterfeit. If you buy then pay with PayPal and use a credit card for extra protection against fraud on eBay.
 
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