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Grandad: I had one more question. I seem to remember the Canon guy telling me that there was some sort of a vacuum pump or assist on drawing the ink through the system that he says that he checks. Does this sound right on my i860? Is there a way for me to deal with that? thanks, gill Ink...

Dear Grandad: I do not have a scanner. I just printed a nozzle check and this is what I see starting at the top: Nice 3eBLK with grid intact Very faint streaked cyan band---it had continuous stringers of white Very faint something....can just make out a bar but cannot tell what color Solid...

Grandad: Thank you for your reply. I can get a new printhead for $42. I cannot find a printer for anything approaching that. There is part of me that says skip the tuneup and just get the printhead. I am worried that there is a pumping mechanism that could be the problem as well so I am a...

I have a Canon i860 and have been using Carrot Ink in this printer for approximately 9 months. The printer is slightly over a year old. Recently my print quality has crashed. I believe that the problem is that the printer head is partially clogged though I do not know for sure. I have been...