Recent content by et91fr

Hi all ! Some news : The Hat's method for cleaning printheads does really work. I just have some streaking in the cyan color, probably caused by too much pressure when trying to unclog with the syringe. So now that I have two printheads, Let me formulate the next question : How to store a...

No I did not try yet to action Canon warranty. Maybe I will try that later if I do not solve the problem. My priority is more understanding what happened. And I do not know what is the exact procedure. If I have to send back the printer, then I will probably have to equip it with new OEM...

Thank you The Hat for your advices. I will keep you informed of the results.

Some update : I could put the hand on a replacement printhead, and it works perfectly. Now I have a lot of time to try to put the original one back in condition. However I will follow The Hat's advice in post http://www.nifty-stuff.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=59304#p59304 Can anybody help ...

Hello dear inkjet community. I am experiencing a strange print head clogging issue. The context : I have a 2 months old Pixma MG8250. I started refilling as soon as the OEM cartridges that came with the printer emptied. This printer does produce excellent photos, so my objective was to be able...

Above all, it is more fun to refill !

Thank you. It never hurts to remind the basics. The cartridges are now half-full (one week usage). I am not sure this is enough. I think that If I decide to order a specific profile, I will wait for the second refill batch.

Yes this is a possibility, but I am not sure where to find this service in France. It is a little bit surprising that the ink manufacturers (or distributors ?) do not offer replacement profiles for the OEM papers, or at least the most commonly used ones. They certainly have everything that is...

The Hat, thank you for your answer. So to make sure I understood : I need to try the different profiles supplied by Canon for different paper types (MP2, GL2/SG2, ....), hopefully I will find one which gives better results. Is that what you meant ?

Hello The Hat, Do you mean by playing with the sliders in the driver settings ? Frankly, I did not try. I do not know of any tool for altering an icc profile content.

Hello, I just switched to refilled carts for my mg8250 printer. The inks are IS brand, from a kit purchased from octoink. I am quite pleased with the results on plain paper, but I prefer the color tones of OEM inks for printing photos. Results with IS are a little bit too saturated and lack...

In fact when testing more thoroughly, I discovered 2 problems : 1) The magenta cartridge seems to be somehow clogged. When printing the printhead test pattern, I should have 3 magenta lines of decreasing intensity. I have only the first line, and half the second. When printing two 4x6" photos...

Thank you very much for your support, Today is a big day, I refilled succesfully the five cartridges for my son's MP630 !! I used smaller diameter needle, and filled VERY slowly (nearly drop by drop), and followed by the letter pharmacist's procedure. Once succeeded the first time, it becames...

Well well... My first step in the refilling world, and using german method, was a complete mess ! I positionned the needle well, but I eneded with an oversaturated sponge (ink spilling through the exhaust and the vent ) and an empty reservoir. I guess I must have filled too rapidly (30s or so)...

Thank you The Hat and ghwellsjr for your advices. I will keep you informed on my progresses. Eric