Recent content by jjohnl

I've always thought that the point of the custom window was to let you choose higher-quality printing. But if "1" in the custom window is the same as "High" in the print quality window, then it looks like the whole point of the custom window is just to let you choose something in between the...

In the Canon printer driver, under the "main" tab, you have print quality settings. You have high, standard, fast, and custom. If you choose custom it opens up another window where you can choose quality levels from (depending on your printer and paper) 1 to 5, with 1 being the finest. Can...

Great! Thanks a lot.

There are many mentions in this thread of pharmacist's cart conditioning formula, but I can't find the thread where he actually tells how to use it. I kind of got the impression that you just fill the cart with it then dry the cart. Is that correct? Thanks

I thought it was supposed to be stored while still full of preservation fluid.

I'm waking up this long-dead thread because the story of how to store a print-head doesn't seem to be complete: When you get ready to use your head that's full of preservation fluid, do you just put it in the printer, put carts in it, and print? (I'm assuming here that it hasn't been stored long...

So is there any hope for that cart? I usually keep empty OEM carts for refilling; can it be saved?

Looks like you nailed it. A new cart fixed the problem. Much thanks.

Okay, got it. Much cleaner.

That's very interesting! (Unfortunately I've already started the head-cleaning process with Windex, but live and learn.) I've uploaded the picture again. And it was new OEM. Thanks

Maybe I should change the topic of this post to: Why do the white lines change position every time I do a head cleaning?

This is a 13" wide print on 13x19 Canon PPPGII paper using OEM inks in a PRO-100. All the carts have plenty of ink. A few hours ago I printed it at 12" wide and it was fine. After printing this mess, I cropped out a 4x6 section at the same resolution and printed it on 4x6 paper (same kind) and...

Another thing that has to be considered when looking at the nozzle check is that it shouldn't necessarily look like a nozzle check done using OEM inks, since these are Precision Color inks. Even though you "should" get the same results when you look at a printed image, the individual colors...

No, the apparent similarity between M/PM and C/PC is likely due to the process of scanning, converting to jpg, putting online, etc. In person the difference is obvious. They're close, of course, but different. My method for refilling carts is extremely time-consuming but eliminates the...

No, actually I am refilling; as I said in the first post, I use PC inks and all my carts except for the gray one are actually CLI-8s. I had already thought of plastic wrap possibly blocking the vent and checked it already; nothing there. You bring up a couple interesting points: 1) As far as...