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Enjoy your new printer @drfihl. I certainly have enjoyed mine.

Your welcome @drfihl John Wheeler

Hi @Carsten I have the P900 and my brother has the p800. I have done quite a bit of technical testing of the P900 and have shared those findings in previous posts I have made. To the first order, I doubt you would notice a difference in print quality with the P900. I would consider the...

Just to let you know, you did not scan and share the nozzle check pattern. It helps to visually see the pattern (not your text description) in the debug process, yet I know that is your choice on what to share. Here is a more complete set of steps, and you have already done some of them. I used...

The papers (cut sheet and roll) are the same as far as surface finish, yet there may be some other differences, such as thickness. Once you have the Canon test papers and set the media settings for those papers, you are well on your way to understanding the capabilities of your printer and ink.

I am not in the EU yet take a look at this web address for Canon Glossy paper 20 sheets that can be delivered express: https://office1.bg/en/products/foto-hartiya-plus-glossy-ii-pp-201-260-gm2-a4-20-lista

I cannot speak to what to expect with the katana papers. It seems unusual to be that scratch sensitive and comparing to a Canon paper using the exact media setting specified by Canon would be a good benchmark for the printer and inks. I would hope the canon papers would not have that problem...

Hi @AmaDeuSbg There is no question that pigment ink has a larger propensity to sit on top of glossy papers, which can create issues. If I were in your shoes, I would get some official Canon glossy type paper, and using the exact recommended printer settings for that printer, run a test image...

Not sure about the grey for reporting the color ink levels. I found this on the web to check: Confirm via Epson Printer Utility Open: Start → Epson → Epson Printer Utility 4 → Stylus Pro 3880 Then click: EPSON Status Monitor If the utility shows color ink levels, communication is fine — the...

Have you printed anything to that printer yet as it was not clear from your post? If you have not printed anything yet, use this "print test page" approach to verify the system can print to the printer. If it does print to the printer, then this could be something from within Excel instead of...

Hi @Alan Baily You did not mention the connection type: USB, Ethernet, or Wireless The following is a list of steps (you may have already completed some). I cannot confirm this list, as I use a Mac, but I thought this might be of some help. Take all such lists with a grain of salt when not...

Hi @nitsuj1972 A frustrating problem, yet there are some basic and easy tests to help narrow it down. You have six ink cartridges, and the black is near empty. Black is used in creating some colors, and full black often utilizes color inks as well. 1) Make sure "all" cartridges have ink...

Hi Don Please print a nozzle check pattern, scan it, and post it as another reply in this thread. The nozzle check test is the first step in debugging and verifying that all nozzles are functioning properly. Here is the link for the specifics of the test pattern to which I referred: John...

Hi @nitsuj1972 Your issue is not to hard to explain. Note that on your test image about half of the magenta is not runnning on all cyclinders (ends up being light or partial magenta): On a mostly black and white image, all the CMYK inks are being used to create that grayscale. When the...

Sounds good. Here is a summary of the other problems for the P900, aside from a nozzle clog, and some information on how to differentiate them. This is from online, so I cannot attest to its complete accuracy, yet it sounds about right. This is a bit beyond my own knowledge, yet it was helpful...