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    Help required Pixma Pro 1

    Just too say replacement yellow cartridge fitted, no errors showing... Printing now in full flow ( well one test colour print done) got to get colours and brightness correct (Awaiting new Spyder calibrator can't find my old one) and a happy printer i shall be... Now just got to get this Epson...
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    Help required Pixma Pro 1

    Basically i reckon its a great printer now i am getting somewhere with it and i am enjoying the results, my initial questions and doubts were based on my own ignorance of how it operated so i turned to this forum for advice and i am glad i did. Seriously i also have a Epson R3000 from new which...
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    Help required Pixma Pro 1

    Thanks, it's the guy from Octoink i am chatting to on monday, the prints i am getting from ones supplied by cartridgesave on B&W only are somewhat cool compared to my monitor almost a blue tinge... Cant find my calibrator at the moment but even without it i know its too blue
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    Help required Pixma Pro 1

    On Monday I am going to be talking to a guy who supplies the chips and a refill kit (Can't think of company name at the moment). Can you recommend a good ink supplier? Flipping stuff is so expensive. Is the ebay stuff any good?
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    Help required Pixma Pro 1

    Nope none of then have it... Looking online at the compatibles for sale it appears this light sensor pins has been discarded the base is just molded flat... This guy shows a similar cartridge in this video at around 6 mins 30 seconds in, its not quite the same but very similar and again no light...
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    Help required Pixma Pro 1

    Thank you Mr Hat... Sorry about my terminology i kinda make sense to myself :) I have now got a good result and the printer is working except the aftermarket yellow and they are sending me a replacement for that and 50% off of the cost of the cartridges... The compatible cartridges do not...
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    Help required Pixma Pro 1

    Sorry it's an English (British) Phrase... All Bar means with the exception of.... So all of the aftermarket cartridges are now working "With the exception of" the yellow cartridge (aftermarket).. Just wondering if you or anyone has a description how to add an external waste ink tank ( not...
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    Help required Pixma Pro 1

    Thanks for all your help so far Stratman... I had tried swapping each in turn before but found it still went into B500 on each. But then after i had tried swapping the cartridges in maintenance mode for some odd reason it began seeing all the cartridges ( the empty OEM ones) on one bank the bank...
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    Help required Pixma Pro 1

    Interesting development not sure this will help diagnose my problem but here it is... I put the printer into maintenance mode using the OEM inks and it prints the eeprom report fine so i thought i would try removing the doors and swapping the inks for the compatibles and try another eeprom...
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    Help required Pixma Pro 1

    It cycles 8 times when the compatible cartridges are fitted yes... When the OEM cartridges are fitted it just says they are empty and flashes around 15 or 18 times very quickly before repeating but i can still force it to print. The read out from the eeprom lists these error codes in this...
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    Help required Pixma Pro 1

    It could be the fact he knew this who knows... The repetitive cycle of flashing led lights are the amber/ yellow light flashes 8 times stops then repeats as does the white light... I have already reset the waste ink counter to zero using the maintenance mode (see attached images in first post)...
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    Help required Pixma Pro 1

    Hi thanks for your reply, the cartridges have not leaked any ink and the electrical contacts are clean. The cartridges have refused to work right from first putting them in so no real draining has been done, i have spoken to Cartridgesave and they have said they are happy to refund... The...
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    Help required Pixma Pro 1

    Hi folks new to this forum but require some advice/ assistance. I have acquired a Pro 1 from a guy who said he just hasn't really used it ( who knows) it has come with a full set of Genuine inks (Empty)... So i have begun to try and revive this magnificent beast of a printer to complement my...
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