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I have a problem with the magenta on my Pixma 4850. I have tried Propanyl to no effect. Was thinking of filling a spare cartridge with propanyl and running through loads of magenta prints. Is this a good idea?
No, don’t attempt to print with anything in the carts other than ink, you risk losing your print head...Is this a good idea?
Follow the recommendations in this thread.I have a problem with the magenta on my Pixma 4850.
Thanks for the reply. I had presumed that it was a clog in the printhead but from what you say am I right in thinking now that it could actually be the fault of the cartridge? I do have other empty cartridges so I can fill another with magenta and give that a go. I no longer rely on the chip as my resetter failed some time ago so don't think that would be an extra consideration.No, don’t attempt to print with anything in the carts other than ink, you risk losing your print head...
If you have a problem with your Magenta, then use another known good cartridge, it doesn’t necessarily have to be magenta, just swap over the chip...
Ok so looks as if I may have done some damage....is there anything I can do? The reason I decided to abandon ink monitoring was that I found it inaccurate.
The ink monitoring on the Canon printer was never meant to be accrete, it primary role is to show the user their approx. ink levels and when to change a cartridge safely as it becomes empty**, BUT and this is the important bit to remember.Ok so looks as if I may have done some damage....is there anything I can do? The reason I decided to abandon ink monitoring was that I found it inaccurate.