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Grandad35: My sincerest aplologies, i didnt realise! Thanks for telling me. I have uploaded the images by themselves to several sites; choose whichever site you want. 1st line -Regular Nozzle check 2nd line -Service mode nozzle check...

websnail: Just for your (and other canon users) reference- pushing the cancel/resume button untill the power light flashes twice produces the "regular" nozzle check (the one which can be produced from printer maintenance), while the method i detailed in my previous post produces a completely...

websnail: I was referring to the nozzle that you can initiate by: turning the printer off holding the cancel/resume button and pushing and holding the power button while not letting go of the cancel/resume button while holding on to the power button, pressing the cancel/resume button twice...

Stratman: I think i will end up changing inks, as i have only a 4oz bottle of pigment black left, and 3/4 bottles of C,M and Y left, and i will finish those before i finish my paper. Hobbicolors ink, while a great inkset for some, is not ideal for me. If i get my ip4500 working fully, i'll...

I asked a canon support person whether i could enter service mode and send him a nozzle check, and he said that doing so would void my warranty, as service mode isnt detailed in the manual.

Ok, the customer service rep called me back today. However, he refused to acknowledge that there was a problem with my printer. He told me that, although the nozzle checks generated by the printers at the service centre didnt have the lines, my printer must be printing fine, as i didnt notice...

stratman: well, i was using "fuji xerox performer +", which is 80gsm. Not the best of paper, yes, but i have several reams of it, and i dont really feel like spending money to buy different paper, especially when the canon OEM ink performs fine on the xerox paper.

smile: Ah, but i do see a problem in the nozzle check- have a look at the scans that i uploaded in the first post. "On the regular nozzle check, have a look at the middle of the first cyan 'stripe' (the topmost blue one). On the service mode scan, have a look at the topmost cyan one, and the...

Well, i called canon tech support, and they asked me to email a scan of a nozzle check, and i want sure whether i'd be safe sending a service mode nozzle check.

Manuchau: Thanks for your concern, but i did take the name down of the supervisor (as well as the regular techie), but i didn't think it was appropriate to post her name in the forum. I'll keep the forum posted on what happens.

If i go into service mode, and tell a canon rep (and show them the service mode nozzle check), will i lose my warranty on my new printer?

stratman: I definately use the pigment ink, and not the dye/pigment hybrid. I dont have a problem with highlighters. fish: wow, you and i have/had roughly the same problems... I had a lot of bleeding, especially when black text and colour graphics were juxtaposed. Well, it looks like i wont be...

Ok, i called canon tech support, and i described ny problem to them. The regular techie said he hadn't heard any thing like this before, so i asked to be transferred to a supervisor. I spoke to the supervisior, and she asked me to send them a scan. I sent them the scan that i uploaded above, but...

fish: ah, thats good, thats the reason why i dont want to use hobbicolors ink.

*bump* Anyone got any ideas?

I have just got a new ip4500, and i need some dye black ink (even though i have 3/4 filled 4oz bottles of hobbicolors c/m/y). However, i do not think it is economically feasible for me to ship just 1 bottle of ink, and, as a result, i have decided to purchase a full set. I have 2 other printers...

stevec: Well, i was in you position a few months ago, and i faced this same dilemma, as i had obtained my carts from a recycling bin, and they were dried out. You should flush all of your carts, especially your pigment blacks, as these can clog severely. When i was flushing the carts, the dye...

Hi Yesterday, i managed to obtain a brand new IP4500 (yes!), and i was doing some benchmarking/data collection. It was all looking fine, until i looked closely at the nozzle checks. On the nozzle checks, there appears to be a misalignment in the blue sections, and this appears only in what i...

Ah, ok Thanks everyone for all of your help!

Ah, thanks pharmacist and smile for clarifying... Just curious, but would i be able to use the Durchstich method in reverse to get the ink out? As in, i make the hole, and, instead of filling the cartridge with ink, i just suck out the ink. If i seal the ink outlet with the canon clip, and...