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Tonight's from Laramie...

It has been known to snow here EVERY month of the year!

Whew! Finally got the alarm "Ink Tank Nearly Full" alarm after many years. Disassembled the printer (actually not too hard). Found the purge unit submerged in black paste and wiped most of it off. Only about 1/2 the "diapers" absorbed anything! Removed the old diapers, cleaned the base...

Does your printer have seperate waste pads for Black Ink and Color Ink in the parking position? You might have a purge system problem.

A recent sunset from my home outside Laramie, WY.

Can your printer print other files (images, word processing files, web pages, etc.) successfully? Do other PDF files openned in Adobe Reader print successfully, or is it just one file that is problematic? If so, more than likely, you are experiencing a software issue rather than a printer...

A summer sunset in Wyoming...

Along a stroll, halfway to my mailbox...

All inkjet printers can suffer from "drying nozzles". All such printers have a "parking/cleaning" station for the print head that is "supposed" to seal the nozzles from ambient airflow between print sessions. For black text/line drawing doc printing, a laser printer is less trouble and can...

Those KINDA look like OEM carts to me. Anyone else care to chime in? If they are not OEM carts, DO NOT USE THE YELLOW CART!!! REALLY!!! If it is non-OEM, then you run the risk of "yellow jello", clogging that print head channel. Use the carts marked "start-up" first!!!

Deep in Yoho National Park, BC, Canada (FILM, BTW).

I second the recommendation for a B&W laser printer. Much more reliable for docs than ANY inkjet.

Assuming the print head was cleaned of all ink in it's passageways, flushed with distilled water, dried, stored correctly (dry), I suspect it would have no issues upon re-installation and a deep clean cycle.

I would try a good soak of the printhead. I would even gently pressure flush the PGBK paths. If the nozzle check is OK (and it seems it is), and a known good cart is used, there must be starvation of flow to the PGBK nozzles somewhere. That could be in the internal passageways between the...

The best printer for your sipping labels would be a laser printer. Period! Art prints will require an inkjet.

Three happy fools...

Welcome, and enjoy your PRO-100!

Ok, here's one. Lots o wildfires in Colorado contributing to smoke-filled sunsets that extinguish the sun as it sets..

I would allow the printer to just sit a day or two, which typically clears air-binding in my Artisan 750. I believe the air dissolves into the ink, but who knows?

I would not use tap water for a "final rinse" of a Canon print head. The unknown amount of dissolved solids will potentially clog the fine nozzle orifices upon drying. They are REALLY small. You can use tap water for rinsing, followed up with a final rinse with good, distilled water.