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    Which black is used on a Canon 1p4300 when printing different material?

    Not to get too far OT, but I did message the company and received a link in it to this announcement; "A message from the new owner of Precision Colors Hello Precision Colors Customers- My name is Matt, and I’m the new owner of Precision Colors. I recently purchased the business from Mike in...
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    Which black is used on a Canon 1p4300 when printing different material?

    Understood, I wasn't sure if it was that or just the three pigment colors. Just never have seen it this bad in all these years and with different bulk ink suppliers. I forgot the name of the other guy I use to get ink from, he was also well known here, I believe he was from either NJ or PA.
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    Which black is used on a Canon 1p4300 when printing different material?

    I just tried a number of random test using a 1 or 2 line series of letters. I also checked "Grayscale" printing (which I doubt I ever used that) and the guaranteed 'smear' result was that which was expected. Again I used Open Office and Notepad2 typing up a row of random letters (I didn't need a...
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    Which black is used on a Canon 1p4300 when printing different material?

    If that was the case, none of this would of been happening since my 'default' setting is 'Plain Paper and either 'Standard' or 'Fast' no matter what the job is, OTHER than a photo or some other document that needs a 'better' print result especially when using higher grade paper. ;)
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    Which black is used on a Canon 1p4300 when printing different material?

    Funny you mentioned this as I just ordered from them and found the order was shipped from Northbroook, IL where it used to be shipped from Niagara Falls NY (customs after clearing customs) which is a stones throw from where I am. I hope it's only the location (and country) that changed. I...
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    Which black is used on a Canon 1p4300 when printing different material?

    I've printed one document, then printed a different one just after, one was ok, the other wasn't. Can't make this stuff up. :he Initially I assumed I switched inks(that would be too easy), but I have ruled it out. I also thought it's a glitch/corrupted something, somewhere, but I'm kind ruling...
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    Which black is used on a Canon 1p4300 when printing different material?

    FYI, this is one of the 1st series of Canon ink jets with the dreaded 'chip' in the tanks, but unlike the models after these, this are re-settable. I'm having a problem printing certain documents out regarding using a hi-lighter afterwards on the document. With some, the text gets smeared...
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    Black ink smearing using a highlighter

    Sorry for the delayed response. A million thanks to The Hat :bow Thru a few messages and suggestions/observations he cleared thing up for me. Long story short, apparently, just apparently, (since there is no other explanation), I must of drew ink for the Photo dye bottle instead of the...
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    Black ink smearing using a highlighter

    It apparently isn't that. It appears to be the ink from Ink Owl from 10/20. The bottled is labeled "Pigment Black" which I have been using for some time. The 'carts are newly nflushed form one of you guys a number of years ago when I was having issues with printbheads which turned out to be old...
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    Canon printers. How many of us are still refilling?

    ip 4300 After probably almost 20 years a may be 3 printers, I'm still refilling. I'd rather fight than switch! Hell with those chip swaps and all the other tricks Canon has come up with. ! :mad: :p
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    Black ink smearing using a highlighter

    I just swapped my black cart which was low in a ip4300 with a refilled cart (one tank in the printer, the other refilled ready to go). When I used a 'highlighter' the black print smeared terrible which NEVER happened before using Cannon printers (probably over 15 years worth) I wonder if I mixed...
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    HP OJ 7000 aka model E809A

    A organization I'm a member of received a couple of older printers. One is these is HP. I had to do some initial research since I haven't owned a HP for almost 20 years or so. I realize it's a older printer, but it was donated. I have already told them figure the Printhead and the carts will...
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    Panasonic laser copier/printer; bad toner or dirty drum blade?

    This model came out around 2007. I do have a 2nd copier/printer, but the document feeder doesn't pull paper in properly. I just never opened it up to clean the rollers since it isn't easy to do so. Opening the main unit is even worse. I do have the Service Manual, one thing I do make it a point...
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    Panasonic laser copier/printer; bad toner or dirty drum blade?

    Ok, you are talking about the Drum unit, NOT the cartridge that holds just the toner. The wiper blade and toner drum itself, unless that machine has a entirety different design.
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    Panasonic laser copier/printer; bad toner or dirty drum blade?

    "cartridge" or drum? The cartridge only holds the toner that empties it into the 'hopper' of the drum. Assuming you meant the 'drum', I just proved it was the toner since the prints are 95%+ good. I tossed the over 18 month old toner, it's not worth destroying a $130 drum unit that is almost...
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    Panasonic laser copier/printer; bad toner or dirty drum blade?

    I forgot I had a original Panny toner cart. So I decided to clean out the drum again, hoping it was the toner, not the drum unit itself. It worked, the prints seem fine except for a faint residue on the far left of the page which you have to look closely for. When I tried to message AAA Toner...
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    Panasonic laser copier/printer; bad toner or dirty drum blade?

    I did some test prints and they are far better, but there is still a residue that gets worse towards the left side. The text itself seems mostly ok. The page count on the copier is 3200. The count of the new drum itself is 1800 so I can't see it being a high count issue. One thing I forgot to...
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    Panasonic laser copier/printer; bad toner or dirty drum blade?

    I did open up the drum unit and cleaned it out including what appeared to be the 'blade' which didn't seem dirty. I haven't tried printing yet. I did empty and clean out the reservoir area in the drum thou. I haven't printed yet.
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    Panasonic laser copier/printer; bad toner or dirty drum blade?

    There was little toner left in the cartridge. The cartridge opens up when you insert into the the drum unit emptying out it's content. The toner is all in the drum, not in the cartridge other than the coating on the inside of the container itself. I've never had any other Laser printer other...
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    Panasonic laser copier/printer; bad toner or dirty drum blade?

    I have a older Panny laser copier/printer/scanner (MB-271). The drum is fairly new. I don't print often. The cartridge ran out, I refilled it with toner that I bought 5/22. Is that considered too old? The printer was printing fine. Now after filling it prints dark on one side, and gray on the...
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