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    Going on holiday for three weeks - risk of printer clog?

    Have you experienced problems in the past and that is why you try to print every 2 to 3 days? I have a Pro 100 (not S), bought second hand a couple of years ago, which I think uses the same ink. Mine often sits for several weeks between uses and I have never encountered a problem. Mine has...
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    Pixma Pro-100 Questions

    Thanks for the recent replies and sorry for the delay in replying. I have managed to buy a job lot of genuine Canon cartridges at a good price on eBay from a private seller. I assume their printer must have packed up? Unfortunately though the majority of them are the colours for which Canon...
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    Pixma Pro-100 Questions

    OK, thanks again for your time. Rightly or wrongly I have already bought new Canon cartridges for the three that were showing low ink on arrival. Also one other cartridge came with the printer. So, I think I will buy the remaining four and install the whole set of eight when the printer refuses...
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    Pixma Pro-100 Questions

    Thank you both. Yes, that was my concern. What I am still not sure about is at what level (and in how many cartridges) does it become more economical to discard and install a complete set? I note from Canon's website that the estimated page yield varies from colour to colour. Obviously subject...
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    Pixma Pro-100 Questions

    I have recently bought an immaculate Pro-100 secondhand, which seems to work perfectly, but I would be grateful for some advice about keeping it in good condition with very intermittent use. As far as I know it hasn't had a great deal of use and has always had genuine Canon inks. How often does...
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    Dell 3110cn Cartridge issues?

    I would be grateful for any words of wisdom.... I have a Dell 3110cn which I acquired a while back which printed beautifully. It had four genuine cartridges although the magenta and black were nearly at capacity. The transfer belt is saying "close to life" but seems to have done c. 80K out of a...
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    XP-700 advice needed

    Thanks for looking. I'll consider that, always difficult to know whether to gamble on these things........
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    Saying Hi

    Hi Guys I am a largely retired professional photographer, having taken a complete break from it for several years. I have always dabbled with electronics and technical problems so I am currently merging those interests and trying to get a couple of photo printers going again. I am also vaguely...
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    XP-700 advice needed

    Thanks, I will investigate WicReset this evening or over the weekend. I have clicked on PeterBJ in your message. That opened up a conversation so I typed a message to him. Is that correct as I am new to the forum?
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    Stylus Photo R300 banding despite "perfect" nozzlecheck

    OK, thanks I will try to do those, either this evening or over the weekend. Yes, I have tried a head alignment but is that not only (or mainly) for vertical issues or am I misunderstanding?
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    Stylus Photo R300 banding despite "perfect" nozzlecheck

    Thanks Highest quality settings Epson Premium Glossy photo paper or Ilford Galerie Smooth gloss I have also tried unticking "high speed" As best as I can tell with a lupe, it is not simply one colour missing.
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    Stylus Photo R300 banding despite "perfect" nozzlecheck

    Any advice would be appreciated.... I have attempted to renovate an R300 that had sat unused for quite sometime. Its normal head cleaning function made little difference so I removed the head, soaked it in IPA then sucked fresh IPA through using a syringe. Having re-assembled and re-primed...
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    XP-700 advice needed

    I would be most grateful for any advice regarding an Expression XP-700 printer which had (still has??) an intermittent fault. I was given the printer, which has had very little use, as it would frequently display a 0xC1 error, sometimes on power up and sometimes stopping mid print. The message...
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