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  1. Simon Knight

    B/W printing with the ET-8500/8550

    Thanks for the steer. I'm presently reminding myself of the work flow/s used and one issue may be that the application QuadtoneRip is not compatible with any of the EcoTank printers. I may be leaning more towards the P700 or gulp the P900 but need to confirm that its possible to refill them...
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    B/W printing with the ET-8500/8550

    Bump! I use to print using a Epson 1400/1500 printing loaded with Paul Roarks Carbon Inks. This was some time ago as the printer eventually died and I was unable to find a replacement. If you use an all carbon inkset then you can only print on matt papers, these include not only the normal...
  3. Simon Knight

    Canon Pro 10S Purchase advice please

    Yes as it exercises all the inks. S
  4. Simon Knight

    Canon Pro 10S Purchase advice please

    I second The Hat's recommendation of OctoInks. The price is an order of magnitude cheaper than OEM. While the ink is not the same quality as OEM how could it be? However, it is close and as Martin of Octoinks has written 3rd party inks have made many advances in the past decade. My Pro-10s...
  5. Simon Knight

    Apple Ventura Printer Driver Issues

    I believe the following also applies to Sonoma and possibly Monterey. When printing colour charts as part of the creation of an ICC profile it is important that the printer driver does not apply any colour management. I believe that Epson drivers have an option of "No colour management"...
  6. Simon Knight

    Canon spare parts in 2024 in the U.K.

    Canon replied saying send the printer in for service, I responded that I just wanted a new print head and had been told that a new supplier was being appointed. Here is the latest email from Canon: " Dear Knight, Thank you for your request and for contacting Canon. Thank you for your reply...
  7. Simon Knight

    The naming of cats.... and ICC profiles

    In his collection called "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats" T.S. Eliot wrote : "The Naming of Cats is a difficult matter, It isn't just one of your holiday games; You may think at first I'm as mad as a hatter When I tell you, a cat must have THREE DIFFERENT NAMES." Now it transpires that...
  8. Simon Knight

    Canon spare parts in 2024 in the U.K.

    Your post prompted me to phone Canon. I was told that it was not possible to buy a new print head but that someone from the relevant department will contact me. So the answer is looking like no. S
  9. Simon Knight

    Profiling Canon Pro-10S - driver settings

    I seek guidance as to the correct settings to make in the printer driver when printing test patches. I'm using an X-rite i1-Studio which is now supported by Calibrite. I am trying to confirm that I am not printing the patches with any colour correct made by the driver. Calibrite FAQs have the...
  10. Simon Knight

    New printer or continue with my Pro-10S

    # Ink Stained Fingers . Does such a review result in the 3D colour space graphs that you often include in your reports of ink performance ? If so how do I produce similar and then interpret them? I've added this question to my list of questions to research. Answering my own question : Apple...
  11. Simon Knight

    New printer or continue with my Pro-10S

    #GordW Thank you. As I wrote in my mentioned in my original post I have been using Octoinks for the past few years and have several full sets of cartridges. I also have an i-One Studio profiler that seems to work o.k. so my current plan is to print some reference prints using OEM inks having...
  12. Simon Knight

    New printer or continue with my Pro-10S

    Good point, now you mention it I remember being told this a few weeks ago, I really must pay more attention!
  13. Simon Knight

    New printer or continue with my Pro-10S

    First it may be useful to know my printing history. I have decided to re-start printing photos especially monochrome images. In the past I have used Canon, Hewlett-Packard and Epson printers often changing machines in an attempt to get neutral monochrome prints. Five or six years ago I had...
  14. Simon Knight

    Canon Pro-10 - Is My Print Head Faulty?

    Hi, I would suggest printing a nozzle check followed by a head alignment. Both are found in the Canon printer utility application. Also, my own Pro-10 has just suffered a print head failure where the grey ink stopped working. My printer refused to fully switch on and pulsed a code using the...
  15. Simon Knight

    Canon spare parts in 2024 in the U.K.

    Thanks for the information. I think I will wait and see if Canon manage to appoint a new spares supplier in the next few weeks. Otherwise I'll have to start looking for a replacement printer. best wishes S
  16. Simon Knight

    Canon spare parts in 2024 in the U.K.

    I believe that I have burnt out the print head in my Canon Pro-10s so need to purchase a new one. Canon spares use to be available from CRC Tasktron Ltd but they have gone into liquidation. I phoned Canon support and have been told that they hope to appoint a new parts supplier in the "next...
  17. Simon Knight

    Canon Pro-10s (2018) - B200 Error

    Hi, My Canon Pro-10s has just failed with the LEDs alternate pulsing. The amber led pulses ten times then pauses then repeats. Looking on line this suggests a B200 error. Canon's web site advises "switch off and unplug" - Thanks Canon! The recent history is as follows : switched on this...
  18. Simon Knight

    Canon Pixma Pro 10 Refilling

    Hi, I would like to check my understanding with reference to creating ICC profiles with OctoInks or similar on the Pro-10. The problem : 1) Mono prints on matt paper look better when printed using the matt black ink, however, the Pro-10 only uses matt black ink when fine art paper is selected...
  19. Simon Knight

    Canon Pro-10s Error 6910

    Hi all, I thought I would share the reply I have just had from Canon UK re Lack of support code number 6910: "Thank you for your query, your query has been escalated to the high level of technical support. I am sorry to hear you have been experiencing issues with your printer, please accept my...
  20. Simon Knight

    Canon Pro-10s Error 6910

    Err we seem to be at cross purposes here. I have tried and rejected printing over WiFi in the past with another printer. There are to many ways that it can go wrong often due to distance between components i.e. not to far and not to close. My question above was directed towards your use of...
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