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    Canon Pixma MP640: Cyan not printing properly

    OK, here's where I feel red faced. I opened up the printer to check the cartridge and noticed that the pull-off tab on the back / top of the cartridge was still partially left on, which was odd. When I took the cartridge out, in fact it hadn't been pulled off at all. I checked the other...
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    Canon Pixma MP640: Cyan not printing properly

    Hi there, It came out worse when I scanned it. I've retaken the two photos - the light's better now & I've cropped them, which might help. I've also done a close-up of the nozzle check where it's printing some cyan. Both cartridges are non-branded ones I bought on Amazon. I've been using...
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    Canon Pixma MP640: Cyan not printing properly

    Hi there, I had a good go at finding that Advanced Settings tab, referred to in the post you linked to, but I'm afraid I couldn't find it anywhere, so I took a photo of the nozzle check with my decent quality digital SLR. The first photo shows what I got when I did a nozzle check this morning...
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    Canon Pixma MP640: Cyan not printing properly

    I’ve got an 8 year old Canon Pixma MP640. It’s been pretty trouble free until it recently stopped printing the blue (cyan) properly. I’ve changed the cartridge, done 2 or 3 nozzle cleans, a deep clean, a head alignment and I’ve taken the printhead out and washed it. The deep clean and...
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