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I did not have any colour problems as such when the Calidad worked, but keep in mind I did profile the paper/inks combination. Having used around 120 Calidad cartridges for the Epson R210 I was very surprised at the problems with the Canon. Calidad were very supportive (they use a i990...

I have been using Hobbicolors inks for around 5 months now with the Canon i990. During that period I have used around 4-6 oz (120-180mLs) of each colour and that equates to over 1500 A4 prints. I keep 2 sets of their cartridges (been using the same set all along) and swap them over when the...

Thanks for all your advice. It was not the black cartridge, but indeed the photo cyan. I had already replaced it, but it too must have had a problem. I normally check using a print out which shows blocks of the seven colours. Unfortunately it showed all colours working correctly except for black...

Thanks for the reply Grandad. The printer is a Canon i990 (it was in the heading to my post) which is a seven colour printer (C,Y,M,PC,PM and R). I tried replacing the black with a new cartridge, but exactly the same result. Do you think it is worth cleaning the head using the toilet/tissue...

I have been refilling the BCi-6 cartridges for some time with few problems, but suddenly the black is no longer black but a deep brown. I have done a deep clean etc, etc but the first 2-3 inches of an A4 is perfect but after that the black is missing. The printer is only 4 months old and has...