Greeny Black colour on Canon MP810 photos

[keith_thfc]

First post on here.........hope someone can help point me in the right direction....

Had new Canon Pixma MP810 for a few weeks now but can't seem to get a 'true' black on photo paper. Its more of a very dark noisy green.

I am using Canon's own inks + Canon Photo Plus glossy paper.

Appreciate any thoughts on this. I was going to try a nozzle test but not really sure what to look for. Is there a link with an image of what these nozzle/others tests should look like?

 

[ghwellsjr]

Here is a link to a nozzle check that probably matches your printer:

http://www.nifty-stuff.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=1504

And a few posts down you will see another link to a nozzle check where some of the dye black nozzles are clogged:

http://www.nifty-stuff.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=8942#p8942

You really have to click on the image to get a good look at it. You will see lighter streaks in the bottom set of color for the 6BK. If you don't see consistent color in each band, then you have clogged nozzles.