zonksoft
Printing Apprentice
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- Canon Pixma Pro-1
Hello everyone!
I recently bought two used Pro-1 and this is about Pro-1 #1. I am very happy with the print quality and also with additional features like the color calibration tool (using e.g. X-Rite i1Pro).
I only noticed during the color calibration that the PM part doesn't work and found that, in the nozzle check, the lower half of the PM color block is missing and everything else looks 100% perfect. There are no other errors besides this.
I used my Pro-1 #2 to check my ability to remove the print head and succeeded. It was a matter of finding the little button in the top left (thanks to the "Canon Pixma PRO-1 (partly) demystified" by @swisscow, thank you very much! Also, there is https://support.usa.canon.com/kb/index?page=content&id=ART167770). I didn't remove it in Pro-1 #1 yet.
I have compiled a list of the other mentions in this forum regarding the "half of a nozzle check block is missing":
The consensus from this list seems to be that this is an "irreparable electrical failure". It also seems to be relatively widespread and apply to multiple types of printers (I noticed Pro-1, ip4500, i9900, Pro9000, Pro9500). Is there more that I can do? This is such a nice printer and I am absolutely willing to set up my oscilloscope and my soldering iron!
I recently bought two used Pro-1 and this is about Pro-1 #1. I am very happy with the print quality and also with additional features like the color calibration tool (using e.g. X-Rite i1Pro).
I only noticed during the color calibration that the PM part doesn't work and found that, in the nozzle check, the lower half of the PM color block is missing and everything else looks 100% perfect. There are no other errors besides this.
I used my Pro-1 #2 to check my ability to remove the print head and succeeded. It was a matter of finding the little button in the top left (thanks to the "Canon Pixma PRO-1 (partly) demystified" by @swisscow, thank you very much! Also, there is https://support.usa.canon.com/kb/index?page=content&id=ART167770). I didn't remove it in Pro-1 #1 yet.
I have compiled a list of the other mentions in this forum regarding the "half of a nozzle check block is missing":
- https://www.printerknowledge.com/threads/canon-pixma-pro-1-problem.12531/page-2#post-132567
- https://www.printerknowledge.com/th...em-nozzle-check-workaround.15063/#post-131782
- https://www.printerknowledge.com/threads/how-to-remove-pro-1-printhead.11180/page-33#post-130898
- https://www.printerknowledge.com/th...inthead-of-my-pro10s.14976/page-2#post-130603
- https://www.printerknowledge.com/threads/beloved-i9900.14767/#post-128470
- https://www.printerknowledge.com/th...-issues-pattern-check-dead.14672/#post-127419
- https://www.printerknowledge.com/th...ome-lines-after-deep-clean.14642/#post-127228
- https://www.printerknowledge.com/threads/the-possible-end-to-my-ip4500.14641/post-127217
- https://www.printerknowledge.com/th...sage-i-want-to-reset-eeprom.14424/post-125281
- https://www.printerknowledge.com/th...tute-for-the-waste-ink-unit.14342/post-124479
- https://www.printerknowledge.com/threads/canon-pro-1-printhead-issue.14209/post-123481
- https://www.printerknowledge.com/threads/canon-pro-1-problem.14192/post-123257
- https://www.printerknowledge.com/th...yan-nozzle-check-fail-i9950.13895/post-120654
- https://www.printerknowledge.com/threads/blocked-nozzles.13776/post-119568
- https://www.printerknowledge.com/threads/three-dead-canons-what-next.13631/post-118318
- https://www.printerknowledge.com/threads/pro-9000-printhead-unclogging-video.8334/post-140180
The consensus from this list seems to be that this is an "irreparable electrical failure". It also seems to be relatively widespread and apply to multiple types of printers (I noticed Pro-1, ip4500, i9900, Pro9000, Pro9500). Is there more that I can do? This is such a nice printer and I am absolutely willing to set up my oscilloscope and my soldering iron!
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