Canon BC21e vs BC22e Printhead

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I went to Office Max to buy whole new print head for my ancient
BJC2100, perhaps its last.. I keep it on board for a backup to my
HP6122. The 2100 normally takes a BC21e head costing $50.oo, but there
was also on the shelf a BC22e which cost only 24.oo. So I bought the
22e. When I got home sure enough, it works in the 2100.

But I now find that only photo printing paradigms, which are very slow
at printing, are available; not good for letters and reports. The 2100
software recognizes it as a 22e, and locks out the draft and simple text
writing modes.

Is there any way to fool the 2100 into thinking it's a 21e?

Angelo Campanella

 

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That printer has two different print heads. One for routine color printing
and the other is a dedicated photo print head for use with photo cartridges.
Unfortunately these aren't interchangeable.
--
Ron

"Angelo Campanella" <a.campanella@att.net> wrote in message
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> I went to Office Max to buy whole new print head for my ancient BJC2100,
> perhaps its last.. I keep it on board for a backup to my HP6122. The 2100
> normally takes a BC21e head costing $50.oo, but there was also on the
> shelf a BC22e which cost only 24.oo. So I bought the 22e. When I got home
> sure enough, it works in the 2100.
>
> But I now find that only photo printing paradigms, which are very slow at
> printing, are available; not good for letters and reports. The 2100
> software recognizes it as a 22e, and locks out the draft and simple text
> writing modes.
>
> Is there any way to fool the 2100 into thinking it's a 21e?
>
> Angelo Campanella
>

 

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Angelo Campanella wrote:

> I went to Office Max to buy whole new print head for my ancient
> BJC2100, perhaps its last.. I keep it on board for a backup to my
> HP6122. The 2100 normally takes a BC21e head costing $50.oo, but there
> was also on the shelf a BC22e which cost only 24.oo. So I bought the
> 22e. When I got home sure enough, it works in the 2100.
>
> But I now find that only photo printing paradigms, which are very
> slow at printing, are available; not good for letters and reports. The
> 2100 software recognizes it as a 22e, and locks out the draft and
> simple text writing modes.
>
> Is there any way to fool the 2100 into thinking it's a 21e?
>
> Angelo Campanella


U GOT FOOLED