Canon i860 - No blacks on Staples photo paper?

[jw]

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I have a Canon i860 printer (5 cartidges - CMYK - and another black for text).
Have a 100-pack of Staples "Professional High Gloss Photo Paper" and have been
trying to print photos with a lot of black. If I select as the paper type "Photo
Paper Pro", most of the black prints as purple. If I select "Glossy Photo Paper"
or "Photo Paper Pro Glossy" or "Plain Paper", most of the black prints as
pinkish gray. If I print on regular old paper stock, the black prints properly.

Am I SOL with this paper? Suggestions?
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jw@nospamforme.com

 

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Run a nozzle check. Plain paper mode uses the black from the BCI-3ebk tank
which is the pigmented black. Other paper modes use the BCI-6bk tank which
is the dye based photo black. It appears that the photo black nozzles are
clogged or that you have inadequate ink flow from the cartridge.
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Ron

"JW" <jdub@doesntlikespam.net> wrote in message
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>I have a Canon i860 printer (5 cartidges - CMYK - and another black for
>text).
> Have a 100-pack of Staples "Professional High Gloss Photo Paper" and have
> been
> trying to print photos with a lot of black. If I select as the paper type
> "Photo
> Paper Pro", most of the black prints as purple. If I select "Glossy Photo
> Paper"
> or "Photo Paper Pro Glossy" or "Plain Paper", most of the black prints as
> pinkish gray. If I print on regular old paper stock, the black prints
> properly.
>
> Am I SOL with this paper? Suggestions?
> --
> jw@nospamforme.com