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I just bought the Canon ip3000 to replace my 6 month old Canon S830D
(6 inks) that finally got a clogged black print head that I can't fix.
(anyone have hints on how to fix this? Constant 'cleaning' under
maintenance doesn't work, and I've also replaced the black ink
cartridge twice and it makes no difference. Nothing wrong with the
other 5 colors. Would be a shame to trash this printer just because
black doesn't work.)
I'm printing the same things as before, mostly graphics on 4x6 Kodak
semi gloss two sided paper, and Cd stomper glossy stickers. I never
had a problem on my S830D, the ink was dry instantly. Now, on the
ip3000, I'm finding that the black ink in particular takes forever to
dry and you can even see the black excess ink in spots when you hold
up the picture to the light. When I apply a sticker to a CD and press
it down using my usual rubbing motion around the entire area of the
sticker with a soft cloth, the ink is smudging! This never happened
when making the same stickers on the Canon S830D; they were always
completely dry after coming out of the printer. I'm using the exact
same printer settings as before: 'plain paper' and highest print
quality that's possible. (This was recommended by Kodak for this paper
and the Canon S830D)
I really don't like having to use a hairdryer on my prints. I've
noticed that the blacks on the ip3000 are also not as dark as the
s830D and it's terrible at reproducing photos that consist mostly of
grey and black shades. Is there anyway I can do to intensify the
black? I'm impressed with the speed of the ip300, it prints in 30
seconds compared to 2 minutes on the s830d, but I would trade that to
have prints that do not need to be dried overnight. I've tried some
different paper settings other than 'plain' but I'm still getting
'wet' ink on the finished print.
I just bought the Canon ip3000 to replace my 6 month old Canon S830D
(6 inks) that finally got a clogged black print head that I can't fix.
(anyone have hints on how to fix this? Constant 'cleaning' under
maintenance doesn't work, and I've also replaced the black ink
cartridge twice and it makes no difference. Nothing wrong with the
other 5 colors. Would be a shame to trash this printer just because
black doesn't work.)
I'm printing the same things as before, mostly graphics on 4x6 Kodak
semi gloss two sided paper, and Cd stomper glossy stickers. I never
had a problem on my S830D, the ink was dry instantly. Now, on the
ip3000, I'm finding that the black ink in particular takes forever to
dry and you can even see the black excess ink in spots when you hold
up the picture to the light. When I apply a sticker to a CD and press
it down using my usual rubbing motion around the entire area of the
sticker with a soft cloth, the ink is smudging! This never happened
when making the same stickers on the Canon S830D; they were always
completely dry after coming out of the printer. I'm using the exact
same printer settings as before: 'plain paper' and highest print
quality that's possible. (This was recommended by Kodak for this paper
and the Canon S830D)
I really don't like having to use a hairdryer on my prints. I've
noticed that the blacks on the ip3000 are also not as dark as the
s830D and it's terrible at reproducing photos that consist mostly of
grey and black shades. Is there anyway I can do to intensify the
black? I'm impressed with the speed of the ip300, it prints in 30
seconds compared to 2 minutes on the s830d, but I would trade that to
have prints that do not need to be dried overnight. I've tried some
different paper settings other than 'plain' but I'm still getting
'wet' ink on the finished print.
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