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Hello group,
I have a strange problem with a Canon i550 ink jet.
it happened now several times that the magenta ink "changed its color".
And of course, the printouts look like rubbish. The printer belongs to
some relatives and I was not able to check what is happening myself, I
only see the result:
The whole, almost full ink tank has a purple-violet color instead of
the right magenta one. Since this happened now several times, I'd like
to exclude the posibility of the ink being "dirty" right from the
start. The funny thing is, that it has always been the magenta, never
cyan or yellow.
Has anybody ever encountered something like this? Perhaps by a full
waste tank? Is it possible that dirty ink flows back into the tank???
Best regards,
Stefan
Hello group,
I have a strange problem with a Canon i550 ink jet.
it happened now several times that the magenta ink "changed its color".
And of course, the printouts look like rubbish. The printer belongs to
some relatives and I was not able to check what is happening myself, I
only see the result:
The whole, almost full ink tank has a purple-violet color instead of
the right magenta one. Since this happened now several times, I'd like
to exclude the posibility of the ink being "dirty" right from the
start. The funny thing is, that it has always been the magenta, never
cyan or yellow.
Has anybody ever encountered something like this? Perhaps by a full
waste tank? Is it possible that dirty ink flows back into the tank???
Best regards,
Stefan