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Canon head alignment
Does anyone know what it means if the rectangle bars are not complete,
in a Canon I960 head alignment? I know how the alignment works but the bars are not completing in one color. A nozzle check shows no problem but it seems like there isn't enough ink to make the bars solid. Again I understand about picking the best for proper alignment. The top starts out broken. Thanks |
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BF wrote:
Does anyone know what it means if the rectangle bars are not complete, in a Canon I960 head alignment? I know how the alignment works but the bars are not completing in one color. A nozzle check shows no problem but it seems like there isn't enough ink to make the bars solid. Again I understand about picking the best for proper alignment. The top starts out broken. Thanks We have an i9100 and just recently had the same problem. I did the head cleaning and it didn't seem to work. I finally took the print head out of the printer and removed the ink cartridges. When I looked closely at the rubber seats around the port where the ink enters the head from the cartridge they looked to be slightly caked up with ink. I took some Q-Tips dowsed in water and cleaned the seat areas well then reinstalled the cartridges and print head. It has worked great ever since. I think that after awhile this area gums up enough to keep the ink tank from making a tight seal. This in turn lets in small amounts of air that can sporadically interrupt the ink flow to the head. We have printed thousands of photographs and other documents with the printer over the last year so it didn't surprise me that this might occur. Although we use compatible cartridges I think the same thing could easily happen with the Canon branded cartridges. |
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Michael Johnson, PE wrote:
BF wrote: Does anyone know what it means if the rectangle bars are not complete, in a Canon I960 head alignment? I know how the alignment works but the bars are not completing in one color. A nozzle check shows no problem but it seems like there isn't enough ink to make the bars solid. Again I understand about picking the best for proper alignment. The top starts out broken. Thanks We have an i9100 and just recently had the same problem. I did the head cleaning and it didn't seem to work. I finally took the print head out of the printer and removed the ink cartridges. When I looked closely at the rubber seats around the port where the ink enters the head from the cartridge they looked to be slightly caked up with ink. I took some Q-Tips dowsed in water and cleaned the seat areas well then reinstalled the cartridges and print head. It has worked great ever since. I think that after awhile this area gums up enough to keep the ink tank from making a tight seal. This in turn lets in small amounts of air that can sporadically interrupt the ink flow to the head. We have printed thousands of photographs and other documents with the printer over the last year so it didn't surprise me that this might occur. Although we use compatible cartridges I think the same thing could easily happen with the Canon branded cartridges. Great idea. That makes a lot of sense. Thanks |
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