I have tried removing and replacing the printhead and ink tanks,
re-installing the driver, disconnecting from mains overnight - problem
returns after a short while - yet when working it produces a good print.
HELP!
(Ta)
Old Strebuggart wrote:
> I've only had it for 2 years and now it won't print because of this error
> message. Obviously its the right cartridge as the printhead has never been
> changed.
> Yes I do use Hobbicolors refill kits
if you bought Canon OEM ink you would not have the problems you are having.
How would Hobbicolors ink have caused this problem then? Is there a supplier
for OEM ink as the cartridges are £8 each to buy so thats £40 every time. As
I filled them around 8 times thats £320. New printhead £33, Ink £40 and
still loads left
> "measekite" <inkys...@oem.com> wrote in message
> news:CAS1k.7669$Ri....@flpi146.ffdc.sbc.com...
>
>>
>>Old Strebuggart wrote:
>>
>>>I've only had it for 2 years and now it won't print because of this
>
> error
>
>>>message. Obviously its the right cartridge as the printhead has never
>
> been
>
>>>changed.
>>
>>>Yes I do use Hobbicolors refill kits
>>
>>if you bought Canon OEM ink you would not have the problems you are
>
> having.
>
>>>but these have worked for
>>>almost all of the 2 years and the ink tanks are physically identical to
>
> the
>
>>>Canon and there is no chip on them.
>>>
>>>I have tried removing and replacing the printhead and ink tanks,
>>>re-installing the driver, disconnecting from mains overnight - problem
>>>returns after a short while - yet when working it produces a good print.
>>>
>>>HELP!
>>>
>>>(Ta)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>
> How would Hobbicolors ink have caused this problem then?
It didn't.
I hope you haven't been using the same tanks for 2 years.
"measekite" <inkys...@oem.com> wrote in message news:CAS1k.7669$Ri....@flpi146.ffdc.sbc.com...Old Strebuggart wrote:I've only had it for 2 years and now it won't print because of thiserrormessage. Obviously its the right cartridge as the printhead has neverbeenchanged.Yes I do use Hobbicolors refill kitsif you bought Canon OEM ink you would not have the problems you arehaving.but these have worked for almost all of the 2 years and the ink tanks are physically identical totheCanon and there is no chip on them.
No! Hobbicolors supply empty ones you can refill, though i do use them a few
times each - besides the print quality has been great - no blocked jets like
I had on my Epson 830U when I used Selectafont ink. The Canon is so easy to
refil and the print works straight away not loads of cleaning like on the
Epson.
If the Hobbicolors ink was 'bad' then yes I would expect it not to print
clearly, to block up etc, but why the 'wrong cartridge' message? Surely a
problem with the electronics/electrics on the head? Not the ink!
The new head cured the problem and I continue to use Hobbicolors - because
it would cost me the price of several new printers over the next 2 years if
I didn't!
Surely a problem with the electronics/electrics on the head? Not the ink! The new head cured the problem and I continue to use Hobbicolors - because it would cost me the price of several new printers over the next 2 years if I didn't!
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You have no respect for others or their opinion do you.
You are an austrian fascist atheist bigoted pig.
You deserve all the bad that is coming your way.
Frank
The MP780 cannot detect a wrong cartridge if it isn;t chipped and is the
same shape - there are no detectors in the head that could identify the
tanks.
A new head cured it so it must have been a problem in the printhead, which
is the original canon
Replacing the old OEM tanks did not cure the problem.
Finally just supposing the ink had 'somehow' destroyed the head - its still
miles cheaper replacing the head and having used ink refill than using
expensive canon cartridges over the past 2 years.
So he's a wind-up merchant with nothing helpful to say and probably a very
sad life.
TJ
The confusion lies in the fact that Canon often refers to the printhead as a
"cartridge".
What you have said is of course correct that the ink tanks are not chipped nor
can the printer identify the tanks.
Tony
MS MVP Printing/Imaging
Old Strebuggart wrote:
> This measekite guy seems to be a shit stirer - his reply is not logical -
> think he's trying to wind everyone up - I see he has a reputation
>
Are you stirred up?
> The MP780 cannot detect a wrong cartridge if it isn;t chipped and is the
> same shape - there are no detectors in the head that could identify the
> tanks.
>
> A new head cured it so it must have been a problem in the printhead, which
> is the original canon
>
> Replacing the old OEM tanks did not cure the problem.
>
> Finally just supposing the ink had 'somehow' destroyed the head - its still
> miles cheaper replacing the head and having used ink refill than using
> expensive canon cartridges over the past 2 years.
>
That may not be true. If one values getting the highest quality
photograph that has the lowest risk of fading then Canon OEM is justified.
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Do you actually have a real brain?
Wait...don't answer...it's evident you don't!
Frank
Why print photos these days when its far cheaper to go to, say Asda
(Wallmart) and get a 6x4 for as little as 10 or 15p?
Convenience and gas costs are a good reason. Plus, you can control the
final product instead of trusting it to a high school student that could
care less about print quality. Like most things it is a matter of
choice. I buy cartridges for $1.59 each so the only substantial cost I
have is photo paper and I can get good deals on it too so printing costs
in our house are extremely low.
With all that wonderful cheapo ink you should also solve your paper
problem by getting one of the Epson printers that take roll paper. Then
you can use Great Northern, Cottonelle, or Charmin rolls. Now the
paper, ink, and your photo artistic quality are equally matched.
Ya but if you add a Canon printer you can use no-name, recycled toilet
paper and the paper would still be to good.