ChatterBank1 min ago
Canon i560 printer playing up
4 Answers
My excellent photo printing CAnon had recently started printing out photos all faded and kind of colours all mixed up looking - Kind of like an Any Warhol but not quite as dramatic!
Its served me well for nearly 2 years but began doing this a week ago after I put in a Tesco own Cyan cartridge to accompany the Tesco own Black, Magenta & Yellow cartridges in there since a few weeks previous - I have done nothing different, not changed any settings etc.
Reading through some threads on Canon printers, I was disheartened to find similar problems and the culprit being the printer head being defective and the cure being new printer head or a new printer for similar price!
Please please no-one tell me my printer is jiggered,
I need it too much and haven't budgeted for a new printer in the near future!
Cheers to any printer boffin who can solve my problem!
PS: Do they make these things to have a certain life so that you have to buy a new one in a few years, like our washing machine, or is that just paranoia on my part?!
Its served me well for nearly 2 years but began doing this a week ago after I put in a Tesco own Cyan cartridge to accompany the Tesco own Black, Magenta & Yellow cartridges in there since a few weeks previous - I have done nothing different, not changed any settings etc.
Reading through some threads on Canon printers, I was disheartened to find similar problems and the culprit being the printer head being defective and the cure being new printer head or a new printer for similar price!
Please please no-one tell me my printer is jiggered,
I need it too much and haven't budgeted for a new printer in the near future!
Cheers to any printer boffin who can solve my problem!
PS: Do they make these things to have a certain life so that you have to buy a new one in a few years, like our washing machine, or is that just paranoia on my part?!
Answers
Best Answer
No best answer has yet been selected by QueenOfSheba. Once a best answer has been selected, it will be shown here.
For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I had a similar experience with my Canon printer and sent it to Canons repair centre Electroversal http://www.electroversal.com. It turns out that I'd actually damaged the print head by using remanufactured cartridges. Apparently some inks have a tendency to clog the print head making for an expensive repair.
Related Questions
Sorry, we can't find any related questions. Try using the search bar at the top of the page to search for some keywords, or choose a topic and submit your own question.