topic Re: Black printing problem IP3600 in Desktop Inkjet Printers

Black printing problem IP3600

Alexyxx — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 09:28:16 GMT

I have been having a problem with printing ordinary black typescript with a Canon Pixma IP3600, but only since upgrading OS from WindowsXP to Windows7 a few weeks back, and only with the PG fat Black ink.

Printing a page goes from full good black to fading out to no print at all, in the course of printing about two pages. No grid on nozzle test, but after a deep clean all is well again, lovely black printing for a page or two. Then it all happens again!

Never had anything like this before in several years. Could this be a software problem? maybe it is failing to do routine cleaning? Anyone has an idea how to solve it?

Re: Black printing problem IP3600

jrhoffman75 — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 10:46:12 GMT

The fat black inks are pigment inks. Maybe try reoving the cartridge and give it a good shaking.

Re: Black printing problem IP3600

Alexyxx — Sat, 21 May 2016 07:46:26 GMT

No, shaking does not solve the problem, nor changing the cartridge. Howevwer, if I do a "normal" clean of the fat black cartridge nozzles every day, that seems to work. Maybe that SHOULD happen automatically? But maybe when I upgraded to Windows 7 the automatic cleaning of the fat black cartridge nozzles stopped working? Any comments anyone? Any possible fix?

Re: Black printing problem IP3600

jrhoffman75 — Sat, 21 May 2016 08:50:15 GMT

Give Canon a call at 1-800-OK-CANON.