topic Re: Canon MX922 in Desktop Inkjet Printers

PIXMA MX922 Photos printing light and washed out

Krm0258 — Thu, 11 Apr 2024 15:12:38 GMT

My Canon MX922 printer is printing all of my photos light and “washed-out”. I specifically process in Photoshop and Lightroom and the photos/colors look great on my laptop screen. I have the print profile set for the correct Canon paper type. I understand the printer is older, but are there any cleaning options I should consider to enhance the quality and prolong the printer life? Thanks

Re: Canon MX922

shadowsports — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 13:49:07 GMT

Greetings,

Have you printed a nozzle test pattern to see how the printer is performing?

Re: Canon MX922

Krm0258 — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 16:38:26 GMT

I did print a nozzle test and everything is aligned, but the colors are also slightly washed out. I read you might be able to remove the print head and clean it with water, but the printer still works and didn’t want to destroy it.

Re: Canon MX922

shadowsports — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 16:44:48 GMT

Greetings,

The mx922 is 13 yrs old now and stuff does eventually wear out. A printhead is subjected to high heat and constant voltage during its lifetime. If you are not using Canon Inks, this too can be a problem. I can't guarantee cleaning the printhead would improve things. You could try, as long as you are prepared that it might do more bad than good.

Re: Canon MX922

Krm0258 — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 18:25:50 GMT

I was thinking the same the same thing. Thanks for your help