topic Re: Canon Pixma MX495 printing pink in Desktop Inkjet Printers

PIXMA MX495 printing pink

u03elk — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:06:34 GMT

I jsut ogt new cartridges and the printer is printing everything pink. The black is fine if I print black and white but everything in colour (including black) has a pink tinge. Have cleaned and checked the nozzles and checked the cartridges for plastic label residue but still printing pink. On the nozzle check I am getting 1 blue line, 2 pink and 2 yellow (the top dark blue line appears to be missing and the clocks down the side are all pink / grey with pink.. Please help.

Re: Canon Pixma MX495 printing pink

DerrickL — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 19:41:27 GMT

You need to print a nozzle check and if the color cartridge does not look correct, since it is new, it is most likely bad. This video will guide you through the nozzle check.

https://youtu.be/86nCQvHGKwI

Re: Canon Pixma MX495 printing pink

u03elk — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 20:18:35 GMT

Thanks I have done the nozzle check, clean and deep clean and no change. Have also physically cleaned it as guided in the youtube and no change. Have ordered a new cartridge and will see if that works. Thank you

Re: Canon Pixma MX495 printing pink

shadowsports — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:11:00 GMT

Greetings ,

Are you seeing something like this?

Re: PIXMA MX495 printing pink

DerrickL — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:17:10 GMT

I hope you ordered genuine Canon ink:

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