topic Re: Pro 100 - plain paper normal, other paper terrible output in Professional Photo Printers

Pro 100 - plain paper normal, other paper terrible output

stephenv2 — Sun, 27 Mar 2016 04:37:23 GMT

Just got a Pro 100 off Craiglist, factory sealed, never used. Setup, all nozzle check, alignment print great. HQ Photo prints on plain paper looks fine. Printer came with Canon Luster and Photo Pro Plus Semi-glossy. Prints from two different machines, both from Photoshop and Canon Print App look terrible - blotchy, wet, low rez like tiny highly compressed file.

I triple check paper settings, etc. I can't see how if print head or cartidges were messed up that plain paper would be fine but other papers bad. But these are Canon paper bundled with printer using Canon profiles.

Windows 7 64, latest driver and apps from Canon website.

Re: Pro 100 - plain paper normal, other paper terrible output

jrhoffman75 — Sun, 27 Mar 2016 13:18:53 GMT

One possibilkity is that you are printing on the wrong side of the paper. It is difficult to tell the correct side. Wet a finger and touch a corner of the paper; the print side will feel tacky.

For a good resource on printing with the PRO-100:

Google "jtoolman youtube pro-100"

Re: Pro 100 - plain paper normal, other paper terrible output

stephenv2 — Sun, 27 Mar 2016 15:28:01 GMT

Paper has watermark, definetly not the problem. I already googled that.

Re: Pro 100 - plain paper normal, other paper terrible output

jrhoffman75 — Sun, 27 Mar 2016 15:52:53 GMT

Since you Photoshop try printing with Canon Print Studio Pro plugin to PS.

And just confirming that when you load printer the print surface faces you.

Re: Pro 100 - plain paper normal, other paper terrible output

stephenv2 — Sun, 27 Mar 2016 15:54:42 GMT

Yes and in my original post I tried just using the bundled Easy Print Canon app or whatever it's called EX or EZ photo print. Same result as Photoshop. Again, plain paper output looks good (other than limits of photo on plain paper).

Re: Pro 100 - plain paper normal, other paper terrible output

jrhoffman75 — Sun, 27 Mar 2016 16:15:02 GMT

Your display looks like this?

Re: Pro 100 - plain paper normal, other paper terrible output

stephenv2 — Sun, 27 Mar 2016 17:17:17 GMT

Yes exactly. Also just standard Photoshop CC print using ICC profile. Both resulted in same terrible output on those papers

Re: Pro 100 - plain paper normal, other paper terrible output

jrhoffman75 — Sun, 27 Mar 2016 17:24:10 GMT

Give canon support a call then. I have always found them helpful. 1-800-OK-CANON.

Re: Pro 100 - plain paper normal, other paper terrible output

stephenv2 — Sun, 27 Mar 2016 17:29:00 GMT

Yeah, that is what my plan is at this point. The google hit that comes up for this issue is printing on wrong side of paper.

Re: Pro 100 - plain paper normal, other paper terrible output

stephenv2 — Sun, 27 Mar 2016 17:29:19 GMT

Thanks again for trying to help.

Re: Pro 100 - plain paper normal, other paper terrible output

stephenv2 — Sun, 27 Mar 2016 19:03:20 GMT

Ah the plot thickens. Printed same files on same paper using default settings in Canon Print Studio Pro, beautiful. So standard Photoshop and EasyPrint Photo EX don't work at all for some reason. I will see what Canon's says but ti's looking now very much like a software/driver problem and not a mechanical printer problem.

Re: Pro 100 - plain paper normal, other paper terrible output

jrhoffman75 — Sun, 27 Mar 2016 19:07:24 GMT

Please post any resolution Canon provides for future reference, but processing in PS and printing via PSP is a good workflow.

Re: Pro 100 - plain paper normal, other paper terrible output

stephenv2 — Sun, 27 Mar 2016 19:13:11 GMT

Will do!

Re: Pro 100 - plain paper normal, other paper terrible output

jrhoffman75 — Sun, 27 Mar 2016 19:14:58 GMT

If you go to File->Preferences in EZPhotoPrint you could try selecting ICC profile or None rather than Auto. that might be the source of problem.

Re: Pro 100 - plain paper normal, other paper terrible output

stephenv2 — Sun, 27 Mar 2016 19:15:44 GMT

thanks!

Re: Pro 10 - plain paper normal, other paper terrible output

DreamCatcherVA — Tue, 02 Jan 2018 16:54:52 GMT

Was there a resolution to this? I'm having the same probem on a Pro-10. When I select Plain paper and use plain paper it prints fine. When I select Glossy and use Glossy, colors are blotchy and in some areas incorrect color. One other symptom is if I select Plain Paper, but use Glossy paper. it prints correctly. The problem seemed to occur out of nowhere. I printed multiple large prints yesteray fine, today only prints colors correctly if I select "plain paper". Any suggestions would be very appreciated.

Thanks..........

Re: Pro 100 - plain paper normal, other paper terrible output

MDB1 — Mon, 30 Oct 2023 18:42:51 GMT

Was there ever a solution to this? After awhile of being away from printing, I started again. My Pro100 prints fine on plain paper, but has a blue cast that shows us instead of gray on luster or glossy papers. I am using a M2 Macbook Pro with the latest OS installed. Printing from Lightroom and Preview produces the same results, as does choosing either control by canon printer, or colorsynch through the Mac.