Hi,
Canon PIXMA G3260
Since I opened the printer and started using it, there has always been an issue with printing true dark, black ink. I know that the printer is capable of printing dark black images because Nozzle Alignment test sheet has solid black graphics. However, when I print an image or a document from my computer, the ink is always washed out and grey. I tried to do some tests and trouble shooting below, but clearly I am not doing something right when printing. Thank you for your help in advance!!
-Like the manual suggests, I did the printer head clean. Same issue.
-The software is up to date.
-I changed the print quality to high and not to auto fix images. (That didn’t seem to change anything either way)
-I tried printing different CYMK values in colors (75,68,67,90)=“true black” (73.7,70.6,64.3,87.1)= equivalent of RGB 0,0,0. Both of these samples were washed out.
-I tried printing the same CYMK color samples in black and white; still identically washed out.
-I only ever got it to print ONE pdf document from my computer (that wasn’t a canon diagnostic sheet) with true, dark black graphics. I have no idea how it printed dark black; I do not know what those settings could have been, but I have not been able to get the printer to print dark black since (EXCEPT FOR THE NOZZLE ALIGNMENT SHEET!). Every other document has been dark grey.
I hope there is an obvious solution that was in my face the whole time! I appreciate any help with calibrating the printer somehow. Thanks!!
-TYN
