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From: DianeLeMasson on 21 Dec 2008 00:18

"Tony" <tonythebengaltiger(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
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> "DianeLeMasson" <dianelemasson(a)optonline.net> wrote:
> >Hi
> >
> >Sorry for the cross-post, as I have posted in another NG, but
> >not getting any responses & I am desperate.
> >
> >I have own this Canon s900 photo printer for about 6 years &
> >during this time never gave me any problems.
> >It is basically only used for photos or when I need to print color
> >documents. I have a second printer I use that is black ink only.
> >
> >What is happening with the s900 is while not in use it seems the
> >color inks within their cartridges are changing colors so when I
> >print anything out it's no longer their true colors.
> >As well some are emptying out on their own, not by printing.
> >e.g. yellow has turn to orange, photo magenta turn to purple.
> >If I print just with black it comes out green.
> >
> >I've look inside or under printer, I don't see any leaks.
> >I am at a total lost & of course Canon is of no help.
> >Since it's no longer under warranty they don't care.
> >And yes I use only ink for canon, BCI-6.
> >
> >I hope that I was able to explain this well enough for someone with
> >far more knowledge than I, who maybe can help me to find a
> >way that I can fix this myself. At least give it a try before I do throw
> >this printer out. I really hate to since it was a gift & when it did work
> >it was a great color printer. My problem is I am a senior citizen &
> >can not afford to replace this printer or can I bring it somewhere to
> >get it fix for it will cost $100 just to look at it, not to mention how
> >much it'll cost if it could be fix.
> >Has anyone ever had this particular problem or similar, I would
> >like to hear from you?
> >Thank you
> >
> >Diane
>
> Diane
> I have seen something like this fairly often with Canon ink printers.
> What appears to happen is the ink transfers from one colour to another and
I
> think it has something to do with the way the ink containers seal in the
print
> head, some sort of capillary action.
> It has always been fixed by replacing the affected ink cartridges.
> Yellow shows this best because it is easy to see the contamination.
> From your description it is not certain which cartridge is at fault but I
> suspect Cyan. Black output with a green tinge indicates Cyan and Cyan
could
> turn yellow an orange colour.
> You will need to replace all of the cartridges that are affected, in this
case
> any that are emptying out and the black and yellow cartridges. My guess is
> Black, Yellow and Cyan.
> Unfortunately nothing can be done about the contamination so the ink in
> contaminated cartridges is wasted. You won't know whether this is
successful
> until you try. If you can afford to do it you may wish to change all of
the
> cartridges.
> Once you have installed new cartrdiges you will need to run some head
cleaning
> cycles to remove any residual contamination in the printhead.
> Good luck
> Tony
> MS MVP Printing Image


Tony,

Thank you for your response.
So this isn't so unheard of.
What I have done was replaced only the cartridges that did changed from
their true colors.
This just started a couple of months ago, printing a picture for my son,
noticed a strange hue
of color, leaning towards more red. I check each tank notice yellow was now
red, & I think
it was magenta that turned purple too. All the rest were fine.
I changed the yellow which is now a orange color.
As you have suggested I will change every tank. I hope that will take care
of the problem.
Strange as this is, tonight I did a deep cleaning, but before that I removed
the print head,
just to take a look to see if I can notice anything that shouldn't be there,
e.g. dust, animal
hair, whatever, decided to see how it would print & it did just fine. No
more green when it
should be black & did a color photo which came out perfect. Mind you it was
a photo with
a lot of yellow in it. How's that for a mystery! The tank is orange. No
mistake about it.
I don't understand how & I am not going to question it. I am just happy that
it seems to
be working okay now. Have any insight of what may have caused this & how to
prevent
this from happening again?
However I am still changing all the tanks as you have suggested.
Thank you & best you, I felt a whole lot better after reading your note &
the other replies that
this can happen, unfortunately, but it's nice to hear that this problem can
be resolved.

Diane


From: DianeLeMasson on 21 Dec 2008 00:57

"Alex" <Alex(a)Alex.org> wrote in message
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> Tony <tonythebengaltiger(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> >"DianeLeMasson" <dianelemasson(a)optonline.net> wrote:
> <snip>
> >Diane
> >I have seen something like this fairly often with Canon ink printers.
> >What appears to happen is the ink transfers from one colour to another
and I
> >think it has something to do with the way the ink containers seal in the
print
> >head, some sort of capillary action.
> >It has always been fixed by replacing the affected ink cartridges.
> >Yellow shows this best because it is easy to see the contamination.
> >From your description it is not certain which cartridge is at fault but I
> >suspect Cyan. Black output with a green tinge indicates Cyan and Cyan
could
> >turn yellow an orange colour.
> >You will need to replace all of the cartridges that are affected, in this
case
> >any that are emptying out and the black and yellow cartridges. My guess
is
> >Black, Yellow and Cyan.
> >Unfortunately nothing can be done about the contamination so the ink in
> >contaminated cartridges is wasted. You won't know whether this is
successful
> >until you try. If you can afford to do it you may wish to change all of
the
> >cartridges.
> >Once you have installed new cartrdiges you will need to run some head
cleaning
> >cycles to remove any residual contamination in the printhead.
> >Good luck
> >Tony
> >MS MVP Printing Image
>
> Although I don't own this printer and though I've never seen this problem
with
> my printers, it seems very unlikely that one color (say magenta) seeps
from its
> cartridge to the print head and then back again to another cartridge (say
the
> yellow one), and also in such amounts that the yellow ink has become
useless. I
> believe that changing the cartridges might help if for a completely
*different*
> reason they have become contaminated, but I can't think of a reason why
they
> should get bad.
>
> Arthur??
>
> Greetings, Alex

Greeting to you also, Alex,

If it didn't happen to me I wouldn't believe it either, but it did.
First time I noticed that yellow changed colors it was to red & the second
time
now orange. Too, photo magenta turned to purple. How & why, I wish I knew.
I have ask around & no one has ever of this before either.
Not till I posted here that is. As Tony has said he has heard of this.
I for one would love to know how these ink tanks became contaminated.
This is something I rather avoid to worry about.

Diane


From: DianeLeMasson on 21 Dec 2008 01:03

<me(a)mine.net> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 20 Dec 2008 14:19:59 -0500, in comp.periphs.printers
> "DianeLeMasson" <dianelemasson(a)optonline.net> wrote:
>
> >Hi
> >
> >Sorry for the cross-post, as I have posted in another NG, but
> >not getting any responses & I am desperate.
> >
> >I have own this Canon s900 photo printer for about 6 years &
> >during this time never gave me any problems.
> >It is basically only used for photos or when I need to print color
> >documents. I have a second printer I use that is black ink only.
> >
> >What is happening with the s900 is while not in use it seems the
> >color inks within their cartridges are changing colors so when I
> >print anything out it's no longer their true colors.
> >As well some are emptying out on their own, not by printing.
> >e.g. yellow has turn to orange, photo magenta turn to purple.
> >If I print just with black it comes out green.
> >
> >I've look inside or under printer, I don't see any leaks.
> >I am at a total lost & of course Canon is of no help.
> >Since it's no longer under warranty they don't care.
> >And yes I use only ink for canon, BCI-6.
> >
> >I hope that I was able to explain this well enough for someone with
> >far more knowledge than I, who maybe can help me to find a
> >way that I can fix this myself. At least give it a try before I do throw
> >this printer out. I really hate to since it was a gift & when it did work
> >it was a great color printer. My problem is I am a senior citizen &
> >can not afford to replace this printer or can I bring it somewhere to
> >get it fix for it will cost $100 just to look at it, not to mention how
> >much it'll cost if it could be fix.
> >Has anyone ever had this particular problem or similar, I would
> >like to hear from you?
> >Thank you
>
> Diane,
>
> First thing to check is that you don't have clogged nozzles in the print
> head. Your printer driver should have a utility to print a nozzle check.

Hi

And thank you for your response.
Yes I did do a nozzle check & all the colors, while not totally perfect, did
print.
So it seems there is no clog, thank goodness!
I will say this, strange as it is, the yellow tank did print in true yellow,
not orange
as it is in the tank. Photo magenta did however come out purple again.

Diane


From: IntergalacticExpandingPanda on 21 Dec 2008 06:46
On Dec 20, 10:03 pm, "DianeLeMasson" > And thank you for your
response.
> Yes I did do a nozzle check & all the colors, while not totally perfect, did
> print.
> So it seems there is no clog, thank goodness!
> I will say this, strange as it is, the yellow tank did print in true yellow,
> not orange
> as it is in the tank. Photo magenta did however come out purple again.


This is where it becomes hard giving realistic advice. The basic
troubleshooting for this printer is as follows

1) Replace cartridges $9-$11 each
2) Replace head @ $80
3) Replace printer ($60-$100)

http://www.amazon.com/Canon-BCI-6-Black-6-Pack-4705A018/dp/B0000UIXRM/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1229857086&sr=8-1
$52.95 is a good price for OEM tanks
$80.00 for the head
------
$132.95


I would say hitting craigslist might be an option, but
http://cnj.craigslist.org/ele/941129441.html

But it's a $25 printer that needs a $80 QY6-0043-000.
printhead. Technically reasonable, but in excess of replacement value
unless you absolutely want the i960.

If you want to make an informed choice whether nor not a replacement
model will benefit you
trymyphoto.com

You can get a free 4x6 print on the mp620. It's a newer model but
should give you some indication whether or not 4 color printing is
adequate for your needs or if you desire 6 color printing, which to be
fair will cost you more per page, even presuming $8/tank for bci-6
tanks, and $13/tank for cli-8 tanks.

The Epson 1400 is a great deal for $160 from the Epson store as a
referb, but I strongly suspect you don't want to spend that much for a
13 inch wide printer.

But really the lowest in cost is the referb Epson R280 for $55 referb,
where it's cheaper to buy more Epson r280 referbs than it is to buy
ink.







From: Gordo on 21 Dec 2008 09:46

I too have owned and used the Canon s900 printer for several years. My
experience is that I need to print a Nozzle Check page every two or three
weeks to keep the print head clear. Also, I always have the printer plugged
into a power strip that is always on. You should turn off the printer, but
leave the power strip on.

I have encountered the occasional clog. To remedy this, I remove all the
cartridges (be sure to put them back in the proper order). Then, I use a
cotton swab dipped in isopropyl (99%) alcohol and touch each spot where the
ink enters the print head. Then I put a small amount of alcohol on the exit
side of the print head, let it soak a bit and blot it off. Then, re-assemble
the print head and cartridges. Then run the Nozzle Check. If this fails,
then run the cleaning cycles. Thus far, this has worked for me to cure the
off color pictures.

Gordo

"DianeLeMasson" <dianelemasson(a)optonline.net> wrote in message
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> Hi
>
> Sorry for the cross-post, as I have posted in another NG, but
> not getting any responses & I am desperate.
>
> I have own this Canon s900 photo printer for about 6 years &
> during this time never gave me any problems.
> It is basically only used for photos or when I need to print color
> documents. I have a second printer I use that is black ink only.
>
> What is happening with the s900 is while not in use it seems the
> color inks within their cartridges are changing colors so when I
> print anything out it's no longer their true colors.
> As well some are emptying out on their own, not by printing.
> e.g. yellow has turn to orange, photo magenta turn to purple.
> If I print just with black it comes out green.
>
> I've look inside or under printer, I don't see any leaks.
> I am at a total lost & of course Canon is of no help.
> Since it's no longer under warranty they don't care.
> And yes I use only ink for canon, BCI-6.
>
> I hope that I was able to explain this well enough for someone with
> far more knowledge than I, who maybe can help me to find a
> way that I can fix this myself. At least give it a try before I do throw
> this printer out. I really hate to since it was a gift & when it did work
> it was a great color printer. My problem is I am a senior citizen &
> can not afford to replace this printer or can I bring it somewhere to
> get it fix for it will cost $100 just to look at it, not to mention how
> much it'll cost if it could be fix.
> Has anyone ever had this particular problem or similar, I would
> like to hear from you?
> Thank you
>
> Diane
>
>


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