IP3000 ink too light

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Michael Shaffer

I just replaced the ink in my Canon IP 3000 and the colors are too light
now. The black cartridge is fine though. I bought the ink on ebay, could
that be the problem?
 
IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU BOUGHT AFTERMARKET INK. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT I
AM SAYING ALL OF THE TIME. GO TO A REAL STORE AND BUY CANON OEM INK AND
THEN PURGE THE CRAP OUT OF YOUR PRINTER. THEN YOU WILL BE FIND UNLESS
THE AFTERMARKET INK RUINED THE PRINTHEAD.
 
Quite easily, you can buy a bottle of 2nd hand water on ebay...! Wha
you need to ask was the printer alright before swapping th
cartridge, this should give a clue

Best bet is to try a well known brand or better still an OE
cartridge, my guess it's the cartridge

Dav
 
Sorry just realise
Try altering the printing profile in the drivers window, if like th
ip5000 you have a colour adjustment box click manual and un-tick th
ICM box and adjusting the colour intensity to about +10, whether th
ip3000 has this facility I can't say

Dav
 
Michael said:
Here's a picture

http://members.cox.net/michaelshaffer/ink.jpg
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I don't see anything particularly wrong with the color stripes at right.
They are supposed to be in rather pale shades, basically, a kind of sky
blue (the second blue band even lighter), pink (and a lighter pink), and
a pale yellow.

But the small blocks at left (below 3eBK) should be in shades of grey.
Is this a fault of the picture you put up or is this what you're getting
in actual fact?

-Taliesyn
 
Taliesyn said:
I don't see anything particularly wrong with the color stripes at right.
They are supposed to be in rather pale shades, basically, a kind of sky
blue (the second blue band even lighter), pink (and a lighter pink), and
a pale yellow.

But the small blocks at left (below 3eBK) should be in shades of grey.
Is this a fault of the picture you put up or is this what you're getting
in actual fact?

-Taliesyn
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That's what it actually looks like. Also notice how dark the black is
compared to the colored ones. The colors should be about twice as dark.
 
Davy said:
Sorry just realised
Try altering the printing profile in the drivers window, if like the
ip5000 you have a colour adjustment box click manual and un-tick the
ICM box and adjusting the colour intensity to about +10, whether the
ip3000 has this facility I can't say.

Davy
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That seems to fix the darkness problem. Now the other problem I have is
that the colors are off. For instance in this picture the purple walls
should be blue like on the right side.

http://members.cox.net/michaelshaffer/ink2.jpg
 
Michael said:
That's what it actually looks like. Also notice how dark the black is
compared to the colored ones. The colors should be about twice as dark.
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It's not a great jpg of the nozzle check but do I detect some pink in
your blue stripes at right? I'm still trying to comprehend why you're
not getting grey blocks at left. Incorrect feeding of ink will do this.

By the way, my nozzle printouts seem every bit a pale as yours, at least
according to the image you posted. And I'm printing correctly.

-Taliesyn
 
Michael - If you were getting good results with OEM inks, after switching to
the aftermarket ink you purchased from someone on ebay the result was not
good, and you made no setting changes in you printer or photo software, It
appears pretty obvious that the ink you purchased was not the best color
match. There are several good products out there. Why beat a dead
horse???? The most consistant results I and several others have had is with
refilling carts with MIS, Hobbicolor, or Formulabs inks. Cheap, easy,
consistant, and already "field tested" by many people who post on this NG
and the Nifty-stuff forum.
 
Taliesyn said:
It's not a great jpg of the nozzle check but do I detect some pink in
your blue stripes at right? I'm still trying to comprehend why you're
not getting grey blocks at left. Incorrect feeding of ink will do this.

By the way, my nozzle printouts seem every bit a pale as yours, at least
according to the image you posted. And I'm printing correctly.

-Taliesyn
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Yea, I printed a whole page of blue and it was a mix of purple.

http://members.cox.net/michaelshaffer/ink3.jpg
 
Burt said:
Michael - If you were getting good results with OEM inks, after switching to
the aftermarket ink you purchased from someone on ebay the result was not
good, and you made no setting changes in you printer or photo software, It
appears pretty obvious that the ink you purchased was not the best color
match. There are several good products out there. Why beat a dead
horse???? The most consistant results I and several others have had is with
refilling carts with MIS, Hobbicolor, or Formulabs inks. Cheap, easy,
consistant, and already "field tested" by many people who post on this NG
and the Nifty-stuff forum.
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Thanks, I'll try one of those. The one I got on Ebay is "Handsome" brand
"made in China"
 
Michael said:
Thanks, I'll try one of those. The one I got on Ebay is "Handsome"
brand "made in China"
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IT IS NOT A BRAND. IT IS A LABEL. YOU SHOULD KNOW THE DIFFERENCE.
HAPPY CLOGGING
 
Burt said:
Michael - If you were getting good results with OEM inks,
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THEN YOU SHOULD STAY WITH OEM INKS AND NOT LISTEN TO THE TINKERERS IN
THIS NG.
after switching to
the aftermarket ink you purchased from someone on ebay
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WHERE YOU DO NOT KNOW THE MFG/FORMULATOR
the result was not
good,
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YOU MEAN HORRIBLE
and you made no setting changes in you printer or photo software, It
appears pretty obvious that the ink you purchased was not the best color
match.
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IT WAS CRAP. YOU JUST DO NOT WANT TO ADMIT THE PROBLEMS THAT
AFTERMARKET INK CAUSES
There are several good products out there.
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THERE ARE ALMOST NONE AND IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND ONE BECAUSE THE
SELLERS DO NOT TELL YOU WHAT THEY ARE SELLING.
Why beat a dead
horse????
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OH YEAH
The most consistant
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LY BAD
results I and several others
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CHURCH MEMBERS
have had is with
refilling carts with MIS, Hobbicolor, or Formulabs inks.
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THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT THEY ARE USING. THE VENDOR WILL NOT DISCLOSE THAT
INFORMATION
Cheap,
YEP

NOPE

NOPE

and already "field tested"
NOPE

by many people who post on this NG
and the Nifty-stuff forum.
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DATS DA CHURCH
 
Michael said:
Yea, I printed a whole page of blue and it was a mix of purple.

http://members.cox.net/michaelshaffer/ink3.jpg
Click to expand...

Yeah, I thought I saw some pink in your blue stripes. You're getting a
mix of blue and red (magenta) giving you purple. Basically, you got a
problem with one of the cartridges. Seems magenta is leaking into your
blue. Exactly why, I do not know. I call it indigestion. :-) I've seen
this reported here once or twice in the past year.

You might try some head cleans to try and remove the contaminated color
until you get just blue. I can't guarantee it would work though. But if
you had a backup set of cartridges it'd be easier.

-Taliesyn
 
I've not heard of the brand of cartridge you installed. It could very well
be the wrong ink in the cartridge or just as likely you have a restricted
air flow on one of the tanks. Many of the lower cost Chinese cartridges on
eBay have a different air vent on top from Canon and the better third party
vendors. Make sure the tape is fully removed over the vent and that no
adhesive or tape is blocking the opening. The fact that the small squares
are not black is proof that you aren't getting proper ink flow. Note: THIS
IS NOT A CLOG as will be claimed by the moronic troll who constantly
misrepresents what happens when third party inks or cartridges are used. The
most positive (and cost effective) route is to purchase a quality bulk ink
which can be used to refill your empty OEM tanks. Some of the online vendors
also supply unused/empty tanks. Using a bulk ink from one of the vendors
recommended on this newsgroup or www.nifty-stuff.com will insure that you
get results equal to or better than using OEM ink. My two favorites are
HobbiColors (order on eBay, use Hobbicolors on the search line) and
www.alotofthings.com which supplies Sensient-Formulabs ink. Other quality
vendors are www.inksupply.com - same as MIS and www.weink.com. Regardless of
who you order from, check out the alotofthings web site and look at the
various articles Joe has posted concerning refilling. One in particular
deals with the topic of inadequate ink flow due to restricted air flow being
mistaken for clogs.
 
drc023 said:
I've not heard of the brand of cartridge you installed.
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IT IS NOT A BRAND BUT SOME LABEL
It could very well
be the wrong ink in the cartridge or just as likely you have a restricted
air flow on one of the tanks. Many of the lower cost Chinese cartridges on
eBay have a different air vent on top from Canon and the better third party
vendors.
Click to expand...
LOOK AT THE PAIN WITHOUT DA GAIN
Make sure the tape is fully removed over the vent and that no
adhesive or tape is blocking the opening. The fact that the small squares
are not black is proof that you aren't getting proper ink flow. Note: THIS
IS NOT A CLOG as will be claimed by the moronic troll who constantly
misrepresents what happens when third party inks or cartridges are used.
Click to expand...
BUT IT IS A CLOG
The
most positive (and cost effective) route is to purchase a quality bulk ink
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THERE IS VERY LITTLE OF THAT AND FOR THE MOST PART YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT
YOU ARE GETTING. IT IS EVEN WORSE FOR PREFILLED BUT AT LEAST YOU HAVE
CLEAN CARPETS
which can be used to refill your empty OEM tanks. Some of the online vendors
also supply unused/empty tanks. Using a bulk ink from one of the vendors
recommended on this newsgroup or
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DA CHURCH
www.nifty-stuff.com
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will insure that you
get results equal to or better than using OEM ink.
NEVER

My two favorites are
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SNIP
 
measekite said:
IT IS NOT A BRAND. IT IS A LABEL. YOU SHOULD KNOW THE DIFFERENCE.
HAPPY CLOGGING
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Did your mother beat you with an Ink Refill when you were small?
 
Personally, true or not I am always doubtful of buying stuff fro
ebay, hence my comment about 2nd hand water, it's ok if you find
reputable supplier, it's just that in my mind there are so man
rogues out there

The colour difference could also be down to the paper that you ar
using, I don't thinkt had been mentioned, some OEM ink I guess wil
give varying 'greyscale' or coloured tint's like on white, blue sk
etc

I ain't no expert here but sometimes changing the paper brand migh
help. no doubt once you find a suitable brand of ink to use for you
purpose it's better to stick with it, changing the brand of pape
'may' produce the same result

As you can appreciate slight variations of colour might not be of
concern to someone who is printing graphics or maybe cartoon clipart
etc - all depends on the user's purpose, if you want top notch piccy'
then you need to use top notch stuff

I wonder how many people take note of the 'use by date' on the box
just like you get on food items, suppose it's ok say buying Prin
Rite, Jet-Tec etc where the products are fast moving - just a though
implying what chances is the stuff being out of date..

Dav
 
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