Question about the Canon iP4200 black ink tanks

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What's the difference (other than capacity) between the CLI-8BK and the
PGI-5BK? They both need to be installed, but AFAIK they're both the same
black ink. Is the smaller tank used for photo prints, and the larger one
for text?


jaybee
 
Jacques E. Bouchard said:
What's the difference (other than capacity) between the CLI-8BK and the
PGI-5BK? They both need to be installed, but AFAIK they're both the same
black ink. Is the smaller tank used for photo prints, and the larger one
for text?


jaybee
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I am assuming that the newest printers deal with the two black tanks the
same as the previous generation printer - ip4000, ip5000. The larger tank
is pigmented and the smaller one is dye-based and therefore more water
soluble. The large tank is used when plain paper is selected.
 
What's the difference (other than capacity) between the CLI-8BK and the
PGI-5BK? They both need to be installed, but AFAIK they're both the same
black ink. Is the smaller tank used for photo prints, and the larger one
for text?


jaybee
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On printers with "photo" and regular versions of the same colour ink,
the printer draws from the photo tanks when you specify that you're
using photo paper. "Normal" printing with most paper profiles is
going to use the pigmented black.

If you don't mind wasting two pieces of glossy photo paper, try
printing the same photo twice. The first time, using the plain paper
setting, and a second time using the "glossy photo paper" setting.
Comparing them side by side, you should notice the difference.

The difference is less noticeable on matte photo paper, but still
there. There may be a difference in appearance on plain paper, but
I've not been able to tell.
 
If you don't mind wasting two pieces of glossy photo paper, try
printing the same photo twice. The first time, using the plain paper
setting, and a second time using the "glossy photo paper" setting.
Comparing them side by side, you should notice the difference.

The difference is less noticeable on matte photo paper, but still
there. There may be a difference in appearance on plain paper, but
I've not been able to tell.
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Thanks.


MCheu
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I think black pigment ink and color dye (my HP 1100d only has pigment
black) looks REALLY weird when printed on nice photo paper. The color
is shiny, the black is matte, and the in-between colors sometimes get
this odd sparkle effect.

Dye black on plain paper looks terrible, it feathers more and isn't as
dark (though the dye colors in the HP feather less than the Epson
R340). If the only way to get the Canon to use the dye is picking
photo mode, this is going to be even worse, as it will use more ink
than it's supposed to for plain paper.

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What's the difference (other than capacity) between the CLI-8BK and the
PGI-5BK? They both need to be installed, but AFAIK they're both the same
black ink. Is the smaller tank used for photo prints, and the larger one
for text?


jaybee
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The CLI-8 is dye ink for photos, PGI-5 is pigment for text.
 
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