R1900 Suddenly Prints Less Blue/More Magenta

[netster]

I've used this printer for years with no issues.

Recently it looks less cyan and more magenta in everything.

No setting or software changes and ink is fairly new.

Clean pattern after nozzle check and head cleaning.

Any ideas on what to try next? Thanks!

 

[jtoolman]

I've used this printer for years with no issues.

Recently it looks less cyan and more magenta in everything.

No setting or software changes and ink is fairly new.

Clean pattern after nozzle check and head cleaning.

So why did you run a Cleaning Cycle? Did it need it" Are you still getting OFF color prints.

Are you using OEM inks or 3rd party? Did you change anything on your Color management work flow? Printers just don't stop producing correct color just by themselves.

Any ideas on what to try next? Thanks!

Joe

 

[stevewmn]

I've used this printer for years with no issues.

Recently it looks less cyan and more magenta in everything.

No setting or software changes and ink is fairly new.

Clean pattern after nozzle check and head cleaning.

So why did you run a Cleaning Cycle? Did it need it" Are you still getting OFF color prints.

Are you using OEM inks or 3rd party? Did you change anything on your Color management work flow? Printers just don't stop producing correct color just by themselves.

Any ideas on what to try next? Thanks!

Joe

Have you tried a fresh cyan cartidge? My R1900 is sort of doing the same thing when a cartridge is getting low. Instead of producing consistent color until the cartridge is fully spent it starts color shifting away from the color that is going low. The little test patterns still show all nozzles firing but somehow they aren't putting out 100% on full sized prints.

 

[emily0204]

perhaps a new set of cart is required?

 

[BrightGuy]

I gave up of my R2000 because of these kind of inconsistencies. Sometimes, the test pattern was perfect, but there was a magenta or cyan bias that were only solved by one or more cleaning cycles. OEM ink/cartridges would avoid this problem, but in Canon world this is a lot less frequent and intense problem.