Canon i860 won't print black text

Tedster · Aug 25, 2006

Got a canon i860 printer. The print head stopped printing regular black. I have soaked it overnight with ammonia/water mix as well as alcohol.

Still no text. It wil print other colors. The automatic alignment has also stopped working. Should I replace the print head?
I think I have done all I can with this head.

XenaWP · Aug 25, 2006

Doesn't the Canon printer utility have a "clean print head" option? I seem to remember seeing that for my i550.

My nozzles tend to clog bec. I'll go a month or so between printing photos. I usually just print a full color draft on plain paper, which unclogs.

Have you tried printing a photo, rather than a text page?

If that doesn't work, and after all the things you've tried, it may be time to send this one on to the print cartridge graveyard.

DelJo63 · Aug 25, 2006

Tedster said:
Got a canon i860 printer ....
The automatic alignment has also stopped working.

This is the issue that requires solution, as if this doesn't work then you're
DOA and need to have it serviced

I have this printer and it's been very reliable. Have you tried a new ink cartridge?

Tedster · Aug 25, 2006

got plenty of ink. Should I replace the print head?

DelJo63 · Aug 25, 2006

Tedster said:
got plenty of ink. Should I replace the print head?

I would uninstall the Canon Software, reboot & reinstall first.

Tedster · Aug 25, 2006

hmmm. software appears to work ok. It seems more of a hardware issue.

Tedster · Aug 25, 2006

XenaWP said:
Doesn't the Canon printer utility have a "clean print head" option? I seem to remember seeing that for my i550.

My nozzles tend to clog bec. I'll go a month or so between printing photos. I usually just print a full color draft on plain paper, which unclogs.

Have you tried printing a photo, rather than a text page?

If that doesn't work, and after all the things you've tried, it may be time to send this one on to the print cartridge graveyard.

already tried to autoclean option numerous times.

DelJo63 · Aug 25, 2006

Tedster said:
hmmm. software appears to work ok. It seems more of a hardware issue.

I would agree -- but there's no harm in trying and ...
what if it was some corruption? imo, it's worth 10 minutes.

Tedster · Aug 26, 2006

I've decided to order a new print head.... We'll see how that goes.

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