I have received the TWO cartridges and I am having problems with the quality of the printing. I am getting shadows
1121792
In my experience, the name brand is worth the extra price. The name brand ones last longer and have better print quality.
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Because they are crap, I returned mine for full credit. There was a reason they were so cheap.
1121794
This is the first time in years of buying this product that these problems arose. Time for Amazon to ditch these suppliers.
1121795
I have noticed the quality is not as good. There is a general grayness to the page like there is a light dusting of toner on the whole page.
1121796
Yes I had the same problems. When it runs out I will spend the extra money next time and get an original replacement cartage. I just hope it die not ruin the printer
1361212
If any cartridge, after refill, is not recognized as being full, its a matter for the manufacturer to resolve. I would try to contact the manufacturer for a solution or a replacement. Missing colors suggest a clogged print head. I would suggest performing the various cleaning procedures described in the printer's owners manual which is often available on the manufacturer's website.
644265
you didn't do anything wrong. I had the same problem and the company would not do anything about them because it was past so many days! Everywhere else I ordered the cartridges from were good up to a year if there was a problem. Not this company. some of my were not recognized by the printer, so they weren't any good to me. Other ones leaked in the bag. I've been trying to use them up, but I have to clean the heads alot too. These are garbage and amazon should stop selling them.
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I had the same problem, I took them out and then put them back in again. Once I did that a couple of times then a question mark appears on the front screen, but the printer will print it won't acknowledge the cartridge cause it is a refurbished one, but the printer will print. Try that and see if that works for you. Hope so :)
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Do you have any other cartridges handy that you can try out to see if you get different results? If not, try taking it out and seeing if you can't find anything visually unusual with one side of the cartridge versus the other, and see if simply re-seating it helps.
644267
you didn't do anything wrong. I had the same problem and the company would not do anything about them because it was past so many days! Everywhere else I ordered the cartridges from were good up to a year if there was a problem. Not this company. some of my were not recognized by the printer, so they weren't any good to me. Other ones leaked in the bag. I've been trying to use them up, but I have to clean the heads alot too. These are garbage and amazon should stopselling them.
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Yes but the quality of the picture is not as good. Also I find I need to replace the cartidges after the 4th refil, the prints are not as good as they could be after that. I do print a lot of photographs.
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If the contacts do appear bright and shiny then another possible reason may be that the ink in the cartridge is recycled. I've only had this problem with one set of Cannon cartridges but it did prevent me from printing. I took them back to the dealer (not Amazon) and they replaced it with another set. That one worked fine. The explanation was that sometimes recycled ink is used by Cannon to defray costs. I'm not sure I believe that but that's what I was told. Bottom line, if the contacts are clean and it still won't work, send them back for a replacement. Amazon is good about that.
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When i did the Print Quality Check when I inserted the Black Ink it was very Dark it seemed to be extra capacity
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This error indicates that your Pixma printer is having trouble identifying one (or more) ink cartridges. Did you remember to remove the piece of tape which covers the contacts on your new ink cartridge? It may also be that the contacts at the bottom of the cartridge have become dirty -- they should appear bright and shiny. You can clean them with a soft, non-abrasive cloth.
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if the cartridge was not aligned correctly you probably do not work well when printing, to put new cartridges must align well so that the colors are uniform .... thanks.
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The printer heads may need to be cleaned. Go to printer >>>touch the picture of the wrench >>>>tools >>>clean cartridges.
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Had the same problem. Be patient. Remove the cartridges and re-install the cartridges making sure to seat them fully.
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Almost certainly your printer has a dirty or clogged print head on one of the cartridges. Use the utilities to assist in diagnosing the problem. Regards, Bill
250359
Either the cartridge is defective or you need to clean the printer carefully. It is odd, because if the cartridge is defective, then it would happen on all the pages. Did you put the old cartridge back in to test printer?
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There was no fix for me. My printer still does not recognize either cartridge and will not print anything for me.
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I have no idea other than to make sure that your print settings are set for the "best" quality. The default is "normal". Also be sure that the paper setting is the same as what you are using.