I have a canon pixma ip4300 and the magenta ink does not print. The ink cartridge is recognized. I even replaced the magenta with a new ink cartridge and nothing changed. Everything that has red or pink comes out looking green. I don't know how to fix this. Even running the nozzle cleaner didn't help. I use real canon ink, no imitation ink.
Take the print head out of the machine and sit it in a saucer of very hot ( just off boil) water about 10mm deep for a minute. Take it out and sit in on a pad of paper towel to dry briefly before returning it and the cartridges into the machine. Give it a deep clean and try again. If still no good, the print head has probably had it.
SOURCE: iP4300 only recognizes magenta OR cyan
1. Get compressed air
2. Run Printhead under HOT water, do not worry about contacts getting slightly wet.
3. Blow compressed air with straw attachment into screens where the cartridge nozzle sits on printhead. then let it sit and dry.
4. reinstall print test page
5. if this fails open paint/photoshop and print a page of the color that is not printing correctly. rinse and repeat until colors flow freely.
I have several ip4300s and I have yet to give up the ghost on a printer with a clog ujsing this method.
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Are you using aftermarket/refilled cartridges? To do a complete cleaning of the nozzle, you need to use a new OEM ink cartridge. Run the deep cleaning at least 3 times. This will clear the nozzle. You will eventually have the same problem with the other nozzles as long as you continue to use aftermarket/refilled cartridges. The inks used in them are not as highly quality controlled as the OEM inks so you will end up with clogged or partially clogged nozzles. The new OEM cartridges method usually clears the problem.
Let me know if this clears the problem. Thanks.
SOURCE: My PIXMA iP4300 seems to have run out of magenta
You can set your printing preference to print in grayscale black ink only.
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