Re: Canon Inks iP4000

In article Bill says...
> Just to nit-pick, I don't believe the Canon printers are object oriented
> for ink selection.
>
> For instance, if you print a text document that is all black, with the
> default plain paper selected, it will print with the pigment black ink.
> But if you print the same document, and it has just one character that
> is red, the entire document is printed using the dye CMY colours to
> simulate black.
>
> I know this was true of the entire i-series, and I don't think Canon
> changed their print engine in the newer iP-series.
>
So how do you know this to be true? Have you tried looking at the
printhead laying down the ink on plain paper. You can easily see the
pigment black AND the CMY both being used.
.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Canon Inks iP4000
    ... >>> for ink selection. ... it will print with the pigment black ink. ... the entire document is printed using the dye CMY colours to ...
    (comp.periphs.printers)
  • Re: Pixma 5000
    ... It will not print in normal mode as the BCI6 does not load any Ink .. ... The dye on the other hand, ... part of these are large 5pl nozzles and the ... at least for me to put a splotch of pigment black on photo paper with ...
    (comp.periphs.printers)
  • Re: How does the printer choose which black ink to use when it has pigment and dye based black ??
    ... pigment black is used when printing color on plain paper. ... All the nozzles used put ink on the page in a given swath but in the ... Canon printers using pigment and dye black, on plain paper, the color is ... laid down on the pigment black in subsequent passes of the head. ...
    (comp.periphs.printers)
  • Re: a WHITE BORDER IS LEFT WHEN i ATTEMPT A FULL COLOR BACKGROUND
    ... I print borderless 8.5 x 11 all the time with my Canon printers. ... is the iP4000 which does fine with Publisher. ... is an individual tank which is nothing more than an ink holder. ... I won't go into detail here about how to refill other than to say ...
    (microsoft.public.publisher)
  • Re: Inkjet refill kits
    ... I have multiple Canon printers, s820's, i950 and iP4000. ... but the multiple feeds are ... As to ink ... "Mike Hall" wrote in message ...
    (microsoft.public.publisher)