Re: Attn: Zakezuke

"zakezuke" <zakezuke_us@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Mary wrote:
Hi Zazezuke,
Since we talked a lot about the Canon Ip4000 before, just to let you
know I got one recently. It must be the only one in the city. I
wasn't
looking for it. I was looking for an IP3000 which would be ok. I
got
the 4000 at a chain dept. store which is not in a very busy area
like
most of its stores. They had an ip3000 but it was a display model
with
no box or manual or ink. Then I saw the IP4000 box on a shelf and
looked
like the box hadn't been opened.I asked the sales clerk how long the
box
was in the store and could it be a year or so, and he said it could
be.
he wasn't sure. But quite a while anyway.

Hey great. I can still find if I look the ip4000 returned or a new
ip5000. Thing is they want US$150 for the ip5000 where my ip5200 cost
under US$120 and I don't mind manual refilling.

Where did you see ip4000? I saw it listed as used on Amazon.com for some
ridiculous price of $299.99 US or something. I can't imagine anyone
paying that much money. I don't see the ip5000 here, but see the ip5200
in staples stores but its a lot more money here even with Can. $ close
to US dollar.

But this time, unlike before, it wouldn't be the printhead
as it was sealed in an package. I tried lightening the magenta a
little
and that helped the face color a bit, but made peoples clothes too
light
in color.I am using the same photo paper (Kodak semi gloss) as I
used
with the ip1500 and it was ok in regard to peoples faces (after I
got
the new printhead that is). I might try adjusting though I shouldn't
have to and didn't have to with the 1500. It looks like there is a
little too much magenta on peoples faces which might create that
slightly pink tinge, though its not really bad.

Before you tweek with the printer settings, try the stock ones with
the
enclosed paper... the small 5 pack of pr-101. Also try"photo paper
plus glossy" -10 magenta +5 yellow.

http://www.kodak.com/go/inkjet sub catagory "printer settings".

I checked the above and I use soft gloss PP-1-A and its listed but for
matte, which seems to be the same number. It says for "Advanced" to set
it at "High" whis is where you set High or STandard, etc. I guess it
means. I always set it at High anyway. It doesn't mention anything about
adjusting colors.

Also the Kodak easy share software is geared tward their paper, you
may
download from the same website if you like. Also there is "ez photo
print", software which comes with your canon, which also offers unique
benifits as far as color auto correction.

I usually use Irfanview which I like. I don't know if ez photo print is
any better than Irfanview. Irfanview is fine and my photos print fine,
except for the pinkish face tones, and if its a picture taken outside,
if its say a gray pavement, it can have a slightly pinkish tone instead
of being a real gray. I need to experiment with adjusting colors to get
things right and leave it that way. It drives me crazy trying different
settings for colors. For now, I think I will do what Burt mentioned and
try to adjust the magenta which seems to be the problem, and if that
doesn't work well enough, I will try something else.Maybe even try the
ez print you mention from Kodak.

I will keep the refurb 1500 for now. It works fine so far. To be
honest,
I can't see an awful lot of difference in photo printing between the
ip1500 and the ip 4000 except the 4000 has a bit darker colors of
peoples clothes for indoor shots but have those pinky faces back
which I
thought I was rid of :). It wouldn't be because the inks were
sitting
in the box for many months would it?
Outdoor shots are much the same as the 1500.

It should be a good deal faster, and take cheaper ink. Quality wise
i'd lean tward the ip4000. You and I are in a similar boat, I have
both the ip3000 and the mp760 (basicly an ip4000) and it's rare that I
notice prints are better on the ip4000.

Cheaper ink is what I am most interested in. doesn't matter if its fast
:)

I haven't figured out how to use the cassette thing at the bottom of
the
printer. Does it take 8X11 pages? I just use the back part of the
printer to put my paper in as I am used to that. I saw a review for
ip4000R - I've never seen that model before. I presume its a 4000
but
with something else added that 4000 doesn't have. whatever it is, I
don't need it. :)

The paper tray below is telesoping, as in you pull the little lever
and
pull it out to accept 8.5x11 paper, or contract it in to take 4x6
paper. A good system is to load up the lower tray with regular paper,
and put thicker paper, photo paper, envelops, and odd ball stuff in
the
rear feeder. The rear feed is more straight where the lower feed
needs
to make a U turn. My brother couldn't figure this out on his own
either.

I haven't really looked into it too much yet and don't really need to.
But its good to know how everything works. By the way, you know the CD
labels printing you always talk about. I think you referred someone here
to Steves Digicams recently about the subject. On one of the messages on
the forum it talks about setting the printer up for printing CD labels
and to choose that from the printer menu. I don't see anything about CD
labels on my ip4000. Where are you supposed to set it? I don't need to
print CD labels, but I just wondered why I don't have a setting for
that, since ip4000 is supposed to have the feature. Don't printers in
Canada have this feature?

Mary

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