I recently refilled my MP150, the printer shows that all cartridges are
empty, but it still prints.
But when trying to print B&W photos from photoshop, it uses cyan
Causing the cyan to get clogged after a short while.

I tried forcing it to use only the black cartridge, setting it to print
in greyscale etc, to no use.
Documents it prints just fine.

What can I do to make it print photos in B&W? Are there other
reasonable multifunctions that have real ink level meters?

Regards Johan

After searching for the specific reason I've found that selecting photo
paper in the print settings causes the printer to use the color
cartridge, when choosing plain paper it prints b&w fine.
Gaah.

After searching for the specific reason I've found that selecting photo
paper in the print settings causes the printer to use the color
cartridge, when choosing plain paper it prints b&w fine.
Gaah.

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>I recently refilled my MP150, the printer shows that all cartridges are
>empty, but it still prints.
>But when trying to print B&W photos from photoshop, it uses cyan
>Causing the cyan to get clogged after a short while.
>
>I tried forcing it to use only the black cartridge, setting it to print
>in greyscale etc, to no use.
>Documents it prints just fine.
>
>What can I do to make it print photos in B&W? Are there other
>reasonable multifunctions that have real ink level meters?
>
>
REPLACE ALL OF THE INK CARTS WITH OEM PREFILLED INK CARTS

>Regards Johan
>
>
>

TOO EXPENSIVE

> But when trying to print B&W photos from photoshop, it uses cyan
> Causing the cyan to get clogged after a short while.

Besure to check your vent holes. Many instructions say to enlarge them
then cover them up, which results in a vacuum condition.

> Are there other reasonable multifunctions that have real ink level meters?

Real ink meters?
Epson uses a fake ink meter, as in an estimate of ink use. Chip
resetters can be used to set the chip to zero. This would apply to
their current generation of multifunctions.
Older Canons used a prism system that would complaint low ink at 20%.
The last multifunctions to employ a chipless system were the mp750,
mp760, mp780 Current canons have chips but I know of no alternatives
aside from printing without metering if refilling.

Not sure on current generation HPs.

The old Pixmas use the BCI cartridge, but the new MP800 use CLI
cartridges that don't have proper sensors right?
If I buy a MP750 I'll get the right cartridges that have proper ink
level meters?

Regards Johan

> The old Pixmas use the BCI cartridge, but the new MP800 use CLI
> cartridges that don't have proper sensors right?
> If I buy a MP750 I'll get the right cartridges that have proper ink
> level meters?

I lack all the details one would need to answer your question with 100%
accuracy. I can say that the bci-7e/cli-8 and pgi-5 employ chips and
prisms. I "believe" that the mp800 will give you a warning that you
are out of ink and give you the option to disable metering, but I lack
hands on experence to say that for a fact. For all I know the LEDs go
out but the prism will still give you the low ink warning when the ink
is actually low.

However the mp750 with the bci-3e and bci-6 employ a prism only
system, the traditional system. I don't know if you'd call it a proper
ink level meter as it's not a true blue analog system like a gas gadge
but rather you get a warning when the reservoir side is empty...
leaving you with 20% in the sponge. I.e. if empty, and you add ink,
it'll read as full, and warn you if 20% empty, with perhaps another
warning when it thinks it might be really empty.

http://www.steves-digicams.com/2005_...non_mp760.html

But it makes me wonder why you don't consider buying another printer...
one which supports the feature you want. While I don't own the mp150,
I'm pretty sure it comes with MP navigator and EZ photo print. If you
let's say scan in MP navigator and select multi print, you can in EZ
photo print choose another printer to print your scan from, so long as
it's a canon.

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:

>The old Pixmas use the BCI cartridge, but the new MP800 use CLI
>cartridges that don't have proper sensors right?
>If I buy a MP750 I'll get the right cartridges that have proper ink
>level meters?
>
>
THAT IS NOT IMPORTANT

>Regards Johan
>
>
>

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:

>TOO EXPENSIVE
>
>
SO ARE PRINTHEADS