Canon i865

[Briain Boruhma]

I have a Canon i865 printer which has been v.good over the
past two years.

However recently it has started to develop a banding problem
in that dark horizontal lines, about 5mm apart, appear whenever
I try to print any sizeable block of any colour.

The darker the colour the more pronounced the banding.

No problem with text of any colour.

Any ideas suggestions greatly appreciated.

TIA

Brian

 

[measekite]

I have a Canon i865 printer which has been v.good over the
past two years.

However recently it has started to develop a banding problem
in that dark horizontal lines, about 5mm apart, appear whenever
I try to print any sizeable block of any colour.

The darker the colour the more pronounced the banding.

No problem with text of any colour.

Any ideas suggestions greatly appreciated.

It is probably due to non OEM APPROVED ink.

 

[Frank]

measekite wrote:

....something only an idiot like him would write.
Loser!
Frank

 

[phineaspaine]

I have a Canon i865 printer which has been v.good over the
past two years.

However recently it has started to develop a banding problem
in that dark horizontal lines, about 5mm apart, appear whenever
I try to print any sizeable block of any colour.

The darker the colour the more pronounced the banding.

No problem with text of any colour.

Any ideas suggestions greatly appreciated.

TIA

Brian

Have you tried performing a nozzle check print from the maintenance
menu of the driver? It will show if any jets in the printhead are
clogged or otherwise non-operational. Sometimes the electrical
contacts have oxidized somewhat, and impede conductivity. Try
cleaning them with a pencil eraser, making sure to keep the eraser
residue from contaminating any other part of the printhead.

Sometimes a regular head cleaning, or a deep head cleaning from the
same menu will get them working again.

As a last resort, remove the ink cartridges, and then remove the
printhead. Give the printhead a good, long, submersive bath in a tub
of isopropyl alcohol (overnite should be good), taking care not to
touch the printhead nozzles on the bottom, ever!. Repeat until no ink
remains in the head. Clean gently with compressed air, then let dry
overnite. Taking a magnifying glass, visually examine the printhead
(the nozzles on the bottom), looking for any irregularities which may
indicate damage. If you see any, you'll have to get yourself a new
printhead. If you don't see any damage, reinstall it in the printer,
reinstall the ink cartridges, and test it out again.

If you think you need a new printhead, look on eBay and search for
QY6-0049. That's the part no. you'll need. About US$40, and worth it
if the rest of the printer is still in good working order. The i860/
i865 has still-decent resolution, and 3rd party inks are very cheap
for this model (see BCI-3eBK and BCI-6 at www.idiya-solutions.com).

Printheads do wear out after many thousands of prints, or sometimes
they get damaged. Fortunately, those in most Canon printers are
replaceable.

FYI, one of my IP5000's has printed over 8500 pages over the past 3
years, mostly colour, all with the original printhead using CoralJet
3rd party ink cartridges, and it is still going strong.

Phineas

 

[aardvark]

Have you tried performing a nozzle check print from the maintenance
menu of the driver? It will show if any jets in the printhead are
clogged or otherwise non-operational. Sometimes the electrical
contacts have oxidized somewhat, and impede conductivity. Try
cleaning them with a pencil eraser, making sure to keep the eraser
residue from contaminating any other part of the printhead.

Sometimes a regular head cleaning, or a deep head cleaning from the
same menu will get them working again.

As a last resort, remove the ink cartridges, and then remove the
printhead. Give the printhead a good, long, submersive bath in a tub
of isopropyl alcohol (overnite should be good), taking care not to
touch the printhead nozzles on the bottom, ever!. Repeat until no ink
remains in the head. Clean gently with compressed air, then let dry
overnite. Taking a magnifying glass, visually examine the printhead
(the nozzles on the bottom), looking for any irregularities which may
indicate damage. If you see any, you'll have to get yourself a new
printhead. If you don't see any damage, reinstall it in the printer,
reinstall the ink cartridges, and test it out again.

If you think you need a new printhead, look on eBay and search for
QY6-0049. That's the part no. you'll need. About US$40, and worth it
if the rest of the printer is still in good working order. The i860/
i865 has still-decent resolution, and 3rd party inks are very cheap
for this model (see BCI-3eBK and BCI-6 atwww.idiya-solutions.com).

Printheads do wear out after many thousands of prints, or sometimes
they get damaged. Fortunately, those in mostCanonprinters are
replaceable.

FYI, one of myIP5000'shas printed over 8500 pages over the past 3
years, mostly colour, all with the original printhead using CoralJet
3rd party ink cartridges, and it is still going strong.

Phineas

Phineas, I also have an IP5000; can you tell me how you determined the
number of prints your printer has produced? I'm assuming there is some
file the printer puts in a directory somewhere on my computer? Thanks,
PC.

 

[Michael Johnson]

<snip>
If you think you need a new printhead, look on eBay and search for
QY6-0049. That's the part no. you'll need. About US$40, and worth it
if the rest of the printer is still in good working order. The i860/
i865 has still-decent resolution, and 3rd party inks are very cheap
for this model (see BCI-3eBK and BCI-6 at www.idiya-solutions.com).

If a new print head is needed this is a good place to buy from:
http://www.precisionroller.com/find/canon_i865_print_head.htm
They have good service and decent prices. I have bought various items
from them and been more than satisfied.

 

[measekite]

because for a little more than double the price you can move up 3 or 4
generations of technology in Canon printer line,

Here is what you get.

1. 4 Generations of technology
2. a warranty
3. a full set of Canon ink carts with the new advanced ink formulation
4. a print duplexer
5. twin paper input trays

 

[Frank]

SPAM!!!
Frank

 

[Briain Boruhma]

How do I get the printhead out of the printer?

Briain

 

[Michael Johnson]

How do I get the printhead out of the printer?

Lift up the cover and the carriage should move to the center and stop.
Then remove the ink tanks and lift up on a lever on one side or the
other of the carriage. This will release the print head assembly and
let you remove it. The assembly is a piece that also holds the ink
tanks so it is somewhat large. Then just reverse the procedure after
installing the new head assembly. It should take less than 3-4 minutes
total. Then align the print head in software before using.

 

[measekite]

I would read the manual but my guess you take it out the same way you put it in.

Briain Boruhma wrote:

How do I get the printhead out of the printer? Briain