Canon i9950 printer, what happened to it?

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"nobody" <nobody@nowhere.com.re> wrote in message
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> What happened to my i9950? I have done a number of prints with a fine art
> matte paper called Museum Classic 310g (Perma Jet). Now the prints are
> losing a lot of detail, some parts of the picture looks like blotting
> paper,
> clearly the ink is spreading out of control, there is a lot of noise, and
> colours are muddy and dull, and obviously incorrect in many parts of the
> picture (eg. Loss of magenta and/or red). Previous prints done with the
> same paper were very good. I did a nozzle clean, but it didn't help. Are
> these the symptoms which tell me that I might need new heads? Would I have
> the same problems (eg. apparent inability to print on art matte papers for
> too long) if and when I get my Epson 7600? Thanks in advance for any
> comments.
> Nobody (the real one)
>

Can't comment on the 9950, as I wouldn't own one, but you won't have these
problems with a 7600.

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nobody wrote:
> What happened to my i9950? I have done a number of prints with a fine art
> matte paper called Museum Classic 310g (Perma Jet). Now the prints are
> losing a lot of detail, some parts of the picture looks like blotting paper,
> clearly the ink is spreading out of control, there is a lot of noise, and
> colours are muddy and dull, and obviously incorrect in many parts of the
> picture (eg. Loss of magenta and/or red). Previous prints done with the
> same paper were very good. I did a nozzle clean, but it didn't help. Are
> these the symptoms which tell me that I might need new heads? Would I have
> the same problems (eg. apparent inability to print on art matte papers for
> too long) if and when I get my Epson 7600? Thanks in advance for any
> comments.
> Nobody (the real one)
>

I have seen what you describe and the ink is actually pooling because it's not
drying or being absorbed fast enough by the paper.

I got that from the beginning with some Ilford paper. Other people have not
experienced the same thing with the same paper. I think it may be humidity
related - in some parts of the world it may be less humid so the ink may dry
quicker so there's no or less noticable pooling of the ink.

Try printing on some Canon gloss paper to confirm that the printer head is not
at fault, just in case.

Ben

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In article <BE96B50D.515E%nobody@nowhere.com.re>,
nobody <nobody@nowhere.com.re> wrote:

> What happened to my i9950? I have done a number of prints with a fine art
> matte paper called Museum Classic 310g (Perma Jet). Now the prints are
> losing a lot of detail, some parts of the picture looks like blotting paper,
> clearly the ink is spreading out of control, there is a lot of noise, and
> colours are muddy and dull, and obviously incorrect in many parts of the
> picture (eg. Loss of magenta and/or red). Previous prints done with the
> same paper were very good. I did a nozzle clean, but it didn't help. Are
> these the symptoms which tell me that I might need new heads? Would I have
> the same problems (eg. apparent inability to print on art matte papers for
> too long) if and when I get my Epson 7600? Thanks in advance for any
> comments.
> Nobody (the real one)

Matte photo paper has a printing side and a back. Are you sure you're
not printing on the back? The less 'white' side.

Many Canon papers have the Canon logo very lightly printed on the back
to avoid this problem.