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Conference hydra::amiga_v1

Title:	AMIGA NOTES
Notice:	Join us in the NEW conference - HYDRA::AMIGA_V2
Moderator:	HYDRA::MOORE

Created:	Sat Apr 26 1986
Last Modified:	Wed Feb 05 1992
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	5378
Total number of notes:	38326

148.0. "CANON PJ-1080 PROBLEM" by KAOM03::GOSLING () Wed Oct 29 1986 08:57

       
       Help, I just received the Canon PJ-1080A that I ordered "mail
       order" and I can't get it to do as much as spit ink, let alone jet
       it!

       I have pumped it, shook the cartridges (they appear to have ample
       supply of ink in them), waited the recommended 6 hours after my
       first attempts, etc., etc.
       
       Before I go off and spend time - long distance, to try and solve
       the problem with the mail order company, I was wondering if anyone
       out there has a PJ-1080 and can give me some advice?

       Please VAXmail me or call me (621-2519) so that the notes file
       doesn't get cluttered with what is hopefully a problem stemming
       from my own technical incompetency.

       Thanks

       Art

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
148.1	pump and run !	ELWOOD::PETERS		`Wed Oct 29 1986 09:41`	10
	I have a canon PJ-1080A and have never had a bit of trouble. I guess that you know how to run the self test. All I did when it was new was pump ( 8-10 times ), pull to lever up to the lock position, and print. I used the self test to print a page, the first time I got about 1/2 to 3/4 a page of nothing then the colors started one at a time. By the end of the page all jets were working. Steve Peters
148.2	GOT IT WORKING	KAOM03::GOSLING		`Thu Oct 30 1986 08:55`	12
	Steve, thanks for the help. It took a bit of working, like about 40 pumps in total and running the self test about 5 times, but I finally got it printing. The instructions left a bit to be desired, as they implied to me that only 1 pump of the green lever was required. I guess this is the case when you have left the unit sit for a day or so, but obviously, after a longer period of time more drastic measures are required. Anyway, its nice to be able to see graphics in color. Art.
148.3	COLOR RENDERING!!	POLAR::GOSLING	Art Gosling - Kanata Mfg. I.S.	`Fri Feb 20 1987 13:08`	27
	Any one out there with a driver for the Canon printer that does a good job at rendering colors? My printer has been sitting idle for a while, but on the weekend I finally had some time to try out my artistic talents with dPaintII (I don't plan on quiting my day job!). After printing a couple of my masterpieces, I came to the conclusion that the overall color rending was less than perfect. As a test I printed the Reference Palette (as supplied on one of the dpII disks and as illustrated on one of the color plates in the manual). The results were less than spectacular! The driver I have was pulled off a FISH disk (#8 or something like that). Question - Is the Canon capable of doing a decent job on the reference palette, or am I expecting too much? If the answer is yes, that it should be able to, and you have the required driver, would it be possible to make it available to me? I anyone wants to compare my printer output to their's, I have the copy and would be more than happy to pop it in the mail. Thanks in advance. Art
148.4		AUTHOR::MACDONALD	WA1OMM Listening 224.64	`Fri Feb 20 1987 13:13`	7
	I have had varying results with the same picture, but I don't believe its the Canon printer. For instance, I have printed the Gorilla face and have had it come out correct, but another time had it come out with a yellowish face. I thought it might be something in V1.2 that caused that or in the program that was used to display the picture. At any rate, one big problem I have had with the 1080 is its apparent inability to print a PageSetter file cleanly.