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Canon ip4200 colour magenta

The colour magenta does not print at all on my documents. it only just started to happen. all other colours print fine. i have cleaned all nozzles etc but no luck. any ideas?

hubba Sep 10, 2007

THANKS VERY MUCH. WILL NEED TO WEIGHT UP COST OF NEW PRINTER HEAD WITH BUYING NEW PRINTER AS WE ARE LOOKING AT AROUND $100 IN THIS COUNTRY. THANKS AGAIN I APPRECIATE IT.

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The colors transfer to the printhead by gravity. the felt on the inktank must make intimate contact with the stainless steel filter in the printhead. I have a pixma ip 6000D that I had to replace the printhead inside of two years three times. the bubblejet circuitry in the printhead got burned out. New heads cost from $55 to over a hundred.

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