I recently designed some desktop backgrounds for the computers in our Refresh Cartridges trade counters and liked them so much I thought I would share them with our customers. The background is based loosely on the BBC test card but features our mascot Penta the penguin. If you would like to claim one for yourself …
Clearing Canon “Waste Ink Tank Full” Message
...ge of printers below… Canon “S” Series Canon i320 and i255 Canon Pixma IP1500 Canon i850, i950 & S600 Canon S450 Canon BJC-1000 Canon BJC-2000 & BJC-2100 Series Canon BJC-200 & BJC-4000 Series Canon BJC-5000 Canon BJC-5100 Canon BJC-3000, BJC-8000 + More Canon BJC-600 Series Canon BJC-50/80 & M Series Canon BJ-30, BJC-35v and BJC-70 Canon “F” & “S” Series Canon S & i Series Canon S900, S820, S750 & S520 Canon S9000 Canon MPC190 Canon Pixma MP460 N...
Colour Inkjet Printer Test Page
...ing most print quality problems. It covers the black, cyan, magenta and yellow used in all inkjet printers and also the photo/light cyan and photo/light magenta used is some specialist photo printers. You should be able to determine which colours your printer uses by taking a quick look at the labels of your installed cartridges. This page is best used for determining which individual colour/colours is causing striped prints or is absent all toget...
Mono Laser Printer Test Page
Four colour printer test pages are pretty common but it is very rare I find a decent test page for a mono laser printer. So I normally end up running a whole bunch of separate tests on multiple bits of paper when taking a look at a printer which is far from an effective use …
Colour Laser Printer Test Page
There are a lot of print quality test pages available and most laser printers have their own one built in as well. However it is very rare I fine one that adequately shows everything I like when giving a printer a quick check-up. So I created my own for us to use in house here …
Epson AcuLaser C1100, CX11N & CX21N Print Quality Problems
...olved the quality issues. We recommend printing our own Laser Printer test page that can be found here as this page shows the four toners working individually. If the problem remains but the quality has improved please return to step one and run through the cleaning procedure again. If however the print shows no improvement it would appear there has been a toner spillage inside the machine and we would advise checking the user guide for your print...
Lexmark Firmware Warning (Updated)
...d potential inconvenience. If an update is then released you can avoid it if it has nothing new to offer and accept it if any features that will be useful to you are included. If you have any experience with these cartridges please let us know in the comments below. Printers affected are as follows… Lexmark Platinum Pro 905 Lexmark Prestige Pro 805 Lexmark Prospect Pro 205 Lexmark Prevail Pro 705 Lexmark Interpret S405 Lexmark Interact S605...
“CHANGE DRUM SOON” message after changing a Brother DR8000 Drum Unit
...er. -Depending upon the model of your printer the next step will vary: For printers with ADF (Automatic Document Feeder): Open the cover of the scanner by pulling the lever under the control panel toward you and lifting the cover. Take the drum out of the printer and place the drum on some newspaper or another area that you don’t mind catching superfluous toner. For printers with the Flat bed: Open the cover on the front of the printer and t...
Revised “Refill by Post” Refilling Methods
...sed cartridge cleaning solution under a vacuum at a constant temperature of 60 degrees . This lower boiling temperature breaks down any residual ink inside the cartridge and printhead without compromising the sensitive electronic parts of the cartridge. Colour and black cartridges are boiled separately to keep the sponges inside as clean as possible. The deionised water stops limescale and other substances forming inside the printhead and on the e...
Brother MFC-J265W Printer Review
...ou that you are not using the manufacturers own. In conclusion the Brother MFC-J265W is an ideal printer for a small office due to its high print speeds, low running cost, scanning copying and fax functionality. However as mentioned previously if a built in fax machine is not essential for you then you may wish to check out some other printers in Brothers inkjet range. Whilst the build quality is excellent if you need a machine that will be printi...