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canon printer ip7250 - most of the printing is transparent

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hi

i'm trying to use my printer but it not really printing black.

is that because i need to replace cartridges?

example of a test page:
https://imgbb.com/
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Re: canon printer ip7250 - most of the printing is transparent

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anyone?
my printer is needing you!
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Re: canon printer ip7250 - most of the printing is transparent

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an example - what can cause it?
https://ibb.co/iLSS6v

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Re: canon printer ip7250 - most of the printing is transparent

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Do a print head clean, you may need to do more than one clean, do print head alignment. Remember all of these will use ink so make sure you have enough ink in each cartridge. If after doing the above things are no better replace ink cartridges.
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Re: canon printer ip7250 - most of the printing is transparent

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ok thanks, i will try both suggestions

does making this aligning process/clean head is done from the software or from the printer's buttons?

edit:
ok, now i understand that head clean is done with running water... is that right?

at first i thought it's linux because the problem started after switchnig from windows
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Re: canon printer ip7250 - most of the printing is transparent

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charroo wrote:ok thanks, i will try both suggestions

does making this aligning process/clean head is done from the software or from the printer's buttons?

edit:
ok, now i understand that head clean is done with running water... is that right?

at first i thought it's linux because the problem started after switchnig from windows
Print head clean and alignment is done from the printer itself using the buttons.
Print head clean is not done with water, I have no idea where you would have read/heard that
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Re: canon printer ip7250 - most of the printing is transparent

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i've tried to download the manual but it is in .exe file format.
so i don't know which button to press and how...

do you have a clue about that?
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Re: canon printer ip7250 - most of the printing is transparent

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In linux mint go to menu>control centre>printer, double click on the printer another box will open select properties, at the bottom of this window you will see print test page, print self test page and clean print heads

On the canon website you can find and download the printer driver for linux, here is a link to a how to https://sites.google.com/site/easylinuxtipsproject/18
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do you know how to find printers under cinnamon?
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Re: canon printer ip7250 - most of the printing is transparent

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Sorry I use mint mate so it is a bit different. I think it's under menu>administration, on the right you should see printers.
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nothing under menu>administration that relates to printers
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Re: canon printer ip7250 - most of the printing is transparent

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I have just booted from a cinnamon live CD and there are two ways to get to printers.

1: Menu > administration > Printers. As seen in the attachments below.

2: Menu > System Settings > Hardware > Printers.
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Re: canon printer ip7250 - most of the printing is transparent

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1: Menu > administration > Printers. As seen in the attachments below.

2: Menu > System Settings > Hardware > Printers.
i don't have either for some reason
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Re: canon printer ip7250 - most of the printing is transparent

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so Canon supply a driver for this printer that came out in 2012.

If you go here http://support-asia.canon-asia.com/cont ... 65502.html, and click to download and SAVE the package, you will be downloading cnijfilter-ip7200series-3.80-1-deb.tar.gz

You then need to open a terminal: the black TV screen on the bottom toolbar; and then you need to paste some commands into the terminal; to paste into the terminal, right-click at the text prompt and look for PASTE that should appear in the menu ...... check all that out before you start; if you then COPY each command; paste it into the terminal, and hit the ENTER key after each paste, so the command is carried out; you may not see changes on the screen after hitting the ENTER key .. that is fine.

so the commands to paste one by one are:

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tar -xzvf cnijfilter-ip7200series-3.80-1-deb.tar.gz

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cd cnijfilter-ip7200series-3.80-1-deb
the final command runs the install script that does the work of installing the drivers and creating a registration for the printer in the PRINTERS folder; watch as it runs as it may ask you questions; please follow and answer any questions on the terminal;

so now please paste this final command

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./install.sh
that will create an entry but you must have one already; so if you want to keep your existing one; (that does not seem to work well ...........); do at least remember its name so you can try the new one; with Canon drivers; and see how it works for you'

the existing driver is likely to be using gutenprint; I enclose a small screenshot of what I am guessing you may be currently using
gutenprint.png
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Re: canon printer ip7250 - most of the printing is transparent

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./install.sh
after installing correctly do i need to see a printer section under 'administration'?

because there is nothing like that there
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Re: canon printer ip7250 - most of the printing is transparent

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richardj suggested ............ MENU ........... (bottom left) ....... go 5 up to CONTROL CENTER .........

when I do that I get
printer.png
and inside that PRINTERS folder should be a list of printers that have been registered on your system
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Re: canon printer ip7250 - most of the printing is transparent

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but i don't think i've 'printers' in there. i don't see it.
do you need a screenshot?
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Re: canon printer ip7250 - most of the printing is transparent

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Screen shots might help.
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Re: canon printer ip7250 - most of the printing is transparent

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perhaps if you detail which version of Mint you believe you have installed; and is it Mate etc ..... and 64bit? I suspect one would feel that if you can't see a PRINTERS folder, some error occurred in the install of your system

how long ago did you set it up?
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