Canon ip4300 and the CLI-8BK cartridge: what does it do?

spodosaurus

Hi all,

What is the CLI-8BK cartridge for in the Canon ip4300 printer? I thought
it was a fall back cartridge for when the PGI-5BK cartridge ran
out...but apparently this is not the case. What is this extra cartridge
used for, seeing as the ink level in it hasn't dropped since we bought
the printer?

Cheers,

Ari

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Bernie

On 8/26/2007 10:40 AM, spodosaurus wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> What is the CLI-8BK cartridge for in the Canon ip4300 printer? I thought
> it was a fall back cartridge for when the PGI-5BK cartridge ran
> out...but apparently this is not the case. What is this extra cartridge
> used for, seeing as the ink level in it hasn't dropped since we bought
> the printer?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Ari
>
It is used when black is needed during color printing (it mixes properly
with the other colors, the pigment cartridge doesn't) and it is used
when printing double-sided.

spodosaurus

Bernie wrote:
> On 8/26/2007 10:40 AM, spodosaurus wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> What is the CLI-8BK cartridge for in the Canon ip4300 printer? I
>> thought it was a fall back cartridge for when the PGI-5BK cartridge
>> ran out...but apparently this is not the case. What is this extra
>> cartridge used for, seeing as the ink level in it hasn't dropped since
>> we bought the printer?
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Ari
>>
> It is used when black is needed during color printing (it mixes properly
> with the other colors, the pigment cartridge doesn't) and it is used
> when printing double-sided.


Hmmm...that makes me wonder if my printer is defective: the CLI-8BK
cartridge hasn't been used at all apparently, and the PGI-5BK has been
used exclusively (it ran out during double sided printing).

Ari

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DAVEJ

"spodosaurus" <spodosaurus@_yahoo_.com> wrote in message
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> Bernie wrote:
>> On 8/26/2007 10:40 AM, spodosaurus wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> What is the CLI-8BK cartridge for in the Canon ip4300 printer? I thought
>>> it was a fall back cartridge for when the PGI-5BK cartridge ran
>>> out...but apparently this is not the case. What is this extra cartridge
>>> used for, seeing as the ink level in it hasn't dropped since we bought
>>> the printer?
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Ari
Hi , I think the pgi-5bk is used when plain paper is selected.

Gary Dingle

On Fri, 14 Sep 2007 17:09:24 +0100, "DAVEJ" <trew@trew.karoo.co.uk>
wrote:

>
>"spodosaurus" <spodosaurus@_yahoo_.com> wrote in message
>news:fatkrj$2779$1@otis.netspace.net.au...
>> Bernie wrote:
>>> On 8/26/2007 10:40 AM, spodosaurus wrote:
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> What is the CLI-8BK cartridge for in the Canon ip4300 printer? I thought
>>>> it was a fall back cartridge for when the PGI-5BK cartridge ran
>>>> out...but apparently this is not the case. What is this extra cartridge
>>>> used for, seeing as the ink level in it hasn't dropped since we bought
>>>> the printer?
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>>
>>>> Ari
>Hi , I think the pgi-5bk is used when plain paper is selected.
>

I believe the small black is used for photo type printing (not text)
to get a really dark black. I think the two blacks are different types
of dye or pigment as well
Gary