Canon pixma ix6510 printing red lines all over the pages

[Emilianox94]

Hello everyone!

I have bought some months ago a Canon Pixma ix6510 with a continous ink system (CISS)
Although on the first two months i could print without any problem, i started getting an strange error.

The printer started to print a lot of red lines all over the documents.
It was really strange because the red lines are always on the same position of the document.
They are like fixed positions where it will always print red lines.

I sent it to technical support and they say they "fixed" it by changing the CISS. In fact, it didn't work.
I sent it again and they changed again the CISS. Still having the same issue.

What i realised yesterday was that, if i print with standard or Fast quality, i get this problems.
If i print with High quality, the problem is solved but it takes ages to print one document and i also don't like the result because the colours are slightly different.

Here i attach some photos of the problem:
http://s27.postimg.org/ihztttak3/IMG_20140809_211612096.jpg
http://s27.postimg.org/oy8sjwj3n/IMG_20140809_212523067.jpg
http://s27.postimg.org/xrzp1062b/IMG_20140809_212550722.jpg

Thanks in advance for your replies.

 

[Łukasz]

Hi,

it looks like "ink starving" issue, Cyan (CLI-126C).

Ł.

 

[The Hat]

You’re not going to like this one little bit but here goes anyway.

To start with @Lukasz is correct your Cyan cartridge has air in it which is then starving your print head of ink.

Now you can do one of two things to fix your problem before your print head has been damaged beyond repair, if it hasn’t been all ready, the first is to stop printing any more test sheets or photos.

The second one is to rip out the CISS from your printer and dump it in the nearest trash can; your iX6510 printer will never be able to run a CISS system successfully without it costing you your hair along with a lot of sleepless nights and lots of cash.

The guy that you bought the CISS from must be laughing because he has sold you a lemon, a CISS on such a low profile printer as yours is like trying to fit a buffalo into a mini, O’ he’ll fit alright but the car won’t run to well.

Do yourself a big favour and switch back to using your OEM cartridges with good quality ink and a resetter and you’ll find it a lot easier to print perfectly every time and it will cost you awful lot less then what that CISS cost you.

Read up on some of the posts here for refilling the 225/226 cartridges and when you think you have learned enough then come back to us and we will fill in all the missing pieces for you.
Sorry for all the criticism..

 

[Emilianox94]

You’re not going to like this one little bit but here goes anyway.

To start with @Lukasz is correct your Cyan cartridge has air in it which is then starving your print head of ink.

Now you can do one of two things to fix your problem before your print head has been damaged beyond repair, if it hasn’t been all ready, the first is to stop printing any more test sheets or photos.

The second one is to rip out the CISS from your printer and dump it in the nearest trash can; your iX6510 printer will never be able to run a CISS system successfully without it costing you your hair along with a lot of sleepless nights and lots of cash.

The guy that you bought the CISS from must be laughing because he has sold you a lemon, a CISS on such a low profile printer as yours is like trying to fit a buffalo into a mini, O’ he’ll fit alright but the car won’t run to well.

Do yourself a big favour and switch back to using your OEM cartridges with good quality ink and a resetter and you’ll find it a lot easier to print perfectly every time and it will cost you awful lot less then what that CISS cost you.

Read up on some of the posts here for refilling the 225/226 cartridges and when you think you have learned enough then come back to us and we will fill in all the missing pieces for you.
Sorry for all the criticism..

First of all, thank you very much both for your answers.

This week i'll go personally to the place where i bought it and try to get a refund or maybe tell them to remove the CISS and refund me the CISS so i can test the printer with OEM standard cartridges.

It's ok, i completely understand this. But i was wondering what do you refer with that it is a "low profile printer for a CISS". Something like this is a low quality printer and doesn't fit a CISS system?

It is really strange for me since when i first searched for A3/A3+ printers with CISS ,the Canon Pixma 6510 was (and still is) one of the most bought printers with CISS in my country.

If i manage to get a refund for this,do you recommend me any "High profile inkjet A3 printer", ideal for a CISS to buy?

Money is not a problem, what really is a problem for me is the fact that this printer gave me headaches almost every time i printed something.

 

[Łukasz]

"Low profile printer for a CISS"

Because of marginal clearance between upper cover and carriage?

In my country, someone was able to print 20000 (15000 of them double-sided) pages with CISS-enabled MG5350 in 2.5 months.
There was some errors in the printer. Errors was related to ink tank position sensor, probably because of routing ink tubes.

Ł.

 

[The Hat]

what do you refer with that it is a "low profile printer for a CISS". Something like this is a low quality printer and doesn't fit a CISS system?

Canon have deliberately made their newer printer slim and small with little or no room inside them to fit the CISS tubing properly, resulting in the problems that you now have experienced.

Your printer will work with a CISS but you have to constantly keep adjusting and repositioning the tubing and it’s just not worth having to keep nursing it all the time.

Your printer with work pretty good with OEM cartridges and if you get a resetter it’s just like using new cartridges every time one gets low on ink. (A lot less work involved)

If you insist on having a CISS then try one of the Epson printers, if you want another Canon printer then try a Canon Pro 100 that’s the one I’d buy but it won’t work well on a CISS either because Canon printers are notoriously difficult to use with any CISS..

 

[Emilianox94]

Canon have deliberately made their newer printer slim and small with little or no room inside them to fit the CISS tubing properly, resulting in the problems that you now have experienced.

Your printer will work with a CISS but you have to constantly keep adjusting and repositioning the tubing and it’s just not worth having to keep nursing it all the time.

Your printer with work pretty good with OEM cartridges and if you get a resetter it’s just like using new cartridges every time one gets low on ink. (A lot less work involved)

If you insist on having a CISS then try one of the Epson printers, if you want another Canon printer then try a Canon Pro 100 that’s the one I’d buy but it won’t work well on a CISS either because Canon printers are notoriously difficult to use with any CISS..

Thanks for your advice, i really appreciate this.

I will be thinking about using the OEM Cartridges, but i was told that it obviously won't print a lot of pages like using a CISS since the cartridges are of 19 ML per color whereas the CISS is of 100 ml per color. And unluckily in my country since there are lots of problems with importations those cartridges are way too expensive.

I will try to have a look into it anyways!

Also, since you mentioned Epson as a suitable printer for CISS, i had been searching which printers are available on my local store and i was told that this is the only Epson model which they are commecializing at this moment:
Epson Stylus Photo 1430W

Do you/does anyone know if this may be more stable than the Canon one which i own?
Thank you.

 

[The Hat]

The cost of OEM cartridges are much the same in all countries (Expensive) so it is vital if your wish to print a lot to learn be able to refill these cartridges at a fraction of the cost of OEM’s.

I know little or nothing about Epson printers but I am sure other forum members could give you far better information regarding the Epson 1430 than I can.

With the little that I do know of Epson, the 1430 is one mightily printer and well capable of outstripping your current 6510 especially using a CISS..

 

[Emilianox94]

The cost of OEM cartridges are much the same in all countries (Expensive) so it is vital if your wish to print a lot to learn be able to refill these cartridges at a fraction of the cost of OEM’s.

I know little or nothing about Epson printers but I am sure other forum members could give you far better information regarding the Epson 1430 than I can.

With the little that I do know of Epson, the 1430 is one mightily printer and well capable of outstripping your current 6510 especially using a CISS..

Hmmm, that makes things really interesting.

I didn't know that you could be able to "refill" cartridges by yourself.
I started to search a bit on the internet and i realised that you can buy rechargeable cartridges for Canon 6510, and then you can buy ink separately in order to put the ink if needed.
I checked and the cost is significantly lower than using OEM's. Do you refer to that when you say "being able to refill"? And if i give a try to these cartridges, do you think they may be "less problematic" than using a CISS?

I will also be asking about the Epson printer in the other section.

Thanks for your time

 

[MP640]

Don't buy the rechargeable cartridges as they are of far less quality than the genuine Canon cartridges. It's fairly easy to refill the Original Canon cartridges and reset them with a chip resetter. Search for "top fill method" or "German durschstich" in this forum.