Canon Pixma Pro-100 ink refills

[EPERHOUM]

MY FIRST TIME ON HERE. I HOPE I AM ASKING MY QUESTION PROPERLY...

I HAVE AN OLDER CANON S9000 WHICH I LOVED BUT SEEMS TO BE CLOGGED UP NOW. R.I.P. I HAVE PURCHASED A NEW CANON PIXMA PRO -100. MY QUESTION IS THIS…I HAVE MANY INK TANKS LEFT OVER FROM THE S9000 AND AM WONDERING IF THESE FULL TANKS MAY WORK WITH THE PIXMA PRO-100 (ARE THEY CLI-8'S ? ) IF NOT ANY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR LESS EXPENSIVE INK? THANKS FOR ANY SHARED KNOWLEDGE.

 

[PeterBJ]

The Pro 100 is using the CLI-42 cartridges, that are CLI-8 cartridges with a different chip, so the CLI-8 cartridges can be used in the Pro 100 if you attach CLI-42 chips to them. But I think the CLI-42 ink set is different from the CLI-8 ink set, so I think colours will be off with CLI-8 inks. Maybe profiling can solve that problem?

 

[The Hat]

Your questions are fine but a bit more details wouldn’t go a miss.

Let’s start with your S9000, clogged up ! Can you give more details on that, can it be revived so you can use up the rest of your cartridges ?

The ink cartridges you have left over from your S9000 won’t actually fit into your new printer despite them been the same as CLI-8’s nor do that have any nipples to hold on a new chip.

New compatible Inks and a redsetter are available from percisioncolors.com at a fraction of the cost of OEM inks.

 

[PeterBJ]

The Hat is right. The S9000 is not using CLI-8 cartridges but the older unchipped BCI-6 cartridges, which cannot replace the CLI-42 cartridges.

Maybe the S9000 can be saved? If it is not completely dead could you try uploading a nozzle check?

Maybe the service manual and parts catalog could be helpful in repairing the printer. You find them here: http://elektrotanya.com/canon_i9100..._s820mg_s830d_s900_s9000_sm.pdf/download.html and here: http://elektrotanya.com/canon_i9100_s9000_parts.pdf/download.html

Before download see the instructions in this post: http://www.printerknowledge.com/thr...-post-them-here-sticky.5071/page-9#post-36684

 

[EPERHOUM]

Thanks for the response guys. Let me try what you recommend and let you know.

 

[EPERHOUM]

I can't seem to find the drivers for the canon s9000 for a mac...can't find them online also. I would guess that I need to have the driver to test the unit. Sorry to be so inept.

Will the temporary cartridges that come with new Pixma pro-100 have the chip on them?

 

[The Hat]

If Apple don’t have any suitable drivers then try Canon but be sure to look in the archive section it may still be available there !

The pro 100 does come with full cartridges not temporary ones despite been shown as set-ups and they also have chips on board, plus these cartridges will work in your S9000..

 

[stratman]

I can't seem to find the drivers for the canon s9000 for a mac...can't find them online also.

Go to http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/suppo...ltifunction/s_series/s9000#DriversAndSoftware and select the proper operating system (Mac OS'es are at end of list) and then click on Driver to see the link to download the driver.