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The Pro-1000 printer is different from what many are used to. It has internal ink tanks inside the printer that is replenished by the ink tank you install. As a result if you need to purge colors, it is not easy and as Canon indicates, will require as much as 3 maintenance tanks to clear the lines and tanks. In addition to this, these internal buffer ink tanks are NOT closed off or sealed. You can remove the external ink tanks while the printer is printing. If you move the printer, you must keep it reasonably level during the move. In fact, the printer has tilt sensors.Mike + Joe - very exciting info here! How close approx are we to refilling the Pro-1000 ? chips = inkset ?
I am taking my time and will test one color at a time and when I am satisfied with all the colors then and only then the refill ink goes into the machine. The need for "Precision" Colors is more acute as a result on this buffer tank situation. You should not install any old ink in there and then profile. If you do this, every few prints will need a new profile...unless the color match is near seamless to begin with. That is where I come in. Yeah you could possibly throw in any old ink in there and it would print, but why do this on this thoroughbred machine.
BTW, very little is known and discussed about the built in densitometer on this desktop. The same densitometer as in its larger floor standing brethren. Canon has gone to great lengths on management, adjustment and control of this printer by the user. ..which appears to share all the same advanced features as the floor standers. Refilling will be easy after the intial carts are modded. The chips are there and due for testing now.
Ink confirmation stage is in progress. Will there be a kit? Yes. Definitely. If I did not care but want to push ink, I could offer it today BUT good things take time and I want this to be good from the outset and as outlined, it NEEDS to be good from the start. I have standards to maintain and will take my time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvG0Ar4uSh8
I am at the same time backed up by website work, analyzing international ship rates and also product development such as this. The first 4 months in 2017 I was clobbered with bookeeping issues. Hereon in, it is back to printers.
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