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Re: Maddening Printer

robertseiden — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:43:33 GMT

... The printer is either ON - or it is OFF. HP recommends leaving it on. Some time back I asked a similar question of the people on this Forum. The

Re: Maddening Printer

heedrumho — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:46:53 GMT

Hi Brian The original post was about the B8850 which does have a standby mode. This is one of the differences. If you switch the 8850 off but leave it plugged

Re: Maddening Printer

Brian Smith — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:20:30 GMT

As far as I'm aware the B9180 does not have a standby mode. Its either ON, with the blue light illuminated, and the LCD showing READY, or OFF, in which case it

Maddening Printer

john4jack — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:43:31 GMT

I read about all of the problems with the printer. I try to follow HP's recommendations to the letter and have had very few problems. I leave the printer

Re: Maddening Printer

marcus tylor — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:58:35 GMT

Bit confussed here to be honest about leaving the printer on. Mine is in standby, ie; plugged in at the mains with the power button off on the front of the

Re: Maddening Printer

bksldr7 — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:11:53 GMT

I agree. Leave the printer on. It does cost money however. The more you print the more you can amortize the cost of auto purge mode. I don't print very

Re: Maddening Printer

Jerry Kurata — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:52:58 GMT

I agree leave you HP printer on all the time and be happy it self cleans. My Canon printer froze up solid after leaving it off for a few weeks. $500 printer

Re: Enough is enough

michael shaffer — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:36:28 GMT

What happens if you configure the 9180 driver for AdobeRGB, configure Lr for "printer manages color" and then send AdobeRGB? Tony, magenta cast is present with

Re: Enough is enough

jdotyman — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:41:37 GMT

Have you tried replacing the print head(s) and/or ink? This sounds like a print head issue that has been raised on this forum regularly over the years... Good

Re: Enough is enough

jmantoine25 — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:24:08 GMT

Tony, magenta cast is present with the HP advanced glossy as well :-( Regards, jm

Re: Enough is enough

Andrew Darlow — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:15:15 GMT

I agree that a standard image can be extremely helpful. I have links to about 10 of them here: http://www.inkjettips.com/chapters/chapter-2/ (look under L2.2)

Re: Maddening Printer

Tony Sleep — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:26:58 GMT

... It will, unless you leave it powered on all the time and able to do it's 24hr housekeeping. Which is the only sensible way to use one of these printers.

Re: Enough is enough

Tony Sleep — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:21:39 GMT

... Printing with the HP canned profile using HPA Glossy should eliminate that possibility. And best use a "known good" reference image for testing such as

Re: Enough is enough

Tony Sleep — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:18:46 GMT

... ON PC's at least, it's important to disconnect the printer then reboot before removing the driver with the printer still disconnected. Registry cleaning

Maddening Printer

marcus tylor — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:59:56 GMT

B8850 set to clean heads every 24hours. Then when I turn it on to make a print it goes through the whole cleaning cycle again.. After what seems to be an age