Pixma MP990 Wet Pics (too much ink)

just got a new Pixma 990 and it is printing some ugly pics, spitting to much ink out, any ideas

did the nozzle cleans, that didnt help

swtrans wrote in post #9147641
just got a new Pixma 990 and it is printing some ugly pics, spitting to much ink out, any ideas

did the nozzle cleans, that didnt help

call canon or exchange it.

I doubt that spitting out too much ink is anything a setting is going to fix, it sounds like that printer has a bad problem. If you can, I'd return it.

Is this a new problem or have you switched to a different brand or type of paper? Each paper type & brand absorb inks differently.

Also based only on ONE similar problem of my own it happened when I didn't change one ink cartridge before it was nearly 100% empty. It flooded the paper heavily, leading me to think there is some kind of feedback system between the printer & the cartridge which fails below a certain ink level. Maybe a fluke but I thought I'd mention it.

Are you using the correct paper type in the print driver?

What kind if photo paper are you using? Are you printing on the correct side of the paper?

I print on genuine Canon photo paper = perfect prints.
I print of Fred Meyer brand value photo paper = wet pooling ink.

I have some Lexmark brand paper that works great on my Epson, but I get weird smeary prints on my Canon. I had some Polaroid brand paper that worked great on my older HP that did not work well on my Epson. SOme inks work better with certain papers I think you really should just stick with the paper from the brand of printer you have to be safe. Canon paper works great on my MP560 which use the same inks as your 990. I have also used HP brand paper with great success.

So anyway, I agree, it is probably the paper.