Printer on or off? [Archive] - DPNow.com Discussion Forum

Raul Diaz

30-01-08, 10:15 PM

Stephen

30-01-08, 10:55 PM

I have a couple of good photo printers including a Canon i9900 A3+. My question is this: when not printing for a couple of weeks should I turn the printer off?

My worry is that if I turn it off, the printer will not be able to keep the head filled with wet ink and I may get clogged nozzles.

Does anybody have any experience with this?

BTW, I live in New Mexico and the air is VERY DRY here.

Thanks,
Raul

I leave my printer switched on all the time. Not sure if anyone has ever done any definitive tests on this though

Patrick

30-01-08, 11:56 PM

I have a couple of good photo printers including a Canon i9900 A3+. My question is this: when not printing for a couple of weeks should I turn the printer off?

My worry is that if I turn it off, the printer will not be able to keep the head filled with wet ink and I may get clogged nozzles.

Does anybody have any experience with this?

BTW, I live in New Mexico and the air is VERY DRY here.

Thanks,
Raul

There are many that advise leaving the print on all the time, others suggest if its not in use just running a nozzle check once a week, in your case may be best to run one twice a week.
New HP printers have in their instructions to leave the printer on and they automatically run a clean now and then to ensure no blockages.

Patrick

Raul Diaz

31-01-08, 02:24 PM

Thanks all for the feedback. It is winter here and the air is extremely dry. I think I will leave it on for now.

Raul

Autumn

31-01-08, 11:58 PM

I recently read to leave your printer on a time switch when on holiday, coming on once a day for a short time. As the printer does a head clean as soon as it is switched on, it helps to keep the nozzles clear even when not printing.

Tom

01-02-08, 07:44 AM

Mine is normally off but I switch it on once a week.

Patrick

01-02-08, 11:45 AM

Mine is normally off but I switch it on once a week.

I have read that one too and know of people that do it.

Patrick

JSR

04-02-08, 04:34 PM

New HP printers have in their instructions to leave the printer on and they automatically run a clean now and then to ensure no blockages.
My problem with this instruction is that we're constantly being bombarded with campaigns to turn everything off and leave nothing on standby. How can a manufacturer (of anything, not just printers) produce a product for today's environmentally-aware society that you HAVE to leave turned on?

This is the 21st century, yet we have to leave brand new products turned on - using electricity and spending ink when it feels like it.

Sometimes it feels that technological advancement is just something that other people do.

sara_criss

27-10-08, 05:19 PM

I have a couple of good photo printers including a Canon i9900 A3+. My question is this: when not printing for a couple of weeks should I turn the printer off?

My worry is that if I turn it off, the printer will not be able to keep the head filled with wet ink and I may get clogged nozzles.

Does anybody have any experience with this?

BTW, I live in New Mexico and the air is VERY DRY here.

Thanks,
Raul
Actually my printer switched on all the time ...and i think it really dosent matter whether u turn the printer off or on.

Ian

27-10-08, 06:19 PM

Actually my printer switched on all the time ...and i think it really dosent matter whether u turn the printer off or on.

It's best to switch the printer off. As long as you switch ther printer off using the printer's own power switch the printer parks its head properly, so it will be protected from drying out.

Ian

rogleale

27-10-08, 06:35 PM

I use two Canons, an i850 4 years old, and an i9950 3 years old. I have always used the installed facility to automatically turn off the printer after a user set delay. Never had any problems with ink clogging yet.
I think that Ian is right that it is best to let the printer park the print head until it is required, and Canon do provide the facility!

Roger