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Hi everyone,
I’ve noticed something a bit odd and wanted to see if anyone else has experienced this...
I use a mid-range inkjet printer (Canon PIXMA series), and when I start printing right after turning the printer on, the first page or two often has slightly duller colors or less sharpness especially when printing high resolution images. But if I let the printer sit idle for a minute or two after startup, or if I run a quick nozzle check first, the next prints seem to come out noticeably better.
I did some digging and learned that many printers have a warm-up or calibration cycle when powered on, but I’m not sure if that really affects ink delivery or head alignment right away.
Has anyone else noticed this kind of difference?
Could skipping the warm-up or jumping straight into a print job be affecting print quality, especially for photo or graphic-heavy documents?
I’ve noticed something a bit odd and wanted to see if anyone else has experienced this...
I use a mid-range inkjet printer (Canon PIXMA series), and when I start printing right after turning the printer on, the first page or two often has slightly duller colors or less sharpness especially when printing high resolution images. But if I let the printer sit idle for a minute or two after startup, or if I run a quick nozzle check first, the next prints seem to come out noticeably better.
I did some digging and learned that many printers have a warm-up or calibration cycle when powered on, but I’m not sure if that really affects ink delivery or head alignment right away.
Has anyone else noticed this kind of difference?
Could skipping the warm-up or jumping straight into a print job be affecting print quality, especially for photo or graphic-heavy documents?