want to buy new printer (Page 2): I do have to clean the heads on my Epson printers if not used for a while but the Canon100s keep trundling on with never a problem...

sidpearce

I do have to clean the heads on my Epson printers if not used for a while but the Canon100s keep trundling on with never a problem

tcthome Loc: NJ

Go for it. You shouldn't have a problem with clogging. Same as others have stated, I have not used my pro 100 for over a month without no problems. it might have a scheduled exercise cycle that prevents it from clogging. Check out some vids from this guy on you tube. Have fun , Tom

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz9YXaSulpM90vC24lmAeZA

yssirk123 Loc: New Jersey

Ink clogging is an Epson printer issue because of the different technology used to print. Canon printers rarely have any such issues, even if left unused for extended periods of time.

DavidPine Loc: Fredericksburg, TX

Imagemine wrote:

this is a two question statement: considering buy a photo printer the Canon Pixma pro 100 first I would like to know if it is hard to connect 2 printers to the same wifi network wirelessly the second question is how to keep ink from drying out & nozzles from clogging up if not in use for an extended period of time ?

Good choice of printers. I run up to 3 printers on a network and I think I could connect more without any difficulties. I have two Canon PRO 100's in different cities and I sometimes go a month or more between uses. I have not experienced ink drying. I highly recommend that you download the Canon Print Studio Pro application and use it as a plugin to Photoshop. You will be happy you did. The Canon technical support is on par with Apple Support and I call them when I am stumped with an issue. I also use Canon paper and ink.

olsonsview

There are programs out there that will run your printer at specified intervals, that you choose, while you are not home. I cannot remember a name for one, but I am sure some of kind people here know of it.

mborn Loc: Massachusetts

I have 2 printers wireless and 1 attached by Cat 5
No problems with ink drying out in my Canon Pro 100/1000

tcthome Loc: NJ

olsonsview wrote:

There are programs out there that will run your printer at specified intervals, that you choose, while you are not home. I cannot remember a name for one, but I am sure some of kind people here know of it.

Qimage is 1 of them.

ddgm Loc: Hamilton, Ontario & Fort Myers, FL

I have had a Canon Pixma Pro 9000 for years. I also winter for 6 months of the year in Florida and have never had any problems with clogged heads. I just print a test page when I get back and so far so good. I also use third party inks and have since the originals ran out.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

rgrenaderphoto wrote:

You can have multiple printers connected to a WiFi network; each will have it's own I.P. address, so there is no conflict.

My Pixma Pro-100 goes a month or longer between use, and I never have a problem with ink drying out. Periodically I do the nozzle clean routine to keep it going.

Yes, to both.

Wanderer2 Loc: Colorado Rocky Mountains

I have a recollection (not very clear) that it was stated quite some time ago in a thread on this issue that the Canon Pro 100 has heated nozzles designed to prevent clogging and many other printers don't. I cannot vouch for the accuracy of this - does anyone have any info about it?

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Wanderer2 wrote:

I have a recollection (not very clear) that it was stated quite some time ago in a thread on this issue that the Canon Pro 100 has heated nozzles designed to prevent clogging and many other printers don't. I cannot vouch for the accuracy of this - does anyone have any info about it?

That's very interesting.
I would imagine that heating the nozzles would facilitate the evaporation of the vehicle carrying the ink pigments. But who knows...

charles tabb Loc: Richmond VA.

Imagemine wrote:

this is a two question statement: considering buy a photo printer the Canon Pixma pro 100 first I would like to know if it is hard to connect 2 printers to the same wifi network wirelessly the second question is how to keep ink from drying out & nozzles from clogging up if not in use for an extended period of time ?

I currently am using 2 printers. One is a Brother MFC-J 6710DW on 2 PCs .
The second is a Canon Prixma Pro-100.
Both operate from 2 PCs, one in my computer room and the other is from my wife's laptop in another room.

The set-up was not hard.

Both of mine work great!

The Pro-100 as I understand seals off its Printheads when not in use.
I also have the driver set to do a purge every so many hours to keep the nozzles clear.
I loose a little ink but it's worth the expense.

The Pro-100 has to be the best printer I have ever seen.

Kenne

I have had a canon and an Epson on the same system for some time with o problems so , you only have to remember to switch back one forth accordingly..

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

Wanderer2 wrote:

I have a recollection (not very clear) that it was stated quite some time ago in a thread on this issue that the Canon Pro 100 has heated nozzles designed to prevent clogging and many other printers don't. I cannot vouch for the accuracy of this - does anyone have any info about it?

Epsons use piezoelectric heads while Canon uses thermal heads (and as I recall, caps the heads when not in use). Not sure if this is the reason, but my Canon Pro 9000 is the most resistant to clogging with very occasional use of any printer I have used. i’d assume the the Pro 100 and pro 10 have similar performance.

Chan Garrett

Imagemine wrote:

this is a two question statement: considering buy a photo printer the Canon Pixma pro 100 first I would like to know if it is hard to connect 2 printers to the same wifi network wirelessly the second question is how to keep ink from drying out & nozzles from clogging up if not in use for an extended period of time ?

I have two printers connected to my computer through Wi-Fi. No problems. As for ink drying, I always use Epson ink purchased from Epson on my two Epson printers and never have problems with dried ink (Clogs). One printer is used for my every day family printing and always stays on. The other, the XP 15000, I use for 13X19 photo prints and turn off after each use.