It also contains information on the handling of these ingredients, first aid or corrective measure to be taken in the event of accidents involving the chemical ingredients. The MSDS is a reference document that lists chemical ingredients found in our products which contains information on its chemical and physical properties.

Q3: What are the printout quality / fade resistance difference between Canon and third-party inks?įor the benefit of consumers, Canon provides the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) to ensure safe usage of our products at the workplace and home.

There is also a possibility that the use of certain non-genuine Canon ink will cause the print head to over heat or emit smoke.īy getting third-party ink supplies for your printer, you are not only getting a low rate of return on your money invested with poor quality printouts, you risk incurring a substantial repair bill when the printer is damaged. The use of non-genuine Canon ink tanks or cartridges (including supplementing or feeding a Canon ink tank or cartridge with non-genuine Canon ink) with your Canon inkjet printer may affect the performance of the printer or the print quality. A slight change at any part will greatly impact the printout quality. To deliver improved colour reproduction and long lasting prints, all Canon ink cartridges go through a research and testing process to make sure the ink works well with both the Canon print head and the paper media. Good Printout = Print Head x Canon Ink x Canon Paper Media. Q2: Aren't ink a liquid substance with colour added to it? How does it affect the printer performance?Ī good printout is the product of individual inter-related parts: Each ink type has its own strengths, with dye ink offering subtle colour expression well suited for use in photo prints and pigment ink delivering superior light fastness. But in pigment ink, is only dispersed without being dissolved. Pigment is dissolved at the molecular level in dye ink. Ink is made up of pigment, solvent, additives and water. Q1: What is the difference between Dye and Pigment ink?

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