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My print job stopped in the middle with the following message displayed on my Mac screen: "Unable to write print data; broken pipe". What's going on and how do I fix it? My system is wireless.

What does the message "unable to write print data; broken pipe" mean?

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There is a inc suck up pipe the inc gets sucked up the pipe when the pipe is blocked it cannot remove spent ink or toner it will need cleaning out.

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