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Greg Urquhart
Greg Urquhart Posted on Mar 30, 2015
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My pima mx420 will not print correctly, i have tried t

I have tried all the options for cleaning and alining the cartridges and it still prints doubles/triples for every word or #

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Anonymous

  • Posted on Jan 26, 2007

SOURCE: black ink not printing properly

The print head may be defective.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jun 19, 2007

SOURCE: Magenta printing as yellow

Well, first off, are the alignment, and nozzle check sheets looking good? If not, then work on that. If so, then we have a problem. Try creating a test sheet in Word. Make red, yellow blue & black text and see if anything else prints wrong. Get back to me!

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  • Posted on Feb 08, 2009

SOURCE: Smartbase MP390 Printer - error ##345

canon smartbase mp390 error ##345 check printer can anyone help me

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  • Posted on Jul 01, 2009

SOURCE: We keep getting an error message

Yes, you need a new printhead, QY60061-000
around $40.00

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  • Posted on Aug 21, 2009

SOURCE: cannon ink jet quit printing black

To solve the printing problem..

# Hold the cartridge upside down, with the bar-code label facing you and take a damp paper towel. # Use the towel to wipe the printhead of the cartridge on the bottom (where the ink comes out). Wipe the printhead horizontally in one direction only (left to right). # Continue doing this until it looks clean. # Then dab the cartridge on the towel to make sure the ink is flowing. # Next, look inside the printer and locate the carrier that holds ink cartridges. Caution: Make sure the cartridges are not installed at this point.
1. Look for a shiny piece of metal underneath the contacts at the back of the carrier. 2. Take a damp cotton swab (use water only!) and wipe along the bottom of the shiny metal piece. Note: You may need more than one swab.
# Reinstall the cartridges, making sure you snap them correctly into the printer.

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