Put in new ink cartridge and every other line is 1/2 readable?

Run a self clean on the printer a jet may be clogged. print a test page to see if problem persists. If ink is low put a piece of electrical tape over the sensor of the ink cartridge and try again.

Hope this helps!

Well, you must be using PG30, CL31 cartridge for your printer.

Did you refill your cartridge?
For error 051 means printer is not reading the cartridge. (cartridge is not readable)
When you put refilled cartridge, that's what it happens.
(after 3~4 times of color refill, color cartridge is no long to use, only applies in Canon
and there is no solution for it.)

Pls replace with new one.. and will work again.

Or if you need to refill again with other cartridge, pls....unplug your printer before you taking out the cartridge. In this way, you can re use your cartridge. Little trick... but no solution will work, once cartridge is not readable.

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do you see any error message on LCD screen?

Sometime, if you put refilled cartridge, you may see some error such as E5 (cartridge is not readable)
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Did you used refilled cartridge?

Sometimes for Canon printer, when u used refilled cartridges, they are not readable.
It's called E5 error.

In this case, you need to replace the cartridge with new one.

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Go into the Canon Printer Utilities. Click on Solution Menu folder. Click on Solution Menu icon.
A new window will open up. Click on "Change settings or find solutions to problems.
A new window will open up. This screen will give you 3 selections to choose from.
They are: Printer Settings, Printer Status and Troubleshooting. You will be able to reset your ink cartridge levels from these windows and try to print again.

Open the Lexmark control Panel and select the Ink Cartridges Alignment tool. In the windows should be a place where you can select whether you have installed new ink cartridges. Also, make sure you do the alignment before trying to print. Finally, if you're using replacement type cartridges made by a third party company, they may not be detectable by the Lexmark system... many are not 100% compatible and don't have the electrical connection properly designed to be readable by the Lexmark software.

Perhaps the print head needs cleaning.

here is the troubleshooting steps
try to remove the ink cartridges and put it baack again but make sure to hear a click sound when you put the ink cartridges,after that try to print again picture and if still has lines through it press the menu in the printer scroll down until you can see the calibrate printer,press ok and select the print calibration page and hit the ok button..after it print place the calibration page in the scanner glass and press start, try to print again a picture and if still has a line call the kodak hot line 1 800 421 6699 and you might have a printhead replacement.

Sounds like a damaged or dirty flex cable to the print heads. If those tiny contacts go bad, nothing will print properly. Check the cartridge and socket area for any dirt or dis-coloration. The connections can be cleaned with contact cleaner (from radio shack), and then dried with isopropl alcohol (use the purest you can find).