Nozzle Clogging & Black Cartridge Leaking
Hi e-margaret. There's a bit of confusion here. Horizontal banding is due to LACK of ink flow to the paper. "Splodging" is due to too much. The former can be due to blocked/faulty print head nozzles or a faulty/empty-ish cartridge, or some less common problem like the waste ink pipe blocked. The latter is usually due to a leaking cartridge.
The first job is to mop up ink slopping around under the print head. Cut some strips of kitchen towel and fold them into 3 layers so you have a strip about 2 cm wide. Place them on the print head track. Turn on the printer, and as soon as the print head moves, pull out the power cord from the back of the printer. Now you should be able to move the print head carefully by hand too and fro over the towels. Repeat this with clean towel strips until most of the surplus ink is cleaned up. Remove the towel strips, replug in the power chord and switch the printer back on. Do a head clean cycle and nozzle check 3 or 4 times. If the nozzle check output looks OK, try a test print of a text document
If things are still not OK, report back on what happens in a new comment. If my instructions are not clear enough, please post a new comment asking for clarification.
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When I print I get a thick (3/8 inch or more) black line on the back side of the copy. After I run the cleaning processes, it fades, sometimes even disappears for a copy or two, but then returns.
a black line prints on back of printed pages when printed on the top 8x10 printout section...ont he bottom printing section the 4x6 pictures look like the ink is too wet and leaky.
Yeah, same problem.
When I print I get a thick black line on the back side of the copy. I tried running the bottom plate cleaning mode and other cleaning modes with no success.
I have the same problem. What is the solution?
I also have the same problem. It appeared for the first time after about two years of use. Is everyone using Canon ink or recycled ink cartridges?
I am having the same problem. Big black ink line on the back of the paper. I see I am not the only one. Come on where is the solution to problem!
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