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Printer black marks, any idea?
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jeff k
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Apr 10, 2012, 01:33 PM
 
Canon pixma 1600 I have , getting a lot of black marks on paper after inserting new black cartridge.
Done bunch of cleaning, does this go away eventually? Any tips? thanks.
     
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Apr 10, 2012, 05:27 PM
 
Sounds like the new cartridge might be leaking?
The new Mac Pro has up to 30 MB of cache inside the processor itself. That's more than the HD in my first Mac. Somehow I'm still running out of space.
     
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Apr 10, 2012, 05:33 PM
 
Where on the paper, like where the rollers are, or in the middle?
     
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Apr 10, 2012, 06:49 PM
 
Dang not sure on either. I am going to do more test, and cleaning. How do know where the rollers are? How would you know if you have a leak for sure? thanks!
     
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Apr 10, 2012, 06:57 PM
 
I used to get lots of marks from an old epson printer, for some reason ink dust got out on and stuck to the rollers. I could tell because the marks were straight lines, and they were near the edges (not all printers would be like this). I could fix it for a while with a qtip and rubbing alcohol but that printer let you into the guts more.

I've not had the problem with my Canon.

Recommend fixing for both problems: Clean as much as you can, then swap the black ink for another one? If it's fixed you'll know the culprit.
     
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Apr 10, 2012, 10:48 PM
 
thanks Andi, nice tip.
     
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Apr 24, 2012, 01:44 PM
 
is your printer ok now? if not, maybe it's because of the type of paper you use or the something to do with the ink? my printer has the same problem but now i went to a local printer shop for them to fix it
     
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Apr 24, 2012, 04:38 PM
 
Have not tested for a bit, will report back....
     
   
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