How do you clean this? I am getting black spots on my printouts.
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Well, although I use my printer is not too much, I used to use a certain air pressure and with a clean dry cloth to the most sensitive areas. To date I have not had any problem, except when the ink is consumed, when copies out there with little tone and replace the cartridge.
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Get a special solution called print head cleaner at printerfillingstation.com. You can either use the solution in empty cartridges. Or since the printer is already clogged, you most likely could put a drop where the cartridges sit in the chassis. Then run cleaning cycles to work the solution through.
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Check your ink levels, if you are out of any color you may see banding. Also clean the printer heads.
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just remove the color cartridge and answer ok ok ok, ignore warning signs of color out and print on.
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That happens to me before, I did ran the cleaning in my printer 5x and it fixed it. you can also call their customer service if it won't work.
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My husband's got black spots, I suspect some kind of mold/mildew. Washing machine didn't take out the spots. Maybe you need to leave the lid off the container until the towel is dry?
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I have had my printer for over one year and no problems yet. I am very pleased with it to date. Try cleaning the paper rollers with vinegar or alcohol carefully to remove all dust, dirt, etc.
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Please make sure your printer is set on black and white and color mode. In the on line instructions there is also a nozzle cleaning program you can try. If you get is to print, print a full color photo of some kind and set your printer on photo quality and print at least 5 pictures. This should clear up your issue. Thank you Freddie
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Not completely sure but here is what I did. Check youtube and enter in the same symptom. I do believe there is a step by step procedure on Youtube to clean the print head. I wish I could help more but that is what I did with mine.
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No problems yet, but only one refill. Check to be sure that there is not ink on the chip at the bottom front of the cartridge or on the pins that make contact with the chip. Clean them with a Q-tip and rubbing alcohol to see if that helps. As for the colors, try the cleaning function that was mentioned in another answer. You can also remove the print head to see if there is any spilled ink on those contacts. If all else fails and you are still missing colors, soaking the print head in Windex for a couple of days, then rinsing in water can help dissolve clogs.
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Try Amodex, its the only cleaner actually recommended by sharpie (www.amodexink.com)
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The print head is probably clogged. Google it, and you will find directions on how to remove it and clean it. Do NOT use the maintance feature. It will clog it more. Good luck
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I had to clean the cartridges and the printer slots to get it to work. Really clean them too, not just wipe it off with a towel. I used alcohol swabs and paper towels to dry everything
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Took me a few hours to figure out a solution based on a number of sources on the interwebs. I have an MX712. Problem is probably a clogged print head. I had been putting off replacing the ink cartridges which apparently is a mortal sin in Canon's eyes. 1. Open printer. 2. Remove old ink cartridges. 3. Remove the print head but lifting up on the spring loaded gray thing. Don't worry, it won't break. 4. Print head pulls out. 5. Clean the print head wells. I used witch hazel and Q tips but I think isopropyl alcohol (rubbing alcohol) would do the trick too. Clean and dry, clean and dry until most of the wells look free of ink. No need to soak or wait overnight. Get them relatively clean. 6. Put printer head back in and put in fresh ink cartridges. 7. Turn off printer (make sure it's plugged in). 8. Open printer and force the ink carriage by hand all the way to the left. 9. Push the on button 5 times rapidly. 10. Close printer. 11. The startup menu should come up on the printer. 12. Go to menu options and do a deep clean. 13. Printer should be back to normal.
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What I have done is to take the cartridges out and wipe the bottom. Sometimes I give them a shake. You could even clean the print heads with a clean towel. Or, turn the printer off for a couple of minutes, then back on. If none of these work then the print just doesn't want to recognize the cartridges. Unfortunately, it happens.
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try running a print head clean with a new cartridge, otherwise you may need a new print head
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I had the same problem there is a drum component of the toner cartridge that electrostatically "spreads the toner" before it is heated and fused to the paper. I believe the drum unit is defective. I returned my cartridge to Amazon for this reason. I had smudges and what looked like double images on the paper.