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Hi,
I need some help, please.
Is there anybody out there who can help me with the printer settings, because I get stripes and stuff on my prints.
Have cleaned the print unit etc.
Much obliged.
Jens Ulrich
Are the stripes in the same direction across the page that the print head moves when printing? If so then this is almost certainly a print head problem.
If you get thin stripes in the direction as the paper comes out - then it could be ink on the feed rollers/pinwheels.
If you are not sure, then can you post a photo of the print coming out of the printer.
Check the nozzles etc but also look in print settings and make sure you are not using bi-directional printing. That is where the printer pri
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Do you still have the problem when printing from another program?
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Check you have the latest printer driver for this printer for your OS, though it's quite an old model and Canon may have not updated them: https://www.canon.co.uk/support/consumer_products/products/printers/inkjet/pixma_ip_series/pixma_ip7...
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Thanks.
I have the latest driver for the printer
Thanks very much.
Jens
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Are the stripes in the same direction across the page that the print head moves when printing? If so then this is almost certainly a print head problem.
If you get thin stripes in the direction as the paper comes out - then it could be ink on the feed rollers/pinwheels.
If you are not sure, then can you post a photo of the print coming out of the printer.
Check the nozzles etc but also look in print settings and make sure you are not using bi-directional printing. That is where the printer prints in both directions as the head passes. Great for speed but not the best quality.
Dave
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Thank you.
I will try that.
All my best
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Hello people,
thank you very much.
Problem solved.
Cleaned everything that could be cleaned 😉
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Thanks for coming back and letting us know 🙂
Dave