Digital BW, The Print

On 19 Sep 2004 at 15:26, weareallsosmall wrote:

> hi everybody
> 
> I'm getting lines on most of my prints that extend about a half inch
> outside the print area.  These lines are all travelling in the
> direction of the print head, and are caused by what looks like the
> magenta head. In most cases it's just a few lines, somtimes its many
> MANY lines, and every so often I get lucky and get a line free print.
> Any ideas as to what's causing this and how I can fix it?
> 

It's probably a dirty head, check your printer where the heads park when not in use, 
see if there is a pad or wiper that cleans off the head, when it parks.  If there is, then 
see if it has a build up of ink on the pad or wiper, if there is, then either see if you 
can clean or replace the pad or wiper.  Otherwise try a cleaning cycle, and see if 
that helps.  If it's a HP or Lexmark printer, then try a new cartridge.

W