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Question posted by lakeshine on February 13th, 2015

An Added Point Re Pages And Lines Have Shifting

Another important pertinent point to add to my previous question .. the printed page is always leaning on an angle, with the bottom paragraphs closer to the left-side than the top paragraphs. Add this to my first information which is ... Pages And Some Lines'-letters Have Shifting Happening In printing, the whole page often gets shifted to the left so the left edge gets cut off, and sometimes pages with just half-paragraphs happen, .. And also in some "lines", the tops of letters are 'shifted' from the bottoms. (Problem started after I wiped the inside with a rag)

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Answer #1: Posted by TommyKervz on February 13th, 2015 10:59 PM

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Try Aligning the Print Head

Perform the print head cleaning procedure

Selecting the paper type and source

The Print Head may need replacing

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MP520 series Quick Start Guide - Page 16

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MP520 series Quick Start Guide - Page 17

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MP520 series Quick Start Guide - Page 18

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MP520 series Quick Start Guide - Page 19

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MP520 series Quick Start Guide - Page 21

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MP520 series Quick Start Guide - Page 23

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MP520 series Quick Start Guide - Page 24

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MP520 series Quick Start Guide - Page 37

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MP520 series Quick Start Guide - Page 38

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MP520 series Quick Start Guide - Page 49

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MP520 series Quick Start Guide - Page 52

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MP520 series Quick Start Guide - Page 54

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MP520 series Quick Start Guide - Page 56

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MP520 series Quick Start Guide - Page 57

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MP520 series Quick Start Guide - Page 58

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MP520 series Quick Start Guide - Page 77

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