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Question posted by hjschuette44 on March 10th, 2014

Ink Streaks

I am getting streaks across some lines, have changed all my ink cartridges and they are still there.

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Answer #1: Posted by Odin on March 10th, 2014 4:51 PM
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Go to this Canon page. Follow the instructions in the third or fourth article, depending on your operating system.


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