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Question posted by jbmfd on November 18th, 2015

I Have A Canon Mp210 Printer And Have Installed T Cartridge World Ink Cartridge

I Have A Canon Mp210 Printer And Have Installed A Cartridge World Ink Cartridge And Every Few Lines Of Text That Prints Is Wavy. Have Never Had This Problem Before. How Can I Correct It?

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Answer #1: Posted by Odin on November 18th, 2015 11:35 AM

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Chances are the third-party cartridge you installed is at fault. Canon advises (and I concur) that you use only Canon brand ink.

There may however be other issues. For a full discussion, see http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000938.htm. Good luck!

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