Why does color printer print lines

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I have a Canon mp30 & HP Photosmart 8150 & they both print horizontal lines on any color printing or photo's. I use the printers all the time and use the brand name cartridges. I have use the menu with the cleaning tools and nothing changes? Help
 

chippies

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I've run into this a few times. The benign cause is just that the print quality has been set to draft.

If it is on normal/high etc. then it could be that you need to clean out the printer manually. This involves wiping old ink and paper dust out from everywhere in the printer. Cleaning the places where the ink cartridges also helps.

If all else fails, you may be in need of a new printer. What you describe is exactly the problem that led me to replace my old inkjet printer.