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- Canon MB5120, Pencil
This is a classic sign of ink starvation.The printer is capable of a good print. The first one I ran after it had sat since last winter came out perfect. Then about halfway through the second print the banding started.
1) The cartridges were new and sealed when you received the printer?These magenta & photo magenta carts are the ones that came with the printer so they are 6-8 months old. The chips were removed for the refill carts & then when the problem appeared, which was right away, I put the chips back on the OEM carts & tried them with no improvement. This was all back in January when the carts were new. Now they are 7 month older but the problem is exactly the same.
2) The cartridges were 6 - 8 months old when you received the printer?
3) Do you know how the cartridges were stored before you received them?
4) You took the chips off the cartridges. Did this require you to unseal the cartridges first?
5) For how long were the de-chipped OEM cartridges stored before use? How were they stored?
6) What were the make/model of the first cartridges you used? Did you flush them before or during the time you used them?
7) How many times have you flushed the original OEM cartridges that you have now been using for 7 months?
8) How often do you print something on this printer? What is it you print when you do print something? Does it include ink from every cartridge like a nozzle check would?
1)Are you sure? It might be good to use distilled water for the entire process or at least at the end for the final flush.I am using tap water to flush but it is not hard.
2) How do you flush the cartridge? What is your end point, ie how you know you are finished flushing? Are there any stubborn ink bits, patches or streaks in the sponges?
Depending on your answers, it still may be reasonable to purchase a new OEM Canon Magenta cartridge and give it a try.