I have vertical lines when printing photos. These lines do not appear during print test page, print head alignment or clean printhead. How can I get rid of these lines in my photos

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Hi! try printhead nozzle alignment and head cleaning from maintenance tab in printing preferences. it will print a test page after cleaning printhead. Good luck!

Are your alignment tests show good results? If they are, try head cleaning 3 consecutive times without printing nozzle checks. After 3 head cleanings do the nozzle check. If problem persists try printing at BEST PHOTO or whatever is the slowest print setting for your printer. Good luck!

SolutionFollow the given steps in the order presented to resolve the issue: Step one: Retry the print jobThe problem may occur only rarely. If you have not seen it in other printouts, try again. Step two: Increase the print quality modeIf reprinting did not help, try increasing the print quality mode.

1. In the application you are printing from, click File , and then click Print .
2. Make sure the printer is selected, and then click Properties .
3. Select the Paper/Quality tab.
4. In the Print Quality area, choose the next higher quality setting. If the current setting is Draft, choose Normal. If the current setting is Normal, choose Best.

Step three: Print in grayscale (black area streaking only) If the streaks are in a black area of a black and white printout, change to grayscale printing.
NOTE: This step does not apply to color printouts.

1. In the application you are printing from, click File , and then click Print .
2. Make sure the printer is selected and click Properties .
3. Click the Color tab, and select Print Grayscale and High Quality .

Step four: Clean the printheadsIf the print quality is still bad, clean the printheads.

1. Make sure the printer is loaded with unused white paper.
2. Open HP Solution Center .
3. Click Settings , Print Settings , and then select Printer Toolbox .
4. Click the Service Tab .
5. Click Clean Printhead , and then click Clean .

Step five: Align the printheads If the print quality is still bad, align the printheads.

1. Make sure the printer is loaded with unused white paper.
2. Open the printer Toolbox , and select the Printer Services tab.
3. Click Align Printheads . The Align Printheads window opens. Click Align .
4. The printer prints an alignment page. The lines in the patterns should appear to be straight. Click OK when the page finishes printing.

Step six: Calibrate the linefeed If the print quality is still bad, calibrate the linefeed:

1. Make sure the printer is loaded with unused white paper.
2. Open the printer Toolbox and select the Printer Services tab.
3. Click Calibrate Advanced Linefeed . The Advanced Linefeed Calibration window opens. Click OK .

Step seven: Replace one or both printheads If the print quality is still bad after performing all the above steps, one or both of the printheads will have to be replaced. Print a PQ Diagnostic page to see which printhead should be replaced.

1. Make sure the printer is loaded with unused white paper.
2. Press the Setup button.
3. Press 1 and * simultaneously.
4. Look at the color blocks labeled Test Pattern 2. Some or all of them could show white horizontal streaks. If none of the blocks are streaked, the printheads are okay.
   • If the Black block has lines – replace the KY printhead.
   • If the Cyan block has lines – replace the MC printhead.
   • If the Magenta block has lines – replace the MC printhead.
   • If the Red block has lines – replace the KY printhead.
   • If the Green block has lines – replace the KY printhead.

You need a new printhead, QY6-0049-000 around $40.00. Your printhead has worn out or plugged nozzles and cleaning won't help.

You need to replace the printhead, QY6-0049-000. They get plugged and cannot be cleaned. around $40.00

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If reprinting did not help, try increasing the print quality mode.
In the application you are printing from, click File, and then click Print. Make sure the printer is selected, and then click Properties.
Select the Paper/Quality tab. In the Print Quality area, choose the next higher quality setting. If the current setting is Draft, choose Normal. If the current setting is Normal, choose Best.
Step three: Print in grayscale (black area streaking only)
If the streaks are in a black area of a black and white printout, change to grayscale printing.
NOTE:- This step does not apply to color printouts.
In the application you are printing from, click File, and then click Print.
Make sure the printer is selected and click Properties.
Click the Color tab, and select Print Grayscale and High Quality.
Step four: Clean the printheads
If the print quality is still bad, clean the printheads.
Make sure the printer is loaded with unused white paper.
Open HP Solution Center.
Click Settings, Print Settings, and then select Printer Toolbox.
Click the Service Tab.
Click Clean Printhead, and then click Clean.
Step five: Align the printheads
If the print quality is still bad, align the printheads.
Make sure the printer is loaded with unused white paper.
Open the printer Toolbox, and select the Printer Services tab.
Click Align Printheads. The Align Printheads window opens. Click Align.
The printer prints an alignment page. The lines in the patterns should appear to be straight. Click OK when the page finishes printing.
Step six: Calibrate the linefeed
If the print quality is still bad, calibrate the linefeed:
Make sure the printer is loaded with unused white paper.
Open the printer Toolbox and select the Printer Services tab.
Click Calibrate Advanced Linefeed. The Advanced Linefeed Calibration window opens. Click OK .
Step seven: Replace one or both printheads
If the print quality is still bad after performing all the above steps, one or both of the printheads will have to be replaced. Print a PQ Diagnostic page to see which printhead should be replaced.
Make sure the printer is loaded with unused white paper.
Press the Setup button.
Press 1 and * simultaneously.
Look at the color blocks labeled Test Pattern 2. Some or all of them could show white horizontal streaks. If none of the blocks are streaked, the printheads are okay.
If the Black block has lines – replace the KY printhead.
If the Cyan block has lines – replace the MC Printhead.
If the Magenta block has lines – replace the MC Printhead.
If the Red block has lines – replace the KY printhead.
If the Green block has lines – replace the KY printhead.

Hi. the problem is the print head, maybe is clogged or damage, try this remove the cartridges , and the print head and submerge the print head in hot water for 3 minutes, dry the print head and reinstall it, if problem persist replace the print head.

TCT How to remove and clean Canon Printhead

Not sure if this will help but there is a small glass panel to the left of your flatbed scanner- this must be clean or else I get a black vertical line in my printing.

If the test patterns are not matching what your printer tells you is normal and your photos are banded horizontally, you may have clogged nozzles and printhead. Do a maintenace clean under your printers direction, and see if it now prints ok. Also, you may be low or out of one particular colour, but still have enough of the others and the printer will try to compensate by using available colours, hence colour banding and distortion. A manual clean with cotton buds and cleansing solution is recommended if the first clean does not help.