David, The printer needs to be turned off when not in use,I had a similar problem on a 1270.
Regards Michael Wilkinson. 106 Holyhead Rd, Ketley, Telford, Shropshire. England .TF1 5DJ 44 (0) 1952 618986. www.infocus-photography.co.uk For Negatives & transparencies from digital files ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Preutz" < > The spongy strip thing has a rather large amount of ink (seemingly cyan & > black) soaked into it about 2 inches eitherside of dead centre and a load > more (black only) about an inch in from the extreme left of the carriage. > It's the centre one that's causing the most noticeable problem as the paper > guides have picked it up slightly so it smears onto the paper. =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
