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PIXMA MX432 blurred printing after paper jam

tvisingardi — Sat, 20 Jan 2024 14:27:12 GMT

I had a paper jam on my MX432 and since then my print is blurred, shadowing, double printing.

MX432 Printer with blurred print

tvisingardi — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 16:19:57 GMT

I had a paperjam on my MX432 all-in-one and now I am getting blurred, shadow, duplicate letter printing. I did a clean through the machine and I thought it realigned the heads and it is better however only 70%.

Re: MX432 Printer with blurred print

Mpell — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 18:11:05 GMT

Typically after a paper jam the encoder strip gets dirty. Cleaning it usually resolves this issue. Heres how to check it. If you open up the front where the paper prints, theres a clear strip that goes from left to right (its right above the greasy metal strip). If the strip is dirty (typically with ink smudges), clean with a little bit of water and q-tips. BE GENTLE! And, be sure to UNPLUG the machine before proceeding. After cleaning do a test print to confirm.

Re: MX432 Printer with blurred print

jwills2009 — Wed, 08 May 2013 20:30:00 GMT

Your advice worked like a charm. I was ready to drop my MX432 out my second story window until I cleaned the encoder strip and the printing returned to normal. thank you!

Re: MX432 Printer with blurred print

Mpell — Wed, 08 May 2013 21:01:33 GMT

You're welcome. Glad I could help.

Re: I had a paper jam on my MX432 and since then my print is blurred, shadowing, double printing.

peterbeans — Thu, 14 Nov 2013 12:35:46 GMT

Brilliant!!!

This worked for my MG3150. I tried everything and it was the last throw of the dice. Be careful, it's quite tight in there.

Thanks. (I used a baby wipe, worked a treat).

Re: MX432 Printer with blurred print

edc133inc — Fri, 24 Jan 2014 04:40:46 GMT

Thank you. Mission accomplished! Spot on!

Re: I had a paper jam on my MX432 and since then my print is blurred, shadowing, double printing.

M5_DESIGN — Mon, 02 Jun 2014 01:14:10 GMT

WOW!

That was too fast. Thanks alot!

They should have noted that on the troubleshooting brochure the printer comes with.

We were this close to get a new one after spending 4 hrs cleaning, testing, aligning, and wasting precious ink etc...

Anyone knows a cheapper way to refill these cartridges PG-240XL? $100/month in ink is getting ridiculous, or may be we need a more efficient printer.

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Re: MX432 Printer with blurred print

mirrorkitch — Mon, 30 Jun 2014 13:47:57 GMT

Thank you, tried all night realigning nothing, cleaned it twice like you said new printer. Thanks again

Re: MX432 Printer with blurred print

sportygirl13 — Tue, 09 Sep 2014 08:19:24 GMT

wow it worked I just wish i would of looked up this instead of trying to get it to work by printing out several pages plus waste of ink but you are a genius thanks for posting this issue.

Thanks you saved me from purchasing another printer

Re: MX432 Printer with blurred print

nydeese — Sat, 25 Oct 2014 13:08:01 GMT

I also tried everything in the manual for blurred printing and this was the only method that worked. THANK YOU!!

Re: I had a paper jam on my MX432 and since then my print is blurred, shadowing, double printing.

Sbrown2003 — Sat, 13 Dec 2014 14:56:43 GMT

I did the same thing with my MG5220. You are an angel for providing this information! Like the others, I spent hours and days trying to figure out the problem. Thank you!

Re: MX432 Printer with blurred print

jepo1995 — Mon, 05 Jan 2015 15:35:14 GMT

thank you soooo much!! this was really useful. I was having a really panic as I was trying to print all my RAF paperwork. But these simple instructions were increadibly easy to follow and worked like a charm.

Re: MX432 Printer with blurred print

cric13 — Sat, 17 Jan 2015 12:35:52 GMT

Can't thank you enough for this information. I have spent the best part of a day trying to work out what is wrong with the printer (which is typically just out of warranty!). Today was the last 'shot' at it as I felt I couldn't afford to spend any more time on this and my 4 month old was being neglected! Came across this website and your advice - golden. Thank you.

Re: MX432 Printer with blurred print

mutiger — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 02:20:46 GMT

advise how you open up the "front where the paper prints." I'm assuming that is the panel on the lefthand side of the printer.

Re: MX432 Printer with blurred print

kcq — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 00:38:30 GMT

I'd pressed "clean" four times and "deep clean" three times - and still the same problem. I was ready to tear all my hair out. Thanks so much! Now my problem has been resolved.

Re: MX432 Printer with blurred print

DrewChandler — Sun, 12 Jul 2015 15:41:09 GMT

You did it. The information helped. Thanks.

Re: MX432 Printer with blurred print

MarkBroomfield — Wed, 30 Sep 2015 21:52:39 GMT

Brilliant, that's sorted my printer out too. Thank you

Re: MX432 Printer with blurred print

ron_mary_c — Sat, 27 Feb 2016 15:57:31 GMT

Thank you, this sollution fixed my printing problem too. I used isopropyl alcohol along with a dozen Q-tips. I plan to buy some doctor length Q-tips for easier access. Adding this preventative maintenance to my list to clean once a month.

Re: I had a paper jam on my MX432 and since then my print is blurred, shadowing, double printing.

harcom — Mon, 18 Apr 2016 21:07:17 GMT

There is an alternative to buying new cartridges each month.

1. Get some replacement ink bottles online (there's plenty to choose from - just Google it).

2. The cartridges on my MX722 have an indent on the bottom that can be punctured (carefully) and with the syringe that comes with the bottles, you then very carefully (use the gloves otherwise ink will be all over your hands);

3. After the ink is inserted in all of the cartridges (use electric tape to seal up the hole), then close the access door and wait until the beep sounds to tell you the cartridges are empty, etc.

4. Just as you hear the beep, press the stop button and keep it pressed until the error message clears the display and it says it is processing.

5. Take note that this process does not alert you to empty cartridges and you'll have to refill each cartridge (usually the blacks) is emptied. The cartridges appear as grayed-out images on the display.

I don't know if it'll work on your printer, I only know it works on mine. I save myseld at least $300 a month.

Good luck