If you are experiencing blurry printing or printing that look italicized, cleaning the timing strip/encoder would be done. To clean the encoder/timing strip, please follow the steps in this article:
Thank you for the reply, Patrick. Much appreciated. So, this could be caused by being out of printer ink. Yes? The printer has been low on color ink for some time. I've not replaced the cartridge because color isn't important to my print jobs. Could it be that simply getting a color cartridge would clear this issue?
Patrick, The article you sent seems to relate to printing, not scanning. The word scan doesn't appear in the article. Still, I've replaced the color ink cartridge and performed both a clean and deep clean. I've also performed the suggested Nozzle Check Pattern. Both the Nozzle Check Pattern and Printing are fine. None of this has affected the unreadable scan quality. Ideas?
