I purchased my printer in mid 2024, had some issues with printing but was able to get that resolved. After the initial cartridges were finished, I purchased Cannon (Genuine) 069H cartridges. Printing has been smooth sailing. I don't print a high volume on a regular basis (average 10 sheets a month,) but usually twice or three times a year, I need to print in bulk (about 4,000 pages in color) for a campaign.
Over the weekend, my printer made something like a deep grunting noise, and the yellow ink (I printing a document with yellow sunflowers) was smeared all over the pages, both front and back. I took out the cartridge and wiped it clean with a paper towel and with cloth but each time the roller spun, more ink was deposited on the roller. I cleaned it as best as I could and put it back in the printer, and tried printing again. It wasn't as bad as before, but I still can't use the documents I printed. Seems like the cartridge kind of "blew up" (I guess). The cartridge ink level is at 80%, so it's not like it is almost empty. Do I need to buy another cartridge? Spending another $200 on a cartridge is not what I want to do. The reason I got rid of my previous printer was because ink was too expensive...
