Probably damage on one of the rollers inside both the magenta and cyan carts. Note: Could indicate transfer belt damage/wear. Canon ITB unit p/n: RM2-5907-000.
Remove the cyan cart. Hold the thing so the visible roller faces you. Slowly twist the roller gear and inspect the roller lengthwise as...
wow... two utterly useless responses.
way to bump up your post count, there amigo!
btw... you failed to recommend I reboot both my printer and my computers. consider editing your response to include that vital nugget as well!
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Mine also. I realize there's an element of paranoid thinking with this suspicion, and it's not particularly productive toward a solution in any case. Also, where's the outcry from the unwashed masses of Samsung color laser printers suffering similar--and suspiciously timed--output problems...
Our two Samsung CLP-650ND color laser printers are producing awful--and wasteful--output. The quality of both printers was perfectly acceptable until some recent, non-specific event--meaning, I have no idea what is different now vs. before--changed that. Take a look at the image below; this is...