My Canon ip4500 recently developed a problem. My prints have a very thin vertical white line/scratch/gap in them, always at the same location - about 1 1/4" from the left side.
The line occurs whether I print from the rear tray or front cartridge.
I think the line only occurs with photo paper. I did not see the line with regular paper.
Printer alignment with matte photo paper should a very faint hint of the line in only some of the patterns.
If I run glossy 4x6 paper through it without printing, a small indented line will appear on the paper surface in the exact same spot as the line would normally be.
I did the roller cleaning numerous times, and there is no sign of the indent waning or moving.
I ran all the maintenance functions numerous times, cleaned the printhead, and tried to clean the rollers as much as I could without disassembly.
I am pretty certain the warranty has expired.
My best guess is that something is scratching the paper at some point that is inaccessible from the outside.
Any advise, tricks, recommendations would be greatly appreciated.
The line occurs whether I print from the rear tray or front cartridge.
I think the line only occurs with photo paper. I did not see the line with regular paper.
Printer alignment with matte photo paper should a very faint hint of the line in only some of the patterns.
If I run glossy 4x6 paper through it without printing, a small indented line will appear on the paper surface in the exact same spot as the line would normally be.
I did the roller cleaning numerous times, and there is no sign of the indent waning or moving.
I ran all the maintenance functions numerous times, cleaned the printhead, and tried to clean the rollers as much as I could without disassembly.
I am pretty certain the warranty has expired.
My best guess is that something is scratching the paper at some point that is inaccessible from the outside.
Any advise, tricks, recommendations would be greatly appreciated.