How did you clean the head bottom. It often has a LOT of dried ink on
it, and a partial cleaning may not be adequate to remove all the dry ink
which can cause nozzle deflection.

Also, do an alignment, sometimes stuff that shows up in bi-directional
head movement that doesn't in uni is due to alignment being out.

Make sure the head wiper is clean (next to the cleaning station). Be
gentle when cleaning the underside of the head to avoid misaligning the
heads. Make sure you use a lint free paper towel and no residue from it
has been left behind.

Last step, if nothing else works, you may need to run some cleaning
cartridges, as you may have a partial internal clog in one of more
nozzle. This is simple to do with the SC900 because it is unchipped and
uses the simple to refill cartridges.

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DaveC wrote:

Sometimes, nozzles are deflected slightly. If you look at the nozzle
check very closely, you may see the steps are uneven or out of sequence
in location. Sometimes the nozzle is clogged enough that the ink is
delayed in getting out.

Sometimes there is just enough obstruction that the amount of ink
getting out is not the full amount, so the ink line is thinner or
mispositioned.

Very occasionally, paper transport problems can lead to banding (the
gears may be worn, the stepper motor not driving the gears or other
parts correctly. Paper slippage due to glazed platen or other parts can
also occur.

Most often the problem is the heads, however.


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DaveC wrote: