how to get rid of black lines on printed and scanned documents

[sjones6874]

I cleaned it really well with distilled water and a microfiber rag so it wouldn't pick up lint.  It didn't work.  I finally got desperate and cleaned it with alcohol.  Low and behold I found an almost invisible speck--IT WORKED!

Thank you very much for the help!  This solved a problem I have been working on for days in about 10 minutes!

[Edokun]

Thank goodness for this post and solution about the black line. I lifted the document feeder and cleaned the 1" glass really well and the line went away. Thanks for the solution.

[jcwpsjp]

How can I get rid of the black on my paper when fed through the printer? It is not on the scanned docs

[jcwpsjp]

How do I get the black line off my paper when going throu the printer? It is not there when scanned

[cielle]

YOU! ARE! AWESOME!  I know yours is an old reply, but hopefully you'll get my message.  I've been fighting with that black line forever and thought I had cleaned all the pertinent areas. And lo and behold, there's a hidden part of the glass that you have uncovered for me. I cleaned it as you suggested and now the evil black line is no longer!!!  God bless you Dear!!! :-)

(This reply is for jandsbob...not sure if I clicked on the correct reply show that it shows under his solution.)