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The printer prints out pages with extremely dim and inaccurate colors (please see the attachment for an example output test page).

The cartage still has about 40% ink for all colors. I tired "Clean Printheads" and "Align Printheads" from the printer app but it's not helping.

I have not used the printer for a few months and I suspect that the problem has something to do with that. What could I do to try fixing it?Printer output after "Clean Printheads"Printer output after "Clean Printheads"

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Dried ink inside cartridge from printer being unused for a longer period. Replace ink cartridges and your printer will print fine again.




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Dried ink inside cartridge from printer being unused for a longer period. Replace ink cartridges and your printer will print fine again.




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