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My printer has a fairly new cartridge and , about 70% ink level remaining (black) and keeps printing out blank pages. I’ve ran through all the maintenance options on the printer, such as cleaning the cartridges & smear lines. I’ve checked for updates (no new available), I’ve unplugged the device for some time and even plugged it directly into the wall. I’ve removed the cartridge several times and reinserted, ran quality reports and those print out blank. Whenever I print anything the page comes out completely blank. I have tried printing from multiple devices and nothing. A couple months ago I would get faded lines, did all the above, so I left the printer alone. Now that I have tried to use it again, nothing appears. 

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