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HP Color LaserJet Pro M254dw
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Recently started getting these messy prints. One minute printing perfectly, the next there are streaks all over. I've tried running a cleaning page, color calibration, turning it off and on, checking for defects on all cartridges, replaced one of the cartridges. Sometimes it gets better and then reverts back to streaks. I can't pinpoint what exactly makes it better. At wit's end at this point. Any help would be appreciated

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Hello @Kate_R,
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Andr-1611


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After having the printer off overnight, it managed to print this and one more print, and then all the streaks came back. I did see a black speck on the yellow drum, which probably accounts for the yellow spot. I'm not using HP cartridges currently. But these have been fine until now. 

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Hope this helps! Keep me posted.
Andr-1611

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