scanning or making copies there are unwanted lines on the page

[rintin]

When scanning or making copies there are two vertical lines that show up in the finished copy or scan

how do you get rid of them, it was perfectly fine until about a month ago have had this printer for 2 to 3months

[MKazi]

@rintin

Thanks for reaching out to us on HP Support Forums. 🙂 I came across your post and would like to help.

I understand that you have an HP OfficeJet Pro 6970 All-in-One Printer and while scanning or making copies there are two vertical lines. 

To provide an accurate resolution, I need a few more details: 

• Do the vertical lines appear while you're scanning/copying from the scanner glass bed or from the ADF (Automated Document Feeder)?

I recommend you to perform the following steps to isolate the issue and arrive at a fix: 

• Disconnect the power cable from the printer while the printer is still ON.
• Disconnect any other cables if connected the printer.
• Press and hold the printer’s power button for 15 seconds.
• The printer should be directly connected to the wall outlet and not to a surge protector. Reconnect the power cable to print and the printer should power ON by itself. If the printer doesn’t power ON then please manually power it ON.

If the issue persists then I suggest you to perform the steps as described in detail from this link. 

I sincerely hope this fixes the issue. Let me know how it goes. Cheers! 🙂

[rintin]

I tried the fix for unwanted lines and it did not work, by the way the lines only happen when i use the ADF.

I went to the link and the pictures are so small i cannot tell exactly what i am supposed to be cleaning off.

But i do see two (white) rubber rollers and that is about where the lines are coming from on the page but i wiped them off and there are still the two veritcal lines when i scan or copy from the ADF

Sharon