Lexmark Z53 inkjet horizontal banding

My Lexmark Z53 (a few years old) suddenly started printing text with missing
white bands, all the way across.

* It only does it under normal quality. (No bands under highest quality.)
* It's not a nozzle clog or parking cup mess (I cleaned those thoroughly and
have past experience with the former).
* It's not a loose carrier, because there's no banding with the color.

The only things I can come up with is
(a) something wrong with the driver (since I had installed/uninstalled some
other printer drivers recently), and
(b) a burned out resistor, as I recently refilled the black ink with a
refill kit...but it had gotten pretty low.

Any ideas? I'm not sure if diagnosis (b) is not indicated in light of the
fact that it prints fine under highest quality.

TIA,

-S

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My Lexmark Z53 (a few years old) suddenly started printing text with
missing
white bands, all the way across.

* It only does it under normal quality. (No bands under highest quality.)
* It's not a nozzle clog or parking cup mess (I cleaned those thoroughly
and
have past experience with the former).
* It's not a loose carrier, because there's no banding with the color.

The only things I can come up with is
(a) something wrong with the driver (since I had installed/uninstalled
some
other printer drivers recently), and
(b) a burned out resistor, as I recently refilled the black ink with a
refill kit...but it had gotten pretty low.

Any ideas? I'm not sure if diagnosis (b) is not indicated in light of the
fact that it prints fine under highest quality.

TIA,

-S


I have Lexmark Z51 and had similar problem with Refilled inks.

It's probably a nozzle clog (Even though you think it's not).
Try putting the printhead in hot water for few seconds (It won't do it any
harm!!!)

The Lexmark sold for cheap but they cost much :-(
Now I'm thinking of buying a new printer to replace it.


Good luck.
Tal