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Posted on Jul 08, 2009

My printer has been working fine and suddenly the green light is on for a few seconds then it goes to yellow flashing, I have tried switching off, rebooting and even re installing all to no avail can any one help?

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Had the same problem with mine. Printer couldn't even detect the printhead. I removed the ink tanksraised the grey lever and lifted the printhead out. After cleaning the copper contacts with a kleenex and contact spray (penetrating oil), I refitted everything. My i990 now works as new.

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