Recently the printer dock, which up to now has printed photos perfectly, only prints half of the photo- it cuts off the top portion. I recently replaced the cartridge, but it has not corrected the problem.
The problem is most likely a broken plastic lever on the end of the
shaft that moves the print head. The plastic lever is keyed to the
shaft by a flat on the shaft. The plastic has a tendency to split at
the edge of the flat, resulting in the lever slipping on the shaft.
This in turn results in one side of the print head not contacting the
paper with sufficient pressure. The other end of the shaft has a thick
plastic sector gear which is much less likely to break.
I fixed
mine by making a clamp from a metal spacer (made from split tube about
1/8 inch long) and force fitting it over the part of the plastic lever
that fits on the metal shaft (on the end towards the inside of the
unit). There is just enough clearance to do this without hitting the
print head frame.
To remove the plastic lever, first remove two
screws from back of unit, then pull up on top of unit, unplug two
ribbon cables from circuit board
and remove top. Then unplug two remaining ribbon cables from circuit
board, and three screws holding circuit board. Lift circuit board and
fan/fan-holder as one piece. Finally, disengage tab on plastic retainer
on end of metal shaft, rotate tab straight up and lift shaft up and to
the side (may require a little wiggling). The plastic lever slides off
the metal shaft.
If the boundary between the blank half and the printed half is a sharp line, a wire to the print
head may be broken or disconnected. If the boundary is irregular
(wanders up and down an 1/8 inch or so), the problem is most likely a
broken plastic lever on the end of the shaft that moves the print head.
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I have the same problem with my printer dock as peif-4 who posted on Aug 30,2008
I have changed the ink cartridge and clean the rollers and as much as I could, this set encluded the camera C530
Nancy
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mine does exactly the same
Sorry I didn't have a solution I hit the wrong key
I have the same problem
I have the same problem! It used to print beautifully now it's only 1/2 a page. I changed the print cartridge twice and used a new set of sheets to print, cleaned rollers, etc. but it still continues.
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