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Quick update: Changed the dampers and it cleared up! Will be changing the caps also but the prints have all been streak free. Thanks guys

Not sure how the black and only the black would streak....? Carriage is clear though. Cleaned heads again today, wipers are clean. First print after clean is the exact same. Have caps coming, will try and replace them and see if that helps.

Thanks for the reply, I've cleaned around the head, cleaned the edges, soaked the cleaning sponge on the bottom of the head. I removed all gunk from the wipers more than once and even after a fresh clean it streaks like the above picture. There doesn't seem to be anything hanging from the...

Hey, I have been having problems printing 100% cmyk black lately. It seems to be dragging/streaking the black ink only. Test print shows up good, no missing. I have done many manual head cleans with no luck. It is worse during early prints and as it goes along or I hit cleaning it clears...

just tried those... still nothing... frustrating... tried the codes in the link jhill aswell... nothing

still nothing... "service mode is protected".... i am hitting power at the end

anyone else know any common errors? ive tried this code over and over and have had no luck.... cant seem to find anything in the search...

previous owner mostly used it for cutting, could hardly print by himself... the ink is WINCOM - ecosolvent ink premium series... probebly an aftermarket ink, but he had a whole box full and it came with.. - Bias/Vertical/Horizontal/Bi-Directional/Print-Cut Adjustments - Service Mode - Ink Fill...

here is a test print... looks pretty bad on the magenta/yellow side... also attached some printed text that shows magenta shadow at the bottom... it looks like two prints one just not lined up over top properly... weve just purchased the printer and are trying to sort things out before...

heyo, having trouble with printing... all text and darker colors are coming out with magenta colored shadow at the bottom... there is none from left to right, only at the bottom. not sure how to adjust for this, or what the problem is.. ive read that there is a vertical adjustment, and that...

ye sorry typo... been trying all day haha

heyo, ive searched every thread on service mode for my SP-300 and cannot get access to service mode... just keeps saying "Service Mode Protected" ive tried: down, right, left, up, right, down, left, then hold left, down left, on it wont work... i tried to make sure i looked at...