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Printer is Printing Horizontal Lines: 3 Ways to Fix it

Check ink levels and your settings to fix this issue

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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

updated onOctober 4, 2023

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Many reported that their printer prints horizontal lines. This can be a problem and affect the quality of the printed document.

This isn’t the only issue, many reported thatphotos have linesafter printing, so it’s important to tackle this issue as soon as possible.

In this article, we look at the best ways to troubleshoot this issue, so let’s get started.

Why is my printer printing horizontal lines?

How do I fix horizontal lines in my printer?

1. Check Ink Level

2.  Check Print Quality

This is a simple solution and it can help with horizontal lines on Samsung laser printer, so be sure to give it a try.

3. Clean the printheads

These are just a couple of solutions you can use if the printer prints horizontal lines.

This isn’t the only issue, and many reported thatprinter is skipping lines when printing, but we covered that issue in a separate guide.

What method did you use? Share it with us in the comments below.

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Tashreef Shareef

Tashreef Shareef is a software developer turned tech writer. He discovered his interest in technology after reading a tech magazine accidentally. Now he writes about everything tech from Windows to iOS and streaming services to IoT at WindowsReport.

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