I have seen similar lines in a straight (horizontal) path, but not angled down the paper. My guess was a software error so I updated the driver and haven't seen the lines since. It was pretty infrequent when it did happen, and was usually just one or two lines near the top of a page. James Hill Freelance Photographer Mebane, NC jmhphoto@mindspring.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <lynx@danbbs.dk> > A couple of days ago I asked the following question: > > Just bought a new 1290 - but: at irregular intervals 1-8 2-5 mm > broad and 5-50 mm long stripes of (bright) color appear on the > print, always having an angle of about 30 degrees. > As no one has answered I take it that this is not a thing that > happens very often - has anybody heard of it before? > > > Peter - Turn off HTML mail features. Keep quoted material short. Use accurate subject lines. http://www.leben.com/lists for list instructions.