Refilled Lexmark Z65 Banding Problem

[John]

I have refilled the cartridge on my lexmark Z65 printer but am getting fine
banding (not horrendous but noticeable) which spoils photos. I have tried
cleaning cycle from the software and aligning heads and also 'steaming' over
kettle but problem remains. I don't want to have to pay £50 for a new set of
cartridges. Is there any software like Epson do that will print a nozzle
check that will show if nozzles are blocked?

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[SleeperMan]

I have refilled the cartridge on my lexmark Z65 printer but am
getting fine banding (not horrendous but noticeable) which spoils
photos. I have tried cleaning cycle from the software and aligning
heads and also 'steaming' over kettle but problem remains. I don't
want to have to pay £50 for a new set of cartridges. Is there any
software like Epson do that will print a nozzle check that will show
if nozzles are blocked?

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If i remember correct, Lexmark has nozzle check feature, which prints test
page so you can see if nozzles are working. It's under printer
properties/maintenance or similar.
But depends which type of ink did you use for refilling. If you used
so-called universal ink for all printers, then you're stuck. I tried such
ink on my Z33 and got same result. I ended with new Canon i550...
If you did use such low-cost ink, i suggest you totally disassemble
cartridge, clean it thoroughly, dry it and get new ink specially designed
for Z65. When i got this result, i took out sponge, clean it, clean cart
itself until clean water was coming from nozzles, dried it out and refill.
Since i didn't changed ink, result was same...