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From: Gabriele on 8 Apr 2008 11:31 Lately my laser printer has started to give me problems. It prints correctly at the right and left borders but it doesn't print anything at the center. The print fades away toward the centre to come back after a while, leaving a column of clean paper. I'm wondering if this is a mechinical problem (damage, or such) or simply the toner is finishing. Thank
From: Grinder on 8 Apr 2008 13:01 Gabriele wrote: > Lately my laser printer has started to give me problems. It prints > correctly at the right and left borders but it doesn't print anything > at the center. The print fades away toward the centre to come back > after a while, leaving a column of clean paper. I'm wondering if this > is a mechinical problem (damage, or such) or simply the toner is > finishing. Do you have any sense of how much toner is left? Has it been a long time/a lot of pages since you had a toner refill? Have you tried shaking the cartridge to redistribute the toner? That will sometimes give you a bit more mileage.
From: Paul on 8 Apr 2008 18:53 Gabriele wrote: > Lately my laser printer has started to give me problems. It prints > correctly at the right and left borders but it doesn't print anything > at the center. The print fades away toward the centre to come back > after a while, leaving a column of clean paper. I'm wondering if this > is a mechinical problem (damage, or such) or simply the toner is > finishing. > > Thank How a laser printer works, is described here. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_printer There is toner. But there is also an electrostatic surface, and light is used to control it. The optical surface can be in the form of a drum or plastic wide belt. And in some cases, that optical surface is part of the cartridge. In other cases, the drum or belt is a separate part. The laser printer will also have a fuser step, where the toner is affixed to the paper with heat. So there could be more than one reason for faulty printing. The belt can be scratched, rollers can be dirty or worn, and there can be more than one source of problems. Even the way you correct paper jams, can have an effect on the life of the components in the laser printer. Paul
From: kony on 8 Apr 2008 18:53 On Tue, 8 Apr 2008 08:31:18 -0700 (PDT), Gabriele <gabrielepalma82(a)gmail.com> wrote: >Lately my laser printer has started to give me problems. It prints >correctly at the right and left borders but it doesn't print anything >at the center. The print fades away toward the centre to come back >after a while, leaving a column of clean paper. I'm wondering if this >is a mechinical problem (damage, or such) or simply the toner is >finishing. > >Thank This is not typical of a mechanical problem. As Grinder suggested, try rocking the toner cartridge side to side a few times, keeping it fairly parallel to the ground. If you have already shaken it a few times it may be nearly empty now. Many printers have a notification when toner is low, hasn't your printer indicated this?
From: GT on 9 Apr 2008 09:15
"kony" <spam(a)spam.com> wrote in message news:bmtnv3t3fkggfe5ruucbc5iq4tj042fqm7(a)4ax.com... > On Tue, 8 Apr 2008 08:31:18 -0700 (PDT), Gabriele > <gabrielepalma82(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >>Lately my laser printer has started to give me problems. It prints >>correctly at the right and left borders but it doesn't print anything >>at the center. The print fades away toward the centre to come back >>after a while, leaving a column of clean paper. I'm wondering if this >>is a mechinical problem (damage, or such) or simply the toner is >>finishing. >> >>Thank > > This is not typical of a mechanical problem. > > As Grinder suggested, try rocking the toner cartridge side > to side a few times, keeping it fairly parallel to the > ground. And don't do it near your clothes or over a carpet that you like!! |