Brother HL 1030 Laser Printer "black smudges" Questions

Black smudges in printing (Brother HL1240 ) I have a Brother HL 1240. When I print every time, the first page comes out almost black, it gets better from second page on, but there are still black ...

...black smudges across the page at 10 cm intervals The printer prints smudges, ca 5 cm apart horizontally and 10cm vertically. Varies, when I clean everything, the green roller, gently, and with the ...

have black smudge line in middle of paper have new toner and drum have black smudge line down middle of paper put new toner and drum unit in Try taking out your toners, and on the drum you will see a ...

...black smudges on the pages like it needs to be cleaned. I searched your site and tried going to the print preferences to find the clean printer option but there is not one. Can you tell me how to ...

black smudging on all the page from hl1440-brother brother 1440 hl printer Hi, Turn off the printer. Take the toner off. Shake the toner for 4-5 times. Install it back. Then try to print. Thanks, CF

black smudges all over the page Are you using a Brother toner cartridge? Some refilled and so called compatible cartridges will drop toner at random onto the page. It also could be your Drum.

My drum light keeps blinking and I have a black smudge on my documents. What's the solution please. Replace the Drum. Make sure the contacts where the Drum connects to the machine are clean as well.

BLACK SMUDGING MY PRINTER GIVES A BLACK SMEAR ON THE FRONT EDGE OF PRINTING DOWN THE CENTRE FADING BEFORE HALF A PAGE? Hmm... This sounds like it is a toner problem. If your roller is getting too much

my 4040 printer is printing a black smudge along the edge? it's about a year and a half old. can this be fixed or do i need to replace the printer? No, just to clean the drum.

printer producing thick black vertical lines on copies. ink cartridge was changed. situation seem to get worst. if the black marks can smudge replace the fuser unit, otherwise replace the drum.