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Non-printing gap/line down page

On my OKI C5250 color laser printer, a 3mm thick 'white line' (i.e. non-printing gap), from top to bottom of the page, appears one inch in from the right hand side of the printed page. However, if there is an embedded graphic, the 'white line' does not appear (suggesting a software rather than hardware problem). Can any of you geniuses help me? Thanks

Posted by Zeb Daniels on

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  • Zeb Daniels Mar 11, 2007

    Thanks. In fact I have now solved the problem. A tiny screw had fallen off inside the toner cartridge and fallen to the bottom blocking a small part of the toner 'opening'. Once removed, all is well.

  • Anonymous Mar 19, 2014

    It is like the toner is not coming out of that part of the printer. I replaced the toner cartridge and printer about 30 pages and it is still leaving that line. Is there something I can clean, how do I clean that thing? thanks

  • Anonymous Mar 26, 2014

    C5650

  • Anonymous Mar 29, 2014

    by using tally9 software in this we can't print the head line on top page.How i do?

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Hey Danzo, This error is usually caused by dirt (usually toner) on the laser lens. There should be a cleaner pad somewhere on your machine (though I am not totally familiar with Oki) that will wipe across the lens. If there is no pad, you may have to find access to the lens and wipe it manually with a tissue or similar

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Comment by Soulvisitor, posted on Jan 02, 2008 I was thinking about the band of yellow being caused by cleaning blade wearing on drum, drums are garenteed by oki if over 50 %, under that one is on their own ie purchase new if having problems with them

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