Why do I only get a smudge on edge of paper printing

Tim Babcock

• 2794 Answers
• Posted on Jun 13, 2008

SOURCE: Printing Black Smudges

You could print a few more out and see if it goes away.

Check the drum and see if there are any black marks on it. If there is, it could be a scratched drum or the cleaning blade isn't working in it anymore.

Is this a new toner cartridge?

Be careful when you look at the drum at it to keep the light out of it as much as possible.

Where did it jam at?

SOURCE: black ink smudges for color print mode only, not for grayscale

- Try to reallign the cartridge, run a print test, after that if the issue still persist - uninstall and reinstall software - run test and re-allign again the cardtridge using software. run print test again.

SOURCE: Ink smudges on printed page.

I had the same problem when i refilled my cartridge. All I did to solve it was this: I removed the cartridge from the printer and cleaned the green cylinder with a very soft cloth. There is a cogwheel on both sides of the cylinder, so you can move the cylinder by turning the cogwheel. On my cartridge there were a few, hard ink-spots, i had to rub a little to wipe them off. When I removed them, the problem was solved.

SOURCE: Samsung scx5315f printing black smudge along edge of page

The fact that it's printing anything suggests that it is not a Toner problem. Remove the toner, and have a look at the run inside the printer, checking for any excess toner which is in there. Also, check the Drum and Imaging Unit for damage, wear and tear etc. There will also be a static strip near the imager, with a little tab which you can sweep across the unit to clean it.

SOURCE: I'm getting black smudge marks on copies. After

I also had this issue, waste tone was comming from the transfer belt, had a good clean out been good for months now.