I have a samsung CLX-3175FW that is 5 years old. It has started printing ghost text on subsequent pages. I replaced the imaging drum & it is still ghosting. What else could be the problem?

Remove the fusing unit and clean the upper and lower fuser roller.

Try changing the left margin size in the page setup. Decrease the left margin size.

You could also try printing in Landscape instead of Portrait just to see if it captures the left margin.

Dear
The developer clean blades must be cleaned. Also the ITB cleaning blade to be cleaned. If the waste toner drive shaft broken.

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Have a look at page 69 of the user manual.
http://static.highspeedbackbone.net/pdf/Samsung-CLX-3175FW-Color-Laser-Printer-Manual.pdf
Make sure any senors are clean.

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Hi Harish and others,

I didn't see all of the thread but:
I have a clx3175fw which for now 3 months only have printed with smears, lines, and ghost-images from preceeding pages.
shortly before trashing the printer because just getting a quote on fixing the printer in shipping whould be close to usd 150. Actual fixing price would probably be higher. If it hadn't been for the fact that I have a stash of toner and the usual consumables for the next 5 years of private use I would have trashed the printer!
BUT: a guy called Michael Ionita (Austrian I think) posted this fix which I finally found via google. And it just worked like a charm. I think it took me less than 8 minutes to fix the printer. And now I know the drill I'd be able to do it en 3 minutes next time. My only comment to his instructions is as follows: where he states "Use a small white paper and try to stick it into the top - like shown": make sure you follow the angle of the glossy plastic from the back of the printer and upwards - AND: "trying" is not enough, you have to push it firmly to squeeze it up to where the toner residuance should be removed. No violance needed - just try harder until you see the paper is picking up toner - and you should be home free.
Br, Jens K from Copenhagen.
http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Repairing+Samsung+clx-3175+Colour+Laser+Printer+Fix+black+vertical+lines/9183/1

when i print i have lines on the page

Hello,

You have a worn image drum. The drum is the part of the printer that the print image is created on before it transfers the toner to the paper. This part is coated with a very thin layer of Teflon so the toner does not stick. When it gets worn the toner starts to stick and that produces the shadow or ghost image approximately 3 inches down the page because the diameter of the drum roller is 3 inches. You will need to get the part DR-350, Office Depot has them as well as many places on the internet.

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Buddy
Corporate Computer

clean the pickup roller that feeds the main tray.
This is an ongoing problem with this printer, even in the single function printers.
I used a toothbrush and water, scrubbing horizontally.

See answer posted by Loki

Double printing, such as second "ghost" image has nothing to do with cleaning, but with the drum unit. Print out the System Data Report (Press [MENU] until "System Configuration", then right arrow until "Reports", press [ENTER] and then right arrow until "System Data". Press [ENTER] twice to confirm.

With the report on hand, check the total color prints. If they are near 12,000 pages, change the drum. Be advised, the Image Unit (drum) is an expensive consumable. Part number is CLP-300A.

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