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Re: OUR DELL PRINTER PRINTS BLACK STREAKS ALONG THE SIDES...
Sir,
This is the problem with dust. Clean the drum unit will solve the problem. Clean printer throughly, remove drum unit and clean. Refer manual at dell site for more information.
Thanks
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Due to faulty cartridge streaks appearing on paper/ITB. Take 4 cartridges out,check each cartridge drum surface for streaks,replace the faulty cartridge/s..
Dirty
print out is basically due to cartridge related issues. Take out the
cartridge and clean its drum/ (green roller) with a dry, soft,
lint-free cloth. The drum is usually located under a cover. Checkout for
any spilled toner inside the printer and clean it also. Print a few
pages so that the parts get further cleaned. I think, this would solve
the issue.
Moreover, black streaks
(thicker lines) and dots etc indicate faulty PCR Roller which is located
behind the
green drum inside the cartridge. Cartridge or get
the PCR Roller changed by a professional.
Let me know if any
further clarification is required. GoodLuck! Dont forget to
appreciate the solution if I could have been of any help! CreativeTECH
If this started after cartridge was replaced, then it is probably defective.
Take the cartridge out and take a look at the print head. Clean the print head. Put the cartridge back in Try and feed paper (not printing anything on it, if you can not get it to just feed paper, print a blank page) and see if it still has lines. If so, you are probably going to have to clean ink from inside the paper feed area. If not, try using it for a while and if it starts again, get a replacement cartridge. You might want to save some of the bad prints to show the clerk and try to get the new cartridge under warranty.
when you open the front of the print you will see the streaks on the black transfer sheet.
Close the front door half way or until all the cartridge doors open.
You will see the same streaks on the problem cartridge(s) as on the transfer sheet.
Change that particular cartridge, let the printer recalibrate, and presto streaks are gone.
Remove all of your toners and clean them off. Replace each one and make sure they are well setted in the unit before going to the next one. Make sure the carosel turns smoothly and nothing is hanging up on the sides. Reboot the whole printer and let it settle for 5 mins before printing. toners come lose sometimes when you turn carosel around. Hope this helps you these printers are a ***** to deal with ,but when they are right there great.
The mfr. & model don't seem right; Dell does have a 5100 but the LJ designation is copyrighted by HP who has a LaserJet 5100.
The rotating drum that transfers the image to paper is smaller in circumference than the paper is long; this accounts for the shadow and the streaks come from the drum no longer being properly discharged and cleaned for the next pass.
I think you need a new drum cartridge and whether Dell or HP made it, you should be able to buy a drum cartridge here:
Precision Roller
I used them for years while in business and they are great to work with.
check your drum unit. The toner cartridge mounts into the drum which can be permanently charged causing a constant streak to occur.
Solution: Remove the toner and drum unit. Clean them off with a non-fuzzy non-rough cloth or paper towel. Pay particular attention to where the streaks are in relation to the toner cartridge and drum. If you clean it off and you still get streaks check whether they transfer from the toner or just from the drum.
There may be a way to discharge the drum, otherwise you need a new drum.
hi
its a defective cartridge u have...use a dry paper towel to clean the ink area of cartridge..repeat a couple of times,..On ur computer find lexmark solution center-on this window click on maintainance..-click on clean to fix horiontal streaks...this flushes out ink from cartridge--thereby cleaning nozzles..if this does not work..contact tech support-they woul check warranty of cart and replace it
goodluck
I've refilled the toner cartridges a few times now and never had a problem with vertical streaks until recently. I refilled both the cyan and magenta and when I ran the test page I had dark vertical streaks on both sides. I fiddled around cleaning things, running cleaning paper through, changing reset resistors but to no avail so eventually decided to buy a replacement refurbished cyan cartridge since the streaks looked mainly blue and bingo... well almost now I just have very light magenta streaks. The issue is obvious when I compared the old and new cartridge, the replacement toner is a much duller cyan and is of the wrong consistency since once it's been in the printer everything gets covered in it which is why I think it causes the banding to occur. I'm just trying to work out now whether to try refilling the magenta again (v. messy) or just go for another refurbished cartridge (£34).
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