HP-LASERJET PRINTER PROBLEMS   HP-3005 NO PROPAR PRINT OUT      NOSE PROBLEMS

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the laser scanner might be dirty which will cause a reduction in print quality. Is the inside of the printer clean?

clean the print heads and you will have better results.

Download update from HP on Vista.

Try with other applications like Ms Word to check.

Go to the "properties" and/or "nose" around for a screen that will give you the option to print in gray and/or black. It's there. Sometimes you have to go to the "advanced" functions.

Calibrating the printer
Calibration is a printer function that optimizes print quality. If you experience any print quality
problems, calibrate the printer.
1. Press MENU to enter the MENUS.
2. Press to highlight CONFIGURE DEVICE.
3. Press to select CONFIGURE DEVICE.
4. Press to highlight PRINT QUALITY.
5. Press to select PRINT QUALITY.
6. Press to highlight CALIBRATE NOW.
7. Press to select CALIBRATE NOW.

Hope this works for you
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The machine is telling you that there is something wrong with one of your toner cartridges. If you recently installed a remanufactured cartidge the builder didn't replace the smartchip on the nose. If your using OEM (HP) orginal cartridges you may have got a power surge that has knocked out the memory on the toner cartridge.

Try to bypass the error. Attempt to print a "Supply Status" page from the printer. It will tell you exactly which one is at fault.

Here's a link for a free service manual for the printer that could also be of some assistance.
http://www.feedroller.com/Store/Service%20Manual/Color%20LaserJet%202820,%202830,%202840%20Parts,%20Service%20Manual.pdf

Hope that helps you. If so hit me with a FIXYA! Thanks :)

try the clean heads and alignment in the print manager..

1- there may be a Shutter on the inside top that is not being activated when you put in the cartridge, check to see if there is some kind of lever,.
2-make a print and stop it before it goes out take out the cartidge and look if there is toner on hte drum. this eliminates the drum
3- there is a gear that drives the drum, check