If you get an error “Unable to Clean 30” on your brother ink-jet printer here are some things to try before you tear your hair out: Open the lid/scanner cover and check the position of the print head and whether it freely moves from left to right See Fig.1 Check if there are any obstructions in the…
If your Hewlett Packard K5400 toolbox comes up with “Ink Supply Failure” here are some things to try. These steps have worked well for me in the past. Use toolbox utility to check the “health” of the print head. Clean the cartridge contacts and print head contacts (See Fig1 Fig2 and Fig3). After cleaning contacts switch the…
If your Hewlett Packard Laserjet printer is printing a black smudge down one side you may have a problem with your printer’s fuser unit. Another common fuser fault is known as “ghosting” which is re-printing of faded print further down the page from where it should be. This fault is common to almost all mono HP…
In cases where your printer is printing light or light on one side of the page you may have a dirty/dusty laser unit. This can be fixed by cleaning the mirrors and the polygon mirror surfaces. This is a quick guide on how to clean a laser unit. It applies to the Brother HL5140 but…
Here’s an interesting fault I came across with printers using the DR150CL drum unit… This article applies to Brother DCP-9040CN, HL-4040CN, HL-4050CDN, MFC-9440CN, MFC-9450CDN, MFC-9840CDW series printers. This particular fault is an easy one to check on and fix (see pics). If your printer is producing pages that looks like the picture to the left, then…
If you are getting void lines and streaking through the print outs on a printer using the DR150CL drum unit you may wish to try this as an easy 5 minute fix. This article applies to Brother DCP-9040CN, HL-4040CN, HL-4050CDN, MFC-9440CN, MFC-9450CDN, MFC-9840CDW series printers. The DR-150CL drum unit has a built-in charge wire cleaner. To…
The laser glass slits can get dirty and affect copy quality over time on any laser printer (usually causes fading of prints). On Brother MFC9440CN it is easy to clean the glass slits. First remove the drum unit and toners. Inside the printer above the drums you will see 4 slots. Take a clean lint free cloth…
A problem we sometimes have with printer cartridges is “printer unable to recognize cartridges” or similar error. We have had some success with the procedures listed below. These procedures involve cleaning the cartridge and printer contacts as well and a 15 second power restart. Note: This cleaning procedure is written as a universal procedure and you may have…
To reset the counter on your HL-2130, HL-2132, HL-2135W , HL-2240D, HL-2242D, HL-2250DN and HL-2270DW series printers: Turn on the printer (assuming it is not already on). Open the front cover. Press and hold the GO button for 4 seconds or until all the LED’s light up. Release the GO button and close the front cover. Your…
A common problem with the HP1600, HP2600 and Canon LBP5000 series colour printers is cartridge alignment errors. Note: Fig.1 There are a few different things that cause this problem: Dirty laser unit. Fix can be found here. Faulty cartridges. This causes the calibration patches to be miss-read. Transfer belt and sensors. Dirt/paper dust build up on…