If you have an old Kyocera Ecosys FS1000, FS1000+, FS1010 or FS1010+ that does not print in the right position on the page, you could have sticky registration or feed solenoids. This is an easy -ish fix that requires a small amount of tech skill and a number 2 Phillips screw driver. First check the…
The following problem is one I have come across a couple of times on the Brother HL2250dn printers. The fault is a ghosted image with a distance between the repeats of 54mm. The easy answer was to change the toner and drum unit, however this did nothing to fix the fault. Further testing discovered that the windows…
This is a job I did for a customer’s Oki C3400 that had me scratching my head a bit. It would also affect the Oki C3300 and C3600 model printers as they take the same drum unit. The following image is a copy of the fault and shows that the main colour affected is cyan (the blue…
A common fault with the Hewlett Packard Colour LaserJet 2500 2840 series printers is not printing down one side of the page. If this is happening on all colours including black then the most likely cause is the carousel is out of alignment and needs re-aligning. Below is an example of an out of align carousel.…
This Kyocera FS1020 printer was brought to me because it wasn’t working but the primary fault turned out to be a paper jam. However the printer had some other problems: Light Print – Caused by dirty laser assembly. (The fix is covered in a separate article Kyocera FS-1020 Light or Faded Print – How To Clean A…
This Kyocera FS1020 printer was brought to me because it wasn’t working but the primary fault turned out to be a paper jam. However the printer had some other problems: Light print – Caused by a dirty laser assembly. Dark vertical lines – caused by a dirty charge unit corona wire. (The fix is covered in…
Scanner Error is a common fault with the Hewlett Packard LaserJet 3030 series printers. This fault is normally caused by a thin film of ozone/dust build up in the scanner but can also be caused by bits of paper being jammed between the casing and scanner glass. The following is a guide on the cleaning procedure for the…
Cartridge alignment problems and fuzzy print are common faults with the HP Colour LaserJet CP2020, CM2320fxi, CP2025dn, CP2025x, CM2320n, CM2320nf and CP2025n series (and any other Hewlett Packard colour printer that takes the CC530A, CC531A, CC532A and CC533A cartridges. There are a few different causes of this problem: Faulty or worn toner cartridges. To calibrate or…
If you have a Brother mono (black only) printer that is printing light it may be you have a build up of dust on the laser glass. The fix for this problem is easy and only requires a lint free cloth. 1. Turn off the printer power switch and unplug the printer from the power outlet. 2. Open…
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…