My Printer Printouts are Blotchy
Common Printer Issues
High-performance machines are unheard of every once in a while. Laser printers are one example of this. If a single component does not do the way it is meant, all the following can also be a failure. Although major difficulties are rare with laser printers, sometimes this happens, mostly because of a shortage of toner.
A common problem with Windows printers is a blotchy printer. This means that the page has toner smudges that make it difficult to read words. Then you can fix the problem with the printer.
If it is a Leaking Cartridge
- Turn the printer off and pull the power cord out.
- Remove the toner cartridge.
- Check out the heads of the print. This may be causing the problem if they are blocked. Toner wipes, tissue or tissue soaked with alcoholic beverages.
- Check how the cartouche of toner holds. See whether it can be reused or if a replacement is needed.
- Put into the printer a toner cartridge, old or new.
- Insert the printer and activate it.
- Do a test print.
If the toner is installed on the drum unit
Corona Wire Has Failed
Turn the printer off and pull the power cable out.
- Take the drum out of the printer and place it over a clean cloth to avoid a stain or spill.
- Remove the blotchy impression to find out which drum unit needs cleaning when you are using the color laser printer. The color of the blocks makes this evident.
- Turn the drum to find the place in which the toner has been installed.
- When you find it, remove the build-up and clean the surface with a swab.
- Return to position and return the drum unit in the printer.
- Plug in the printer and activate it.
- Do a test print.
If the corona wire is missing
- Off and remove the power cord, switch the printer off.
- Let the printer cool the corona wire for some time.
- Take out the battery and put on a clean dry tissue.
- Wipe the wire out of the corona. You simply have to slide the blue tab to each side for this. Don’t touch the wires as you do that.
- Switch on the blue tab.
- Return to position and replace the drum unit in the printer.
- Plug in the printer and activate it.
- Print a test to confirm that the printer problems have been fixed.