bishop245 Posted September 9, 2010 Posted September 9, 2010 Ok on the secretary's HP 2015 laserjet printer there is a black line being printed sometimes dark some times light on documents. I don't know much about printers so that's why I am asking. This is the same printer payroll is printed on so I need to get it fixed before it makes my paycheck no good (forget the rest of the company I want mine hehe) not sure if a few blast of air would help it or not as I haven't tried yet, but if ya'll know of a fix for this please let me know. oops title wrong lol its the left side not right Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bp9801 Posted September 9, 2010 Posted September 9, 2010 I'd try and see if the printer has an option to clean the heads or nozzles or anything. Whenever lines or spots appear on papers I print, I run the cleaning program on the printer and it usually fixes it. Also, how old is the ink in it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishop245 Posted September 9, 2010 Posted September 9, 2010 well it started with the old toner cartridge and has kept doing even with a new one installed it has been happening for about 3 weeks now the new cartridge was installed 2 weeks ago approximately not sure if it has a cleaning ability or not going to look into that though too Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bp9801 Posted September 9, 2010 Posted September 9, 2010 Hmm, weird that it has persisted across two cartridges. Its possible its something with the heads or nozzles so I'd check to see if it has a cleaning program. If not well, could always open it up and inspect to see if something is being dragged across or even torn. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishop245 Posted September 10, 2010 Posted September 10, 2010 i checked the print cartridge and its clean but not sure what else to check really or maybe i should state it that i dont know how to check stuff the last printer i worked on went to the trash can after i threw it out in the front yard of my house Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cchalogamer Posted September 10, 2010 Posted September 10, 2010 The 2015s are some pretty good printers, if it's still doing it after to toner swap i would say there's some crap left over on some of the internal printers parts like the fuser assembly/transfer roller etc, might want to try and blow it out with some compressed air. Hopefully that fixes it and it doesn't need a full maintenance kit to get it back printing properly (expensive as hell relative to printer cost). Anyway I would try that as a starting point and see if that changes it. I've also gutted and cleaned a few older HPs of similar design and had mixed results on print quality afterwards so that might be worth trying too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishop245 Posted September 10, 2010 Posted September 10, 2010 yup i took a can of air to it then did a test print and it didnt help then the cleaning ladies came in so I left the office and gave up for the night. that printer will be working non stop for a few hours tomorrow and I wont have time again til maybe monday to dink with it but I hope i get it figured out and maybe i am just dense but i couldnt find nuttin on hps site to help me not even the dang manual Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
redtigerdragon Posted September 10, 2010 Posted September 10, 2010 It's probably on the fuser. You'd have to clean the actual fuser or get a new fuser, which at this point might mean getting another printer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kash Posted September 10, 2010 Posted September 10, 2010 I've seen this happen on laser printers. It's the drum. You need to either clean it, if possible, or simply replace it outright. Best way to clean it would be some isopropyl alcohol. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishop245 Posted September 10, 2010 Posted September 10, 2010 well I wont be working on it this weekend but maybe monday night so thanks for the ideas guys like i have said printers are not a stong point of mine Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest clarknick67 Posted September 21, 2010 Posted September 21, 2010 Hope u have the problems resolved. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AAnton123 Posted January 20, 2011 Posted January 20, 2011 I have the same problem with a hp color laserjet 2550L. Attached black vertical lines image. Any help would be apprecitated. Thanks. Anton. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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