When this gets worse, the left side of the black roller may hardly get any toner at all - so it only print black on the right side fo paper. The result is there are always enough toner on the 3 color rollers, but the black toner is lean on the black roller. Everytime we start the printer, it will move some toner of each color to the roller before it shows ready to print.īecause we always use B&W printing when we start the printer, but less Color printing.
The black cartridge is on the far right side of the printer, so the black toner is harder to go to left side of the roller than right side. Here is my solution, hope it will solve your problem.įrom your post, I believe your CLP-350N printer has enough black toner.
This can indicate an almost empty or faulty toner cartridge or (lessįrequently) some spilled toner inside the printer. Has a larger diameter than the fusing roller. Three inches apart vertically, it’s probably the drum, because the drum Or a build-up of toner on the fusing roller. Way across the page, the problem is probably a scratch or flaw in the drum If there are evenly spaced black spots but they don’t extend all the Lines on the page and then use Table A to determine which part Measure the distance between the errant black There are lots of rollers in the printer, and youĬan use the space between the lines on the page to determine which roller Toner inside it, make sure the printer is sitting on an even, flatĪ horizontal black line on the printout is probably the result of aĭirty or damaged roller. If the printouts are consistently varied in density, and you have toįrequently remove the toner cartridge and shake it to redistribute the
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Faded print can also result from a dirty corona wire, because aĭirty wire inhibits a full electrical charge from being passed. You can also try turning up the printer’sĬontrast adjustment, if it has such a knob (usually on the back side if itĮxists). Taking it out and gently shaking it from side to side (never up and down,Īs toner can spill out). Sometimes you can wring a little bit more out of a toner cartridge by This can manifest itself evenly across theĮntire page or in splotches or stripes, depending on the printer. If the print is a dismal gray rather than a sharp black, you are Printing not dark enough or varied in darkness