In order to create a permanently bonded picture, laser printers use a powdered mixture of granulated plastic and pigment that is fused to the surface of paper sheets using extreme heat. If you offer the printed output to the clients of your business, it will leave a bad impression since it looks like there is dirt on the back of the sheets. Before bringing your printer in for expert assistance, look first for symptoms you can treat yourself.
Paper Problems
Your stock might not pass through the printer properly if you’re using paper with a rough surface texture, excessively thin or thick sheets, or media that has been exposed to a lot of heat or humidity. Likewise, if you put materials in the input tray with only one imageable surface, they might print poorly. When you replace the printer’s paper supply or position it correctly for your intended use, the printer’s output symptoms go away, indicating an issue with the media and not with the printer or its toner supply.
Printer Contamination
A leaking cartridge might spread stray toner throughout your printer’s interior. The superfluous toner sticks to the sheets as the paper travels through the imaging path, leaving behind what looks like dirt on the back of each page. If there is a leak, it should be easy to find if you open the printer and take out the toner cartridge for a closer look. For a cleaning-page method you can employ to remove the contamination, consult your user manual. By setting up a word processing document that only contains carriage returns and printing it ten times, you can build a testing and cleaning page. Keep your hands away from your face until you have fully cleaned them if any stray toner gets on them.
Duplex Unit
Duplexing is the process of printing two-sided sheets. To do so, you can either print one side of the sheet and feed it back through the printer to print the content on the other side in a second pass, or you can use automatic duplexing features on a printer that can print on both sides without your intervention. If the stock you’re using doesn’t meet the requirements for duplexing, check the paper specifications for your device and make the appropriate paper substitutions. You can rule out your printer as the cause of your output symptoms if they go away when you utilise media approved for two-sided printing.
Other Considerations
Although the majority of new toner cartridges, when used with the proper paper, generate flawless output, certain new and even remanufactured consumables may exhibit output faults. Before spending time investigating your printer’s symptoms, test it with a fresh cartridge to rule out any easy, user-fixable issues. Then, get back to work. Make an appointment with a technician for expert assistance if the output issue continues.
