On Dec 2, 2009, at 11:50 AM, Dan wrote: > Our LaserJet 4100n is having some print problems -- light areas on > the pages, schmutzy dots, some light vertical bars. > > M'housemate thought it was a toner cartridge issue, so he tried two > others (not new) - didn't fix. > > I grabbed the original toner cart (real HP), tipped it a bit, and put > it back in. That made the pages print evenly (yea, the toner level > is low), but still with some schmutz and several vertical light bars. > > Then I followed the directions in the manual... Printed the cleaning > page, used the cleaning page, printed a test. Immediately schmutz > went away! Five more cleaning pages later, and all the light bars > except one have gone away. That remaining bar is about 1/8" wide, 3 > 3/4" from the right edge of the paper; light but annoying. It's > "quality" has not changed at all, during the last couple of cleanings. > > What should I try next? Is this a fuser problem? Or is this a > roller problem? Or? If it's a roller, how do I figure out which > one? How do I get in there to clean? .... I've been looking for some > sort of doc online that shows the internal guts of the thing, but so > far nada.
This is a known problem for the LaserJet 4100. Take a look at the following, and possibly buy their self-repair kit: <http://www.fixyourownprinter.com/kits/HP/K77> -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
