I had similar issues with an Apple LaserSelect 360. I tried several new toner cartridges/ I cleaned everything.....twice, but no joy.
I hated to part with my faithful servant after so many good years, but I gave in and bought a Lexmark Laser printer. If I learned anything from this episode it was that printers are not worth the time and trouble to fix. In the long run, it would have been far easier and much less expensive to just buy a new printer. FWIW, the Lexmark E120 that I bought, is better in every way than my beloved 360. Your mileage may vary.... Larry >Hi, > >Hoping someone can point me here... > >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. > >According to the printer's web interface, the maintenance kit is at >67% and the HP toner cart is at 4%. > >Thanks, >- Dan. >-- >- Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth. > >-- >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 -- 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
