Clean the rollers. Made of soft rubber material, rollers act to move the paper inside the printer for the print to take place. Replace the drum. Clean or replace the fuser. Clean cartridge nozzles. Extract, clean and reinsert the cartridges.
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- Why does my laser printer leaving streaks on the page? Streaking is usually caused by a worn out drum unit or spent toner cartridge. Drum units are a consumable and only need to be replaced after the use of 3 or 4 toners. Not all printers use a separate toner and drum unit.
- Why do we need drum unit? Why do I need a drum? Without a drum unit, the toner powder in the cartridge cannot be transferred onto the page. The two parts work together to create a print! You can't have one without the other and expect the printer to work properly.
- How do you dry out a water filter? Remove the water filter cartridges and place them into the dish drainer or something that you can put your cartridges on where the cartridges can drain and dry out. Move them into a well-ventilated place, preferably somewhere warm but out of direct sunlight. Sunlight is great at breaking things down over time.
- What does the drum light mean on my Brother printer? The Drum LED blinks if the drum unit is near the end of its life. Use the drum unit until you have a print quality problem, then replace the drum unit with a new one.
- Why is my Brother laser printer smudging? Make sure the paper is not too thick or curled. Also, verify that the appropriate paper is being used and that the paper type set in the machine matches the media used. Make sure the paper is not curled when you print on the back side of the paper with the Print Odd Pages and Print Even Pages settings.