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Is this just the toner getting low, or something more serious? The printer says the 3rd party toner cartridge is still 90% full.
I've tried cleaning the roller, but it hasn't fixed it.
Time for a new printer?","comment":[{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/52207440","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"IAmATeaf"},"datePublished":"2024-02-15T15:19:24.000Z","text":"Toner? How many sheets do you think you have printed since installing the cart?
What I found with my HP laser is when the toner got low I’d get similar but a quick shake of the cart would fix it for a while.
So try taking the cart out and rotate it around the long axis a few times and see if that helps."},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/52207556","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"aLV426"},"datePublished":"2024-02-15T15:35:13.000Z","text":"The good news is that looks like a toner issue rather than an engine issue. A gentle side to side tipping of the toner cart might sort it - or just replace the toner cart. Dell stopped making printers many years ago - I would put my money on it being the toner cart. (note that it can't accurately report on the toner status - especially a 3rd party one!)"},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/52207715","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"mutley1"},"datePublished":"2024-02-15T15:59:49.000Z","text":"the toner cartridge needs replacing"},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/52207936","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"SaturdayGigs"},"datePublished":"2024-02-15T16:26:57.000Z","text":"In case no one's mentioned it yet
Toner"},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/52208850","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"tcf"},"datePublished":"2024-02-15T18:34:41.000Z","text":"Thanks, all."},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/52208880","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"mutley1"},"datePublished":"2024-02-15T18:39:57.000Z","text":"i try not to print anything with lots of background shading like the one in the picture as that takes a lot of ink to colour in the shading.
if i print out a voucher, i tend to use pdf to blank out the colour areas so that it doesn't use too much ink when i print, so i only print what is needed and ignore all the peripherals."},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/52267979","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"tcf"},"datePublished":"2024-02-24T20:50:24.000Z","text":"Successfully fixed with a new toner cartridge; thanks again to all who replied."}],"commentCount":7,"interactionStatistic":5,"articleSection":"Ask"}