E light print or fade, E specks, E dropouts – HP LaserJet 9050 Printer series User Manual
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Correcting output quality problems 129
Light print or fade
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The print cartridge might be low. Replace the print cartridge.
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Maintenance might be due. Check this by printing a copy of the supplies status page (see
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The print cartridge might be almost empty. Replace the print cartridge.
Specks
Specks might appear on a page after a jam has been cleared.
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Print a few more pages to see if the problem corrects itself.
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If specks occur frequently, set your printer up to automatically run a cleaning page (see
Using the printer cleaning page
).
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Clean the inside of the printer (see
, or go to
and run a manual cleaning page to clean the fuser (see
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Try using a different type of paper.
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Check for print cartridge leaks. If the print cartridge is leaking, replace it.
Dropouts
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Make sure that the environmental specifications for the printer are being met (see
).
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If the paper is rough and the toner easily rubs off, either try changing the fuser mode to High
1 or High 2, or try using a smoother paper.
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Try using a different paper type.
Lines
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Print a few more pages to see if the problem corrects itself.
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Clean the inside of the printer (see
, or go
and run a manual cleaning page to clean the fuser (see
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Replace the print cartridge.
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Maintenance might be due. Check this by printing a copy of the supplies status page (see
Gray background
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Do not use paper that has already been run through the printer.
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Print a few more pages to see if the problem corrects itself.
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Turn over the stack of paper in the tray. Also, try rotating the paper 180
°
.
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At the printer control panel, use the Print quality menu to decrease the toner density setting
(see
).
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Make sure that the environmental specifications for the printer are being met (see
).
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Replace the print cartridge.