Keep your printer clean and running - I

Everyone has experiences problems with their printers. Here are some solutions to common printer problems:

Paper jam
Reasons:
Dust in the rollers
Leftovers from previous printing blocking the paper leading mechanism
Incorrect choice of paper size and type
Worn out leading paper rollers

How to remove jammed paper
When removing paper always pull along the path of the incoming paper. Do it easily - if you pull the other way that could damage the printer.

Printer takes several sheets at once.
This could happen because of dust or worn out parts. Other possibility is that the paper could be damped. Check out if the printer is clean and the paper is dry and in good condition.


Part of the printed fades out.
Fade out printing or horizontal lines that appear in the page might come from:
1. Low ink value in the cassette/toner. If that's the reason - replace it with new one.
2. Blocked nozzles - if the nozzles are blocked they wouldn’t emit ink properly. Cleaning up the printer's head could fix that problem.

How:
Use cotton ball & spirit and softly rub the head surface in order to dilute the parched ink. Next clean up the ink with dry cotton ball and start the manufacturer’s page cleaning software. Be careful not to leave any cotton ball parts in this process.

3. The head leading block hasn't been steadily connected to the printing head. Turn off the printer and adjust the head position.
4. Dust from the printing paper could be an obstacle to the electric circuits. If the printer had been used for a long time the electrical contacts of the printing head could interact with the dust. Wipe the contacts with spirit and wait to dry.
5. When using a toner and experience spots or fading - you could carefully fine clean the toner’s roller: watch out for a dried dust or ink.
6. In case of recharging and using non-quality consummative it is possible that they could clog the printer's head. You could fix that by blowing pressured air and spirit in the head's nozzle. The other way for cleaning is to leave the printer's head for a day in pure distilled water.

Page could not be printed
Usually this happens in case of loss of communication between the printer and computer. If you still couldn't print with good cable interface connections apparently you have problems with the drivers.
The easiest way to fix this problem is to reinstall the correct drivers. First go to Control Panel->Printers and remove all the Printers out there. Then go to Control Panel->System->Hardware->Device manager - search and remove all the printers & printer drivers that you can find. Next use the CD from the manufacturer or download and install the newest available printer drivers.
If the reinstalling doesn’t help then the problem could be in your Operational System (OS).

Summary:
1. Periodically clean up the printer: Turn off the printer, open the front cover and blow out the containing dust and dirt.
2. Pay attention to the ink tonners & cassettes. Their nozzles are fragile and easily damaged, that's why you shouldn't force them when doing a change. Also don't touch the copper contacts on the back of the patron/cassette. Your perspiration could cause improper working of the cassette.
3. Avoid placing the printer at floor's bottom. The dust level there is too much and could cause you future problems.