Streaking during printing is by no means an ornament, but a serious problem that needs to be corrected manually. It will not work if you decide to simply reboot the device. Any printer will strip, sooner or later such an error will occur. However, this does not mean that he has come to an end and that you need to raise money for a new device. Most often, the problem is solved simply.
But let's not get too far ahead of ourselves. First you need to analyze the reasons why the printer can start printing in stripes, and after that we will consider ways to eliminate such a defect.
Your inkjet has started to print stripes
What could be the reasons why the printer streaks:
- One or more cartridges are almost out of ink.
- Because the printer has not been used for a long time, the ink inside the print head has begun to clump.
- Air has entered the print head.
- Bcartridges, the air hole was partially blocked.
- The ink cable was pinched.
- The head or cable was broken.
- The sensor or ribbon elements were broken or dirty (these are the devices that position the printing system on the sheet).
What can be done to fix the problem?
First, make sure your cartridges are full of ink. If their level has dropped below the minimum, then simply refuel them or replace them with new ones. To determine how much ink is in a cartridge, simply launch your printer management utility and select the "Level Check" mode. You can also find this option using the control panel directly on the instrument. The result will be displayed on your display.
If your printer is streaked with CISS, then carefully inspect the dye container. If you are convinced that there are enough of them for printing, you can proceed to the next steps.
Next, it is worth examining the ink loop of the CISS so that it is not pinched. Inspect the air hole filters: it often happens that due to ink, they cannot pass air freely.
If you have not used your printer for a long time, then the problem is most likely that the heads have dried up, the holes through which the paint passes have been clogged with ink mass. There are models of printers for which a long period of non-use is several days, but for most devices this period is from 1 to 3 weeks.
The device will help itself
Modern printers and MFPs have the function of self-cleaning the print head. The cleaning function is available using a proprietary utility or through the control panel of the device.
For example, in the HP device management and settings program, it will be called "Cartridge Cleaning", Epson called this function "Print Head Cleaning". First, you can check the nozzles: if they were clogged, then you can determine this from the resulting print.
The cleaning process can be repeated three times in a row. An hour or two after its completion, the device will be completely ready for use.
The decision is in your hands
To clean the nozzles from dried ink clots, most modern printers have a special pump. It is worth noting that it is absent in budget versions, so the above methods are completely impossible for them. If you have a cheap printer model, you can also use drastic methods, such as rinsing and soaking the head in a solution with cleaning liquid, or printing using cleaning liquid that has been poured into the ink tank. To use the first method, the head must be removable or built into the cartridge.
The process of soaking is that you immerse the part in a slightly warmed cleaning liquid and leave it for three days. Be careful that the solution does not dry out, it evaporates very quickly, and does not come into contact with the contacts of electronic componentsdevices, otherwise they will corrode. Once the clots of paint have been soaked, gently wash them off by spraying the field liquid with a syringe.
Flushing and soaking slightly reduce print head life. Most often, it is not able to withstand more than three such procedures, so try not to let it dry out too much. As a preventive measure, once every 2 weeks, just start the printer, because when you turn it on, the device cleans the nozzles on its own, preparing them for work. It is worth noting that for the cheapest devices, simply turning it on will not be enough. With them, you will have to do a test print to protect the device from damage.
Costly repairs
Be very careful that the head does not dry out and start streaking the Epson printer. The detail of this model is integral to the device, and its cost is very high. The failure of the head in such models will be equivalent to the failure of the entire printer. Repair in such situations will be inappropriate in terms of financial investments and results.
If you have recently removed ink cartridges, an air lock may be causing streaks. You can remove it with a simple nozzle cleaning. If you have a case where it is not possible to do this programmatically, then bleed the system using a conventional syringe.
The appearance of unprinted stripes on sheets of paper, which also come with a shift in image detail, are often associated with contamination on the encoder tape. It's so translucentfilm with markings that is along the carriage. To solve this problem, you just need to open the printer cover and use a lint-free cloth to wipe the ribbon, after moistening the cloth in the cleaning solution. Once the tape is dry, the machine is ready for use.
All the remaining cases of laser printer streaks, which, fortunately, are not so many, were caused due to hardware failure. If the print head, cables, sensors and other components stop working, then you can solve this problem only by replacing the defective component.
Problems with cartridge?
Here are the moments that can cause:
- Toner almost empty.
- Toner began to spill out of the bottle due to a loose seal.
- The otkhodnik bunker is already full.
- An object has entered the cartridge.
- The photoconductor is broken or worn out. This is a cartridge component that looks like a cylinder. Toner sticks to it under the influence of LED or laser illumination, after which it is transferred to paper.
- The cleaning blade for the drum unit is defective.
- The magnetic roller is worn or broken. This is the component that charges the toner particles, causing them to adhere to areas of the drum that were previously exposed.
- The roller is not firmly in contact with the drum unit.
- The toner dispense blades have not been installed correctly. The blade is needed to remove excess toner from the magnetic roller surfaces.
- Sealingdrum components have been broken.
- Connection nodes are malfunctioning.
The difficulty in fixing the dye on paper is most often due to the fact that the heating and pressure roller of the stove is defective or has been worn out. Difficulties with optics are not due to a defect, but due to the fact that it was contaminated with dust or toner.
How to determine the cause of the breakdown by the received print?
There are several most likely reasons that the printer streaks when printing, it is extremely difficult to take into account absolutely everything, because models from different manufacturers differ in their design features.
If you have a vertical light streak almost in the center of the sheet, then this is a sign that the toner is almost running out. The less it remains, the larger the streak will be, and the printed documents will be fainter. If there is enough toner, then the defect may have occurred due to a malfunction in the toner supply system.
To fix such a breakdown, just replace or refill your cartridge.
Buffer overflow
Does the printer streak when printing with stripes of dark or colored dots that are scattered along the entire sheet? During printing, they may appear in different places. This problem occurs after the cartridge has been refilled and some of the toner begins to spill out. It is also possible due to overflow of the otkhodnik buffer.
To correct this defect, simply clean the cartridge, check its tightness, carefully remove all dirt from the buffer.
Will the Epson printer streak with stripes that run along the entire sheet and are distinguished by blurry edges? This also happens because the buffer is full. In rare cases, this means that a third-party element has entered the cartridge, it has been damaged, or the squeegee has worn out.
To eliminate it, it is enough to clean the cartridge, free the buffer or replace the damaged unit.
Maybe something is stuck?
Will the Canon printer streak with narrow stripes with sharp edges, along the entire sheet you can see light stripes that go in a thin line? Most often, the toner cannot get to a certain section of the sheet due to some kind of obstacle. This is caused by a foreign object such as a crumb, coin or paperclip that is caught between the magnetic roller and the cleaning blade. Just remove the extra item and you'll be fine.
Worn components
Does an inkjet printer have fuzzy dark stripes that run all along the page? The reason for this is the wear of the magnetic shaft. To resolve the error, replace the broken assembly or the entire cartridge.
A dark band appears with repeating elements, can it be on one or on two edges of the sheets? This error is due to a defect on the surface of the magnetic roller drum or fusing elements. To determine the exact cause, you need to put a blank sheet of paper in the printer and send it to print. When it is halfway through, turn off the printer and remove the sheet of paper. If there are no stripes on it, then the problem lies in the fastening system. If the stripes are present, then the cartridge is junk. To fix the error, replace the broken component.
Other malfunctions
Why does the printer streak with stripes that have an irregular shape and fill the entire space of the sheet with the background? The reason may be that poor quality toner was used for refilling, the magnetic roller was not properly cleaned, or the optical system was dirty. In this case, you need to replace the toner, clean the cartridge, clean the optics thoroughly. It is also recommended to check the position of the dosage blade.
Are the clear transverse stripes at the same distance between each other? The problem may be that the contact of the drum with the magnetic roller was broken due to the fact that the toner spilled out, the squeegee was damaged, or the waste buffer was full. In this case, clean the cartridge, check that it is sealed, empty the buffer tank, or replace the failed element with a new one.
Will the HP printer streak with frequent narrow streaks? They arise due to contamination of optical systems. To do this, simply clean the optics.
Will the printer streak with repetitions or overlays of print fragments all over the sheet? The cause of this problem is a malfunction of the primary charge roller. This is the component due to which the surface of the drum is ionized. To eliminate the defect, carefully clean the contacts of the roller, and if this does not help, then you need to replace it.
