Cleaning the Corona Wire

User-Contributed Guide

User-Contributed Guide

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  • Author: Nathan Ruiz
  • Time required: 5 to 10 minutes
  • Difficulty: Easy

If you have print quality problems, clean the corona wire.

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Add Note Edit Step 1 — Drum Unit and Toner Cartridge  ¶ 

  • Press the front cover release button.

  • Keep the button pressed and pull the cover toward yourself.

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Add Note Edit Step 2  ¶ 

  • With the front cover in the downward position, the drum & toner unit will be visible.

  • Grab the black-and-yellow handle on the unit. Lift unit up and pull it out of the printer.

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Add Note Edit Step 3 — Cleaning the Corona Wire  ¶ 

  • Clean the corona wire inside the drum unit by gently sliding the blue tab all the way to left and then back to the far right. Repeat several times.

  • Make sure the arrow on the tab lines up with the arrow on the drum unit before you place it back into the printer. If the tab is in the wrong place, a vertical line might appear on future print jobs.

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