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My HP P1006 printer prints WAY too light.  I installed Win 7  (32-bit), then reinstalled the driver, but there has been no improvement. Changing the print density does nothing!

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Hi Jamesmuir,

 

You read my mind with your last statement regarding print density; that was my first thought.

 

Try following the steps in this document - Redistributing the Toner (This document displays the M1212, but the process is the same).

 

Also, try printing a Supplies Status Page (This Document has Instructions for Windows) - see what your page count is for that toner cartridge. The page yield for the standard cartridge (HP 35A/CB435A) is 1500 pages as per HP Shopping.

 

Let me know if the redistribution of the toner works or not, and also please post your page count from the supplies status page.

 

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Oops, you are right---the toner cartridge is out of ink.  Odd, though, that it still prints uniformly, and not the usual very non-uniform printing that is a dead giveaway for a cartridge that is almost empty.

 

It also doesn't help that the printer often gives false paper-out messages, that require a hard reboot to clear that message.

 

Thanks and Kudos,  Jim

 

 

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Bunch of HP specialists can't answer this simple question?

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