CP1525nw color alignment is off

[dcromley]

I've had my CP1525nw for a couple of years.  Been good.  Today I noticed some color

shadowing on an image.  To demonstrate the problem, I printed 6 1" circles;

red, green, blue, yellow, cyan, and magenta.  The blue circle has a light magenta

shadow about .05" to the lower right. 

I turned the printer off, deleted and re-installed the drivers with no improvement.

I have done cleaning and calibration.  I'll appreciate a response.  Thanks, Dave

[Bob_Headrick · Accepted solution]

I have read that this can be caused by a toner cartridge that is low.  Replacing the low cartridge may allow the alignment to complete properly.

[dcromley]

Thank you.  My toner wasn't low, but it wasn't "genuine".

I replaced all toners with "genuine" and the colors became aligned.

Then I replaced back to my "3rd party" toners and the colors are still aligned.

(for how long?)  Thanks again, Dave