Darkening label sheets

KAnitaL · ‎12-09-2020

I work as an admin, and have a small, personal printer primarily used for printing labels. The label sheet (Avery 5160)

has ten labels on it, and I usually only need to print one at a time, so I end up feeding the same sheet of paper through the machine multiple times over the course of a few days. By the final label, the page is nearly black. Getting a new printer or printer maintenance is not an option at this point. Is there something I can perhaps run thru the printer to do a cleaning?

Repairatrooper · ‎12-09-2020

2 possible things:

1. you have a bad toner cartridge that is failing.

2.The slippery part of the label catches toner which then gets dumped back on the sheet. If you are going to reuse label sheets, which is not recommended due to issues with the label adhesive weakening and causing labels to stick inside printer, you should print your labels from the last label first.

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