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HP LaserJet 200 Color MFP M276nw
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Is anyone familiar with color fading on a section of a printout on a 8x11 piece of paper. About 1 inch down a page, the color fades for 4 inches then returns to normal. For instance top of the page is a dark red shirt, then 0ne inch down the color is lighter, then 3 more inches down the darker coloring comes back. The printer is a hp laser jet 200 color MFP m276nw.  I have changed low toner and considering maybe a fuser?

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@EJD3

 

Welcome to the HP support community.

 

Calibrate the product to align the colors

  1. On the product control panel, open the System Setup menu.

  2. Open the Print Quality menu, and select the Color Calibration item.

  3. Select the Calibrate Now option.

Print a cleaning page

  1. From the Home screen, touch the Setup  button.

  2. Touch the Service menu.

  3. Touch the Cleaning Page button.

  4. Load plain letter or A4 paper when you are prompted.

  5. Touch the OK button to begin the cleaning process.

You can refer to this HP document for more assistance:- Click here

 

I hope that helps.

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Cheers.

Sandytechy20
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