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02-08-2025 08:22 AM
Hi,
The quality of my prints is very bad.
I checked the toner level and is at 80% for all the colours. There is no dust inside the printer. But I saw some small scratches at the left side of the image-drum.
could it be the reason of the bad quality? Please check the pic above.
KR,
Alejandro
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02-10-2025 03:53 AM
Hi @Agarsot
If the Imaging Drum is damaged, you may need to replace to solve the problem.
>> HP Color Laser 178, 179 Printers - Replacing an Imaging Drum
Also you can clean Laser printer following steps from the next video:
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUvKtOh1DSw&ab_channel=viandant5
* Click YES to say thank you,
* Click Accepted Solution when question is answered.
Best regards,
ferRX.
02-10-2025 03:53 AM
Hi @Agarsot
If the Imaging Drum is damaged, you may need to replace to solve the problem.
>> HP Color Laser 178, 179 Printers - Replacing an Imaging Drum
Also you can clean Laser printer following steps from the next video:
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUvKtOh1DSw&ab_channel=viandant5
* Click YES to say thank you,
* Click Accepted Solution when question is answered.
Best regards,
ferRX.