Light print or fade

●The print cartridge might be low. Replace the print cartridge.

●Maintenance might be due. Check this by printing a copy of the supplies status page (see Supplies status page). If maintenance is due, order and install the printer maintenance kit. (See the HP support flyer or go to www.hp.com/support/lj9050_lj9040.)

●The print cartridge might be almost empty. Replace the print cartridge.

Specks

Specks might appear on a page after a jam has been cleared.

●Print a few more pages to see if the problem corrects itself.

●If specks occur frequently, set your printer up to automatically run a cleaning page (see Using the printer cleaning page).

●Clean the inside of the printer (see General cleaning, or go to www.hp.com/support/ lj9050_lj9040) and run a manual cleaning page to clean the fuser (see Using the printer cleaning page).

●Try using a different type of paper.

●Check for print cartridge leaks. If the print cartridge is leaking, replace it.

Dropouts

●Make sure that the environmental specifications for the printer are being met (see Environmental specifications).

●If the paper is rough and the toner easily rubs off, either try changing the fuser mode to High 1 or High 2, or try using a smoother paper.

●Try using a different paper type.

Lines

●Print a few more pages to see if the problem corrects itself.

●Clean the inside of the printer (see Cleaning the printer, or go to www.hp.com/support/ lj9050_lj9040) and run a manual cleaning page to clean the fuser (see Using the printer cleaning page).

●Replace the print cartridge.

●Maintenance might be due. Check this by printing a copy of the supplies status page (see Supplies status page). If maintenance is due, order and install the printer maintenance kit. (See the HP support flyer or go to www.hp.com/support/lj9050_lj9040.)

Gray background

●Do not use paper that has already been run through the printer.

●Print a few more pages to see if the problem corrects itself.

●Turn over the stack of paper in the tray. Also, try rotating the paper 180°.

●At the printer control panel, use the Print quality menu to decrease the toner density setting (see System setup submenu).

●Make sure that the environmental specifications for the printer are being met (see Environmental specifications).

●Replace the print cartridge.

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