Hi i have a problem to my persona c30e printer, it prints but the image is too blurry? is it normal to the printer making that laud noise.

Reinstall soft ware and se if that done,t cure it good luck, Bret

Please power off the printer. Remove all the toner cartridges. And then put them back in. Make sure you install the toner cartridges properly. After that power on the printer. Try printing again.

Ribbon breaks on those older models are usually traced back to only a couple of things.

1. The ribbon-type may be set incorrectly in the printer driver. The C30 and C30e color ribbon type if doing single- or dual-side printing in full-color is #044200 - YMCKO; the ribbon type if doing dual-side printing with full-color front and black-only back is #044210 - YMCKOK. Open the driver, then "Printing Preferences", select the "Device Options" tab and verify that the ribbon type setting matches what you're using. Note that you can only make a change to the setting if you have sufficient (Admin) Windows privileges.

2. There is a mechanical issue with the printer, where an o-ring is broken, or the head-lift motor has gone out. Either is very bad, as the printer has long been out of production and parts are no longer available. (But you can contact us for a replacement - new or refurbished!)

Good luck!

I am having the same problem. Hopefully changing the ribbon will resolve this. I am going to try it.

Hello Madeline,
my distributor says there are no Windows 7 drivers for Persona c30. They do not have drivers for the successor c30e for win 7.

try to upgrade the firmware from the following link

http://www.fargosupport.com/search_results.asp?pulldowntype=&all=1&printer=73&submit.x=24&submit.y=7


and follow steps as instructed to do this by going through the instructions given in the work bench utility

Hey,
Your problem could be because of bad alignment. That means paper alignment and printer alignment don't match. There will be instructions in,your manual to properply align your printer. 
Hope this helps. 
Thanks

Try substituting a new imaging drum. The problem may be a bad bearing.

I doubt it. We have a Persona C11 that stopped printing the cards and we sent it for service. The authorized service returned the printer with a note indicating that the printer has been discontinued and support is no longer available starting in December of 2007. So, I really doubt they will be releasing drivers for Vista,

Try this: make a copy and stop it when it reaches the cartridge ( has to have image on paper) take out paper and look at it, does it have blurry copies? if yes, then the problem is with the cartidge or (worse) the laser printing device ( expensive).
Take a chance and replace the cartridge.  if still there you need to replace the laser unit.

If it does not have blurry copies when you stop it at the drum then check the fuser unit( doubt it ) to see it it has any writing or toner on it.

Good Luck.