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Hi Juan.
I take it that you have a laser printer; i.e. toner cartridge.
You have probably checked your user manual.
It could be that the toner cartridge is nearly empty.
Purchase a new cartridge, and carefully replace the existing cartridge.
Many cartridges have an inbuilt fuser.
You can try cleaning all the rollers, the toner cartridge, and the fuser, but as the printing is light, you may be nearly out of toner.
there are some possibilities for this problem.
i will explain it.
1) First of all check out if the toner is full ,half or near to empty.
There is no exact procedure to check the powder left in the toner without opening the toner.but in one toner there comes about near to 1500 copies.if you have got about 1200 to 1300 copies.then its quite possible that the power left is near to empty so the streaks comes on the paper due to less powder left.many times in this case removing and shaking the toner then reinserting the toner again and checking the printout helps.
2) But if you are sure that toner is not empty then other possibility is.in the toner cartridge there is a aluminium drum.its easily seen in the cartridge.once you remove the cartridge. if that drum is got very much used then due to that drum the streaks appear.fox example.if the drum is new the print is very dark.if the drum gets old the print gets very light or with streaks or faded print.
3) Now if drum and toner powder both are proper and still the problem then its the fault in the printer.in your printer there is some toner powder got spilled out on the inner parts from where the printing paper passes.so when the paper passes from the part where the powder is fallen or got collected then the streaks comes.in this case the printer needs internal cleaning and servicing.
4) but in some cases it has been noticed that internal powder of the toner becomes moist and very hard to come out from the toner for printing.in this case either toner needs to be refilled or toner needs to be replaced.you can get the toner refilled from local cartridge refilling store or local stationery shops dealing in cartridge refillings.The cartridge refilling shops also have the same printer for checking the cartridge.so at the refilling shop it will be confirmed whether the fault is in cartridge or printer.
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It mean when your toner is near empty,then red light flashing.tow light is fixed or red mean toner cartridge is empty.must be replace toner cartridge.You buy a new cartridge and put in your printer then printer is OK.
you can also get better idea please read printer user guide.
check with brothers tech support to see if you can set the machine to use black toner only... if not then you have to replenish all the empty or near empty toner cartridges...
To check the toner level, there is a little clear window on each cartridge you can use for this purpose. Hold the cartridge vertically. If you see toner in the window, it is more than half full (or less than half empty, ha!). If not, slowly tilt the cartridge toward the side with the window. Essentially, how far you tilt it before you see toner determines how far below half full it is. If you pass a 45 degree angle before the toner appears in the window, it is nearing empty and must be replaced or refilled (yes, refilling is an option).
If you do have to replace or refill, don't forget to empty the waste toner bottle (responsibly, of course). By the time you run low on toner in one of your cartridges, the waste toner bottle will likely be nearing capacity.
(blinking every 5 seconds)
Toner Low
Indicates that the toner cartridge is nearly empty. Purchase a new toner and have it ready for when Toner Empty is indicated.
(solid)
Toner Empty
Replace the toner cartridge with a new one.
User's Manual is available at the following location:
http://www.brother-usa.com/Data/Documentation/Printer/User/UM_HL1440_1450_1470N.pdf
Hope this helps.
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