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Dell 3100cn printer leaves a blank strip

The blank strip is about an inch wide and is the entire length of the printed page. This happens in both color and black modes. Printer has a new roller drum. Other than the blank strip, the rest of the print is good.

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The following table should help

Contamination in the laser path - 1. Clean the laser path. (Remove the laser/scanner assembly and clean the lens.) 2. Replace the laser/scanner assembly

Defective fuser - Replace the fuser assembly.

Lack of toner or faulty toner cartridge - Redistribute the toner in the toner cartridge. If the problem continues, replace the toner cartridge.

Dirty Corona Wire - Clean the Corona Wire.

Defective Drum - Mostly applies to B&W printers. Clean the drum or replace the drum.

  • Anonymous Aug 07, 2012

    Hi 57 varieties, I'm having a similar problem & I think I've pretty much determined it's a cartridge issue. It's brand new, but a remanufactured one. Is the only way to trouble shoot a bad cartridge to shake/rock it to even out the toner. Any else to check/do to it before sending it back for an exchange?

  • Anonymous Sep 21, 2012

    Hi, How do you Remove the laser/scanner assembly to clean it? I have a new drum form dell

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