Color Definition: Yellow-green:
Fig. Yellowgreen-6-5.3
As shown below, the issue may vary in location and appearance. Click a sample image below to see a larger version of it.
Description
Spots or dots repeating down the page every 3.0 inches (76 mm) in a column or columns.
Most likely causes
- Most commonly observed shortly after a new yellow print cartridge
has been installed. It might be related to adverse storage conditions.
- A contaminant has damaged one of the components in the yellow print cartridge.
- A contaminant on or a crack in the fuser
.
Troubleshooting and suggestions
- If the issue shown above occurs at first installation. Turn off the printer, wait one minute, and turn it back on. This will rotate the internal yellow print cartridge
components from its original position. The repeating spots should disappear after 24-48 hours.
- After 48 hours, print and examine a set of PQ troubleshooting pages. Show me how.
- If the issue is not resolved or the issue shown above did not occur at first installation, the yellow print cartridge is damaged. Replace the yellow print cartridge with a new yellow print cartridge. Show me how.
- Wait until the printer returns to the Ready state. Note that this will take several minutes.
- Print and examine another set of PQ troubleshooting pages. Show me how.
- If the issue is not resolved, print a fuser cleaning page. Show me how.
- Print and examine another set of PQ troubleshooting pages. Show me how.
- If the issue is not resolved, take the fuser
out of the printer. Show me how.
- Check the fuser for contamination.
CAUTION: The fuser might be hot. Do not touch the fuser other than by the blue handles.
If contamination is present on the fuser, gently try to remove it. Reinsert the fuser into the printer. Show me how. - Wait until the printer returns to the Ready state. Note that this will take several minutes.
- Print and examine another set of PQ troubleshooting pages. Show me how.
- If the issue is not resolved, replace the fuser with a new one. If necessary purchase a fuser assembly kit. Then install the new fuser. Show me how.
- Wait until the printer returns to the Ready state. Note that this will take several minutes.
- Print and examine another set of PQ troubleshooting pages. Show me how.
- If the issue is not resolved, contact HP: CP4025, CP4525.
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