Printer ghosting images
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Opening this up to the PH collective because I am now stumped.
I have a network printer and from one of the machines attached to the network, when printing it ghosts images, not text ust images. I have tried uninstalling drivers and updating everything, but still no joy. Is there a windows module or something I could be looking for that could be contributing to the issue. All other PCs connected print fine.
Ta in advance
I have a network printer and from one of the machines attached to the network, when printing it ghosts images, not text ust images. I have tried uninstalling drivers and updating everything, but still no joy. Is there a windows module or something I could be looking for that could be contributing to the issue. All other PCs connected print fine.
Ta in advance
StephenP said:
When you say ghosting, do you mean the various colours look a bit fuzzy because the individual colour layers don't quite like up correctly?
I think that's it. If I do a colour test print from the machine the colour blocks it prints look slightly shifted. They should be in a square box, but are out by a mm or so.Road2Ruin said:
StephenP said:
When you say ghosting, do you mean the various colours look a bit fuzzy because the individual colour layers don't quite like up correctly?
I think that's it. If I do a colour test print from the machine the colour blocks it prints look slightly shifted. They should be in a square box, but are out by a mm or so.Is it laser or ink-jet?
There could be a calibration issue here, so worth investigating what options you have for your model.
Alternatively, it could be something physical:
M
There could be a calibration issue here, so worth investigating what options you have for your model.
Alternatively, it could be something physical:
- Ink Jet - Could be the ink unit needs re-seating.
- Laser - Could be a build up of charge on the drum... Can be cleared by printing a full page of each of the colours (CMYK) at 100%.
M
camel_landy said:
Is it laser or ink-jet?
There could be a calibration issue here, so worth investigating what options you have for your model.
Alternatively, it could be something physical:
M
Edit - confused by contradictory "All other PCs connected print fine" which doesn't seem possible if the test pattern is blurry.There could be a calibration issue here, so worth investigating what options you have for your model.
Alternatively, it could be something physical:
- Ink Jet - Could be the ink unit needs re-seating.
- Laser - Could be a build up of charge on the drum... Can be cleared by printing a full page of each of the colours (CMYK) at 100%.
M
Edited by Nimby on Friday 17th June 12:44
Nimby said:
Edit - confused by contradictory "All other PCs connected print fine" which doesn't seem possible if the test pattern is blurry.
Test pattern as generated from this particular PC, not the printer. It is a laser and only affected from one computer, so must be software in nature I guess.Edited by Nimby on Friday 17th June 12:44
thanks Ex Printer Tech
Still repair but very rarely Colour Lasers.
If your Self Test from the Printer is showing offset in the Colours, usually means it needs calibration/alignment.
Depending on the Make and Model this may be able to be adjusted from the Menus.
It may do a self calibration.
Some Models would print various pages and you would select the best alignment.
Ghosting is where the Print repeats itself.
If you had a Page with a single line of text at the top, the text would repeat faintly every 3 inches or so (for a 1 inch Drum)
Still repair but very rarely Colour Lasers.
If your Self Test from the Printer is showing offset in the Colours, usually means it needs calibration/alignment.
Depending on the Make and Model this may be able to be adjusted from the Menus.
It may do a self calibration.
Some Models would print various pages and you would select the best alignment.
Ghosting is where the Print repeats itself.
If you had a Page with a single line of text at the top, the text would repeat faintly every 3 inches or so (for a 1 inch Drum)
imck said:
Nimby said:
... but OP says printout sent from other PCs on the network is fine.
OP also says Internal Test Page is misaligned. Get that sorted first.Nimby said:
"Test pattern as generated from this particular PC, not the printer. "
From that I'd assumed test prints from other PCs are OK. Maybe OP can confirm?
Not tried that, but when it work next I will test. The others print fine with no fuzziness or ghosting, so I suspect they will come back normal. From that I'd assumed test prints from other PCs are OK. Maybe OP can confirm?
Edited by Nimby on Saturday 18th June 13:00
If the printer is laser and prints of images rather than the text are ghosting or repeating down the pages, a quick diagnosis is to fit a new drum (image) unit(s) and test. It could also be the Fuser (fixing unit) causing the problem.
Another quick diagnosis is to put some paper from one of the other printers in it and try, the amount of time people put multiple sheets of heavier stock (90 - 100gsm) in, do 2 prints and leave the rest in there with the print settings at 80gsm causing a similar problem.
Another quick diagnosis is to put some paper from one of the other printers in it and try, the amount of time people put multiple sheets of heavier stock (90 - 100gsm) in, do 2 prints and leave the rest in there with the print settings at 80gsm causing a similar problem.
Ozone said:
If the printer is laser and prints of images rather than the text are ghosting or repeating down the pages, a quick diagnosis is to fit a new drum (image) unit(s) and test. It could also be the Fuser (fixing unit) causing the problem.
Another quick diagnosis is to put some paper from one of the other printers in it and try, the amount of time people put multiple sheets of heavier stock (90 - 100gsm) in, do 2 prints and leave the rest in there with the print settings at 80gsm causing a similar problem.
Wouldn't this fault appear on prints from every PC if this was the case, as the OP stated...Another quick diagnosis is to put some paper from one of the other printers in it and try, the amount of time people put multiple sheets of heavier stock (90 - 100gsm) in, do 2 prints and leave the rest in there with the print settings at 80gsm causing a similar problem.
OP said:
All other PCs connected print fine.
Ozone said:
If the printer is laser and prints of images rather than the text are ghosting or repeating down the pages, a quick diagnosis is to fit a new drum (image) unit(s) and test. It could also be the Fuser (fixing unit) causing the problem.
Another quick diagnosis is to put some paper from one of the other printers in it and try, the amount of time people put multiple sheets of heavier stock (90 - 100gsm) in, do 2 prints and leave the rest in there with the print settings at 80gsm causing a similar problem.
While you are correct in that ghosting is usually a sign of a drum or fuser issue, in this case it’s printing from other PCs without any ghosting so a printer hardware issue can be ruled out.Another quick diagnosis is to put some paper from one of the other printers in it and try, the amount of time people put multiple sheets of heavier stock (90 - 100gsm) in, do 2 prints and leave the rest in there with the print settings at 80gsm causing a similar problem.
As it’s only one PC that has the issue then it’s software or a driver issue. Check that all of the PCs have the same driver version.
mmm-five said:
Ozone said:
If the printer is laser and prints of images rather than the text are ghosting or repeating down the pages, a quick diagnosis is to fit a new drum (image) unit(s) and test. It could also be the Fuser (fixing unit) causing the problem.
Another quick diagnosis is to put some paper from one of the other printers in it and try, the amount of time people put multiple sheets of heavier stock (90 - 100gsm) in, do 2 prints and leave the rest in there with the print settings at 80gsm causing a similar problem.
Wouldn't this fault appear on prints from every PC if this was the case, as the OP stated...Another quick diagnosis is to put some paper from one of the other printers in it and try, the amount of time people put multiple sheets of heavier stock (90 - 100gsm) in, do 2 prints and leave the rest in there with the print settings at 80gsm causing a similar problem.
OP said:
All other PCs connected print fine.
Teppic said:
While you are correct in that ghosting is usually a sign of a drum or fuser issue, in this case it’s printing from other PCs without any ghosting so a printer hardware issue can be ruled out.
As it’s only one PC that has the issue then it’s software or a driver issue. Check that all of the PCs have the same driver version.
Yes, both correct, skim reading produces the wrong answer As it’s only one PC that has the issue then it’s software or a driver issue. Check that all of the PCs have the same driver version.
Another reason could be a printer driver user profile for the particular PC with the problem.
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