Posts Tagged ‘maintenance’

Take the Time to Maintain Your Printer

I know we all have more fun things to do than maintain the printer. When placed with a decision to clean the printer on a Friday night or go catch a movie no one in their right mind is going to elect to stay late at the office. However, if you have a few minutes between tasks, let me make an argument for the poor neglected printer.Brother Toner Cartridges
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Printing in Gibberish

There are many different problems that crop up from time to time when printing, but one of the most frustrating is when a printer starts printing gibberish instead of the document or image you sent to be printed. Gibberish printing often looks like a random combination of letters, number, symbols, and other characters, which bear little or no resemblance to what you intended to print.

Gibberish

An example of printed gibberish.

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How To Clean Printheads

Cleaning PrintheadsIf you are using an inkjet printer and you have started noticing a decline in print quality, it is possible you have clogged printheads.  There are a few types of printheads, so be sure you refer to your printer manual if you do not know which type your machine uses. Once you have an idea, you can try a few different methods to clean the printheads and get back to better print quality. We have also included a video for a clear demonstration of the manual cleaning process. Continue reading “How To Clean Printheads” »