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  • aab1
    End User
    • Oct 2010
    • 305
    #1

    About to permanently give up on laser technology, please help

    The Canon MF8350Cdn is my first and likely last laser printer, never in my life have I had so many continuous printer problems, they just never seem to end. Inkjet printers just work all the time and I miss that reliability tremendously and will be buying a new high speed business inkjet printer soon so I once again have a reliable printing technology (I retired my last inkjet after 250 000 prints).

    Now my latest laser problem is that I get horizontal (sheet in portrait orientation) cyan, magenta, yellow and back bands about 1/2" thick every 3 inches or so on the page.

    What could be causing this and how do I fix it?

    Thank you
    Tags: 250, canon, cyan, ignore, laser, portrait, printer, printing, tech, time
    • aab1
      End User
      • Oct 2010
      • 305
      #2
      Re: About to permanently give up on laser technology, please help

      If this is any help, the bands don't appear on text only prints, but appear if I print a full page image (100% coverage).

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        • aab1
          End User
          • Oct 2010
          • 305
          #3
          Re: About to permanently give up on laser technology, please help

          Would it help if I upload a scan of the print?

          I'm starting to wonder if it's not the entire printer that's broken and not just bad cartridges.

          I'm weeks behind on my printing because of this and my customers aren't happy.

          Should I just go buy the latest HP Business inkjet right now and give up on laser (or at least Canon) once and for all?

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            • aab1
              End User
              • Oct 2010
              • 305
              #4
              Re: About to permanently give up on laser technology, please help

              I was just about to walk out the door to buy the new HP as I've had it with all the problems of laser printers until I decided to reboot the Canon which solved the banding.

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                • zoraldinho
                  teacher-guide-expert-guru

                  Site Contributor
                  2,500+ Posts
                  • Mar 2008
                  • 4999
                  #5
                  Re: About to permanently give up on laser technology, please help

                  not you again.jpg
                  If it ain't broke, don't fix it
                  A picture is worth a thousand words

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                    • Eric1968
                      Service Manager

                      1,000+ Posts
                      • Jan 2009
                      • 2458
                      #6
                      Re: About to permanently give up on laser technology, please help

                      The only thing you should give up on is posting on this forum!

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                        • aab1
                          End User
                          • Oct 2010
                          • 305
                          #7
                          Re: About to permanently give up on laser technology, please help

                          Can someone please tell me what could be causing these bands? They're already back after just the 2nd print after rebooting. I had promised my clients the prints would be done tomorrow.

                          Please can someone give me an idea what would be causing this, if it's just bad cartridges or a failure in the printer itself? I seriously need to know if I have to go buy a new printer before the stores close in about 5 hours.

                          Thank you

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                            • Brian8506
                              Service Manager

                              Site Contributor
                              1,000+ Posts
                              • Feb 2009
                              • 1658
                              #8
                              Re: About to permanently give up on laser technology, please help

                              I log on every day just to see if you've visited us.

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                                • teckat
                                  Field Supervisor

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                                  10,000+ Posts
                                  • Jan 2010
                                  • 16084
                                  #9
                                  Re: About to permanently give up on laser technology, please help

                                  Originally posted by aab1
                                  Can someone please tell me what could be causing these bands? They're already back after just the 2nd print after rebooting. I had promised my clients the prints would be done tomorrow.

                                  Please can someone give me an idea what would be causing this, if it's just bad cartridges or a failure in the printer itself? I seriously need to know if I have to go buy a new printer before the stores close in about 5 hours.

                                  Thank you
                                  **Knowledge is time consuming, exhausting and costly for a trained Tech.**

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                                    • jonezy999
                                      just one copy??

                                      Site Contributor
                                      500+ Posts
                                      • Feb 2010
                                      • 952
                                      #10
                                      Re: About to permanently give up on laser technology, please help

                                      Refill your toner\drum cartridges again.
                                      I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work. ~Thomas Edison

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                                        • aab1
                                          End User
                                          • Oct 2010
                                          • 305
                                          #11
                                          Re: About to permanently give up on laser technology, please help

                                          I also noticed the different colors are out of alignment on the prints.

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                                            • Brian8506
                                              Service Manager

                                              Site Contributor
                                              1,000+ Posts
                                              • Feb 2009
                                              • 1658
                                              #12
                                              Re: About to permanently give up on laser technology, please help

                                              Originally posted by aab1
                                              I also noticed the different colors are out of alignment on the prints.
                                              They're supposed to be

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                                                • blackcat4866
                                                  Master Of The Obvious

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                                                  10,000+ Posts
                                                  • Jul 2007
                                                  • 22927
                                                  #13
                                                  Re: About to permanently give up on laser technology, please help

                                                  Oh, don't tease us. Just go away.

                                                  Please give up on laser technology. Printers hate you. Really. =^..^=
                                                  If you'd like a serious answer to your request:
                                                  1) demonstrate that you've read the manual
                                                  2) demonstrate that you made some attempt to fix it.
                                                  3) if you're going to ask about jams include the jam code.
                                                  4) if you're going to ask about an error code include the error code.
                                                  5) You are the person onsite. Only you can make observations.

                                                  blackcat: Master Of The Obvious =^..^=

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                                                    • vigour
                                                      Service Manager

                                                      1,000+ Posts
                                                      • Aug 2010
                                                      • 1038
                                                      #14
                                                      Re: About to permanently give up on laser technology, please help

                                                      not%20you%20again.jpg

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                                                        • charm5496
                                                          Service Manager

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                                                          • Apr 2008
                                                          • 2387
                                                          #15
                                                          Re: About to permanently give up on laser technology, please help

                                                          Originally posted by aab1
                                                          I also noticed the different colors are out of alignment on the prints.
                                                          Even my 10 y/o thinks you are in idiot. Why did you come back????
                                                          Accidents don't just happen. They must be carelessly planned.

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