Toner Rubbing Off HP M601 M602 M603 M604 M605 M606 Laser Printers
Follow this procedure if you are experiencing toner rubbing off or smearing on print outs for any of the following HP M601 M602 M603 M604 M605 M606 Laser Printers
Symptoms on print outs
Toner rubbing off
Smearing
Smudging
Dirty copies
Poor fusing
Poor print quality
Poor toner adhesion
If M601, M602, M603 M604 M605 M606 printers exhibits poor print quality, repetitive defects, ghosting or toner easily rubs off, confirm the print mode for plain paper is set to NORMAL, not LIGHT.
To do this:
At the control panel, press the Home () button.
Use the down arrow button to select ‘ADMINISTRATION’ then press the OK button.
Use the down arrow button to select ‘GENERAL SETTINGS’ then press the OK button.
Use the down arrow button to select ‘PRINT QUALITY’ then press the OK button.
Use the down arrow button to select ‘ADJUST PAPER TYPES’ then press the OK button.
Use the down arrow button to select ‘PLAIN’ then press the OK button.
Use the down arrow button to select ‘PRINT MODE’ then press the OK button.
Use the down arrow button to select ‘NORMAL’ then press the OK button.
At the control panel, press the Home button.
This will slightly raise the fuser’s operating temperature, allowing toner to
better/more fully bond to the paper.
This procedure works on the following models:
HP LaserJet Enterprise 600 M601dn
HP LaserJet Enterprise 600 M601n
HP LaserJet Enterprise 600 M602dn
HP LaserJet Enterprise 600 M602n
HP LaserJet Enterprise 600 M602x
HP LaserJet Enterprise 600 M603dn
HP LaserJet Enterprise 600 M603n
HP LaserJet Enterprise 600 M603xh
HP LaserJet Enterprise M604dn
HP LaserJet Enterprise M604n
HP LaserJet Enterprise M605dh
HP LaserJet Enterprise M605dn
HP LaserJet Enterprise M605n
HP LaserJet Enterprise M605x
HP LaserJet Enterprise M606dn
HP LaserJet Enterprise M606x
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