20 Most Recent Brother HL 1430 Laser Printer Questions & Answers

could be bad drum or toner. Maybe the laser is dirty. If it's the laser take out the drum and toner look inside or feel for a rectangle slot above where the drum and toner go and wipe it with a cloth can't hurt.

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open the front cover it folds down. pull out toner & drum together push down green or blue lever seperate toner from drum

Motherboard is faulty

Drum Unit problem either reset your drum or you can buy a new drum

Try to put the printer in a LAN network and check the printer status on your web browser. You can also install the printer on USB connection with the full installer from your manufacturer and it should show you the problem.

Toner/ink, you need to get a new one

did the installation complete well, that could most probably be a driver issue. post back indicating on what operating system you have installed, and the exact error you are getting when you attempt to print. be sure also that that printer is listed in your printers and indicating ready.
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Hi dorothyhover,

Here's how you would clear paper jam from your Brother HL 1430:

1. Remove the paper cassette completely from the printer.

2. Pull any jammed paper up and out of the printer.

3. Open the front cover and remove the drum unit assembly.

4. Pull any jammed paper up and out of the printer.

Do not remove the drum unit assembly with additional force at this time if you cannot remove it easily. Instead, pull the edge of the jammed paper from the paper cassette.

5. Open the rear cover and pull the paper towards the back of the printer, the fuser may get dirty with toner powder and may result in toner scatter on the next printed page or pages. Print a few copies of the test page until the toner scatter on the printed pages clears.


6. Close the rear cover and install drum unit assembly, close the front cover.


Hope it helps.


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please check all hardware clin the printer this problem show hardware

take it to a service center

Pull out a paper cassette, lift up the printer and under you see paper feed roller (it is rubber), just clean roller with cloth and water or alcohol

Printer rules for reset and troubleshooting hold the power button for 15 sec. for a system reset. Try to remove each panel that opens and check for broken pieces of paper Recycle the system by reinstalling the software once again. If you getting error codes then follow this We need to clear out these error codes stored in your printer NVRAM or memory! Shut down the printer and pc associated with it. Remove data cable and reinstall the software for this printer, press and hold the power button on the printer for 15 seconds, then reconnect the printer after software installation is successful. This process will clear the error codes that you keep receiving.

When the printer "Ready" and "Alarm" LEDs flash as shown, please check the following points:
1.Paper Jam: Clear the paper jam referring to "How do I clear paper jams?"
If the printer does not automatically resume printing, press the control panel button.
2.No Paper/ Misfeed:
-The paper cassette may be out of paper or not properly installed.
-If it is empty, load a new stack of paper into the paper cassette.
-If there is paper in the paper cassette, make sure it is straight.
-If the paper is curled, straighten it before printing. Sometimes it is helpful to remove the paper, turn the stack over and put it back in the paper cassette.
-Reduce the amount of paper in the paper cassette, and then try again.
-Make sure you use paper that meets Brother's recommended paper specifications.
-Reinstall the paper properly, and then press the control panel button. The printer will start printing again.