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Dell 3000cn Color Laser Printer Questions & Answers
Paper transport does not work; terrible grinding noise
I took mine apart from the back and put it back together and it worked. It is probably due to moving it and the bottom paper tray alignment gets out of whack. I inspected all of the gear train and didn't find any worn or missing teeth. I suspect a paper jam started it and the user turned the printer around to open the back door. Since the handles are on the printer the tray doesn't move with it which allows it to separate and possibly jam a pickup drive gear.
Dell 3000cn color printer - black/grey line down
Sounds like the black drum. You can't get the part from anyone but Dell so be prepared for the cost. It also requires some disassembly to install on my Dell 5110cn so yours most likely will also.
Error code says invalid pdl file
Uncheck the "Enable advanced printing features" checkbox under the Advanced tab in the printer's Properties page. I've observed this causes the print job to fail when I've attempted to print via USB cable. Also, any advice you read that suggests printing directly to printer isn't sound advice. You need to spool your job, or otherwise a large job that does not fit the printer's available memory (buffer) DOES NOT fail gracefully.
Dell 3100 CN replace drum cartridge
No. There is no reset as there is with some units. This unit actually knows via a smart chip in the drum unit if it has reached EOL ( end of life ).
Error Code 004-332
try unplugging it for about 10 minutes and starting it up again... that hopefully will reset it.... have you found out what that error code is
Robert
How to disassemble dell 3000cn
My printer is giving blurred colour images I have changed the photoconductor and the same happens so it is definatly the printer any help
Dell 3000cn has vertical white lines on
Copied from the Dell community forums:
This is from a previous
post and may help with your problem. I have printed 1000's since I came
up with this fix with no recurrence of any streaking. Let me know how
this works for you.
I have come up with the cause
and a fix for the above problem. This also fixes the problem of lines
running the direction of paper travel on color prints. Black and white
prints are OK. If you have a warranty on your printer or drum unit then
you can have the drum unit replaced and hope you get a good replacement
drum unit. To fix your drum unit do the following:
1. Remove the drum unit from your 3100cn.
2.
Set the drum unit on a clean level surface and avoid touching the drum
or the transfer belt (the decal with 4 arrows points to the transfer
belt).
3. Remove the 6 screws from the top cover (the cover
has the blue handle attached). Two screws are on top at both ends of
the blue handle. The next 2 screws are on the sides and line up with
the decal with 4 arrows. The last 2 screws are also on the sides and at
the lower corners of the big decal that shows how to remove the drum
unit from the 3100cn.
4. Carefully lift the cover from the
drum unit and cover the drum unit with clean paper to protect the
transfer belt from bright light. You can
carefully reinstall the drum unit without the top cover and run some
color prints. If the lines are gone then continue with step 5.
5.
Look at the ribbed side of the top cover. Some may show some toner
build-up. Some of the rib intersections are too high and are dragging
in the toner that is applied to the transfer belt. The ribs are there
to add stiffness to the cover and to keep it from bowing.
6. Place the cover handle side down on a clean towel.
7.
Using a palm sander with 320 grit sandpaper and light pressure (the
weight of the palm sander) sand until the ribs going both directions are
showing signs of being sanded. You will be able to see the difference
as unsanded areas will be glossy and sanded areas will have a dull
finish.
8. Switch to 600 grit paper and do a light sanding.
9. Wash the cover under cool water. Don't use hot water since that could cause the cover to bend.
10. Dry completely. I used compressed air.
11. Reinstall the cover to the drum unit. Tighten the 4 side screws first and then the 2 top screws last.
12. Put the drum unit back into the 3100cn and try a color print.
13. Please post if you have any questions about the procedure.
14. If your next drum unit has the same problem you can swap top covers.
Message Edited by Ron13863 on 09-04-2007 07:16 AM
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