20 Most Recent Dell 1720dn Laser Printer - Page 3 Questions & Answers

You can find a junk 1720(dn doesn't matter) and replace the top cover assy. yourself, or you can replace the printer(usually cheaper). Sorry, this is usually terminal for these printers.

if there is a clicking noise, check the paper tray. either the tray is overloaded or the paper guide is not set properly.

it's common for the blue paper tab in the paper tray to slide back. the tab has a little square cut out. make sure that it says "LTR" if you use regular letter size paper (8 & 1/2 x 11 inch).

most proboly your drum replace ur drum...or you can clean it first with windex..wait to dry (your drum is the shinny green things underneath your toner.) if that is clean replace your toner.

normally has a little flag or flap hanging out at the exit push it down be care ful it is a sensor or if it is gone you can just replace the flag by googling the exit flag senor and buy it online and replace it.

if ur toner is empty (you can feel how light or heavy it is) replace toner if not replace ur drum. ( drum is photo sensitive dont leave out for more than 15 minutes and u will proboly see lines on the drum if it is defective.

open front door and hold in cancel button until all lights flash up and down like crazy close front cover and u reset ur drum

This printer is lost. Throw it in the bin and buy a new one. It'll be cheaper than repair.

check if there is a paper at tray 1. if so, may be the printer is unable to pick up paper due pick-up roller problem. try to remove the tray and look in the middle, there should be a rubber like roller. if its too glossy it cant pick the paper.

When the paper does not feed straight, dirty or stickyrollers can cause it to jamb or crinkle, also failure to remove all traces ofpaper from a previous paper jamb will cause further paper jambs.
Check for tiny pieces of at the edges of the rollers, and remove these piecesof paper.The rollers may be dirty or sticky andcauses the paper to not feed straight.
Try cleaning the rollers with methylated spirits.

If you mean it shows "offline" in Windows, you can sometimes just uncheck that checkmark from the properties menu and it comes online. This happens if the printer experiences a problem. The computer has no way of knowing that you fixed the problem so you have to tell it that you fixed the problem.
If you are talking about the printer not being online (the actual hardware) you can try clicking on the "reset dell printer" icon in windows. You may need to download this utility from dell.com.

Sounds like the fuser needs to be replaced or the pick up rollers need to be replaced

When the Ready/Data light is solid, press the Continue button to print a menu settings page and a network setup page.
Select TCP/IP heading on the network setup page.
There you can change your IP address.