OKI MC362. Fuser unit is not heating on power on. Error 173 on printer which is apparently due to the fuser heater not functioning. Checked pin resistances on fuser as advised in the maintenance manual and can't find any incorrect values but apparently that doesn't rule out this issue. ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZwGmqjFlHg&t=15)

It seems impossible to replace just the fuser heater itself for these printers (doesn't seem to be anything on ebay) and that the only option is to buy a new one .

It would be a shame to throw it out and additionally the new ones are not exactly cheap, especially since I've hardly used it at all.

So is there any chance at all of repairing it. Thanks

Hey guys, can you help me choose between PIXMA G620 vs Epson EcoTank ET-8550 fro a sticker business. Thank you!

I’m trying to buy a new home printer after my XP445 broke, what is optimal for me? Second hand is fine aswell tbf

I'm currently trying to choose between HP Designjet T850 and T950. The T950 has everything i want, but I'm worried that the small basket will create folds when I print 2 meter long drawings.

Anyone got any experience with how the printer handle long printing formats? The t850 looks to have a more regular basket which I'm used to.

Any replies would be much appreciated as I can't seem to find any info about this.

Ciao a tutti,
Ho bisogno di un consiglio per quanto riguarda questa accoppiata stampante/cartucce.
Come potete vedere dalle foto allegate:
1. Ho delle cartucce HP (modelli 923/924/925) che riportano esplicitamente l'etichetta "Instant Ink"
2. Ho una stampante HP OfficeJet Pro 8122e
La mia domanda è: è possibile utilizzare fisicamente queste cartucce Instant Ink senza avere un abbonamento mensile attivo?

Hi! Looking for printer recommendations, open to both inkjet or laser.

Yet again I am in the market for a printer. I am so tired of buying a new one every few years. Any recommendations for a black & white (no color) printer that will last a bit longer? The deciding factor these days seems to be how much the black ink cartridge is when it is time to replace the ink.

My last printer was a Canon, I have watched the replacement cartridge price climb to over $100 now for ONE ink cartridge. Is this just the norm now?

I really do not want a “smart” anything. I don’t care if it is Bluetooth, honestly I would pay extra for the ability to just print via a cord instead of constantly trying to pair Bluetooth. I don’t need it to connect to the internet or toast bread (lol), all I need is to print a lot of boring black and white paperwork items! Any recommendations are appreciated

Hi all, recently I noted that my Canon printer started having troubles printing yellow. The only way to print it decently is to set printing quality to hight. I use compatible cartidges and I used the same brand since the first time. I also updated the fw to the latest version and, of course, tried with another cartidge. Removed the head, cleaned it with isopropyl on contacts too not showed any improvement. Since heads costs like a new printer do anyone have any suggestions before buying a new printer?

Thanks.

I have the XP-450B label printer and have used it for about 7 years with my Mac no issues. I just updated my Mac OS and the printer now says this software is not compatible!

The website that supplies the driver also seems to have disappeared?

Anyone know if there is a new driver and where to get it from?

I have Toshiba e-studio 305CS that is connected to the internet by LAN. However, I found a USB port on its back with WiFi signal on it. I want to know what USB WiFi adapter would work on it and how to configure it.

Thanks

I have a Brother HL-3270CDW laser printer and despite buying OEM "high capacity" toner cartridges and not printing a lot (maybe 200-300 pages/month) it seems like I go through a lot of cartridges. Both black and color. I had an old Brother HL-5250DN which seemed like it didn't use nearly as much toner.

Is this just shrinkflation, with less toner in the cartridge???

New in condition

Bought few months back

Printed around only 10-12 pages

Buyer have to pickup from Mansarovar jaipur

Looking for a quick and easy (but decent quality) printer to print out photos for our customers- Santa is stopping by our small business store and we would like to give our customer’s a free printed photo to take home. I was hoping to give out 5x7 photos BUT I can’t seem to find one that prints that size. I may need to order a 4x6 photo printer- so wondering what anyone thinks would be good! Planning on printing 50-100 photos during our event, so something that won’t poop out on us and can get the job done. *We will be using my daughter’s Canon mirrorless camera- R100.

Hi everyone, I'm having a frustrating issue with an HP DeskJet Ink Advantage 2975 (2900 series), and I'm hoping someone here might know how to fix it.

The printer was working fine, but I decided to try HP's official firmware updater (version 6.29.7.0). Unfortunately, the update failed, and now the printer is permanently stuck displaying E9.

I've tried restarting it, attempting a factory reset using the button combinations I could find, and running the official HP firmware updater again over USB. Nothing has worked so far. The updater either freezes during the process or displays an "internal error" saying that the printer cannot complete the request.

What's interesting is that Windows still recognizes the printer over USB, but not as a normal printer anymore. It appears as hp_fwupdate, with USB ID 03F0:FF53.

I've done some additional troubleshooting, and Windows detects four USB interfaces, including two WinUSB interfaces. USBView can read the device's descriptors successfully, so the printer is still responding to basic USB requests.

I also examined the official HP firmware updater and found references to recovery mode and firmware update functions, which suggests that the software is designed to handle printers in this state. However, the recovery process doesn't seem to work with mine.

At this point, I'm not sure whether the firmware is corrupted, the printer is stuck in recovery mode, or the HP updater is failing for another reason.

Has anyone experienced something similar with an HP DeskJet 2900-series printer? Is there a way to recover it from E9 without specialized equipment?

I'd really appreciate any advice. I can provide USB diagnostics, logs, or additional information if needed.

Thanks in advance.

Please help me to solve this problem whenever i print long size paper documents the bottom part of the documents are cut or did not get printed on the final output, and whenever i print pictures some sides are getting cut, how do i fix them?

Ps. English is not my first language so sorry for my grammar 😣

Hey, so yeah buying a printer for the first time in 10+ years.

Read Laserprinter is the best n most robust and issue free for text docs

Goal: no pictures only text print outs 5-10 pagers and an occasional 150 page document

Heard brothers is the only decent printer in the 100-280 euros range
Is that correct?
Or should i look at other brands?

Just want a printer that works normal without any of the frustrating antics i read about all over the internet people pulling their hairs out

Also very confused about these print subscriptions i see

Was looking at these 2

MFC-L2800DW

https://www.coolblue.nl/share-product/945560?utm_medium=ios-app&utm_source=referral&utm_campaign=product-share

DCP-L2627DWE

https://www.coolblue.nl/share-product/945553?utm_medium=ios-app&utm_source=referral&utm_campaign=product-share

After an insightful response to my purchasing recs post, I am considering the Canon MF665Cdw. Rtings did an in-depth review and has troubling ( to me) data on the quality difference between output from a flatbed scan versus output from the single-pass duplex adf.

If you have that printer, have you found a fix for this?

Hi Everyone!

I've bought a HP LASER 303DW 4 days ago and I've been having trouble connecting it to my internet wifi and cable..basically lot of connectivity issues..and when i try to use direct wifi it does connect but has some printing issue instruction that fails (like printing one page on one sheet instead of duplex).

If someone can assist me to set it up properly with guided step by step with button instructions(including a full printer network reset as well) and any links for applications/drivers needed to be downloaded.

I've tried their support.hp.com directed various applications like HP app , HP smart app , hp laser 300 series driver installer and no luck..it keeps failing recognizing the printer itself or if it connects its very slow and those prints attempt usually give a disconnected from host or error decoding (error 11-1114 and 11-1112).

Please help and free me from this misery i just want to use my printer 😭😭😭😭

PS: the wifi 5g and 2.4ghz r both separated with different name and passwords. Ive also logged into the EWS (printer's web application) and tried setting the general wifi from there and no luck...I've also looked up on videos for this on yt/their website and its clubbed under 300/3000 series and has different button instructions (4 buttons instead of 3 buttons)

(is this “streaky”? or is there another term for it?)

Essentially the black won’t print solidly. It did print solidly in the past; I’ve had this printer for around 3 years I think. It doesn’t get heavy daily usage but I do ask it to print high resolution PDFs and jpgs on a variety of paper stocks about once every 2 weeks on average.

But this has been happening more lately, as well as what I think is leakage, as I’ll get some wet liquid ink spots along the leading edge and even sometimes in a thin line down the center of the paper. (The examples of this I have on hand I can’t show, as they’re private client work.) If I run a cycle to clean the print head, it stays clean for a couple of sheets and then gets back up to mischief and wet ink.

Essentially: What do I need to do or clean to make this not happen?

(extra: this is printed on bright white 24lb paper; my ink was purchased within the last 3 months and is official epson brand ink. The image above was a PDF, if that makes a difference. let me know if more info would be helpful?)

I’m looking for a printer for my greeting card business. I think I’ve settled on the Epson EcoTank 8500 but before I spend the money I’d like to know for sure that the quality will match the print on demand supplier that I’ve been using so far.

Is a printer shop likely to print a sample for me if I bring my own cardstock and image file? I’m in the UK.