What to Do with Print Quality Issues Related to HP 2600 Printer’s Cartridges?

The first thing you need to do is determine that the issue is certainly related to the printer’s consumables which are the HP 2600 laserjet toner cartridges. Your efforts will only be wasted even if you tried all of these recommended solutions, yet the root cause was not actually from the cartridges. In case you’re pretty sure, here are some solutions you might want to try with your printer to fix print quality problems.

Before you get down to the most complex conclusions, why not try inspecting the cartridges installed in your machine. Remove them inside the printer and try to examine each color to verify that there are no defects or dents on surface. Also check the imaging drum, if it’s not damaged, maybe there are dust or toner that clings on the green roller. Once you’re done checking all the supplies, just give a gentle shake before re-installing them back to the machine.

When did you replace the printer’s consumables? Perhaps their expected life is near to end. How can you check the status of your machine’s toner cartridges? If that’s your question, well actually there’s a built-in option for users to check the status of their printer’s supplies through the Control Panel. We know you don’t give much importance to that Setup button found in your machine’s panel, but now you need its help. Read through below to learn how you can have a printed copy of the cartridges current status.

• Turn the machine ON, and from the control panel, hit the Setup button.
• A list should appear, and from there you have to select Reports through the arrows keys. Press OK to proceed on the next page.
• Again browse through the list and select Supplies Status Page, followed by pressing the OK button.

In less than a minute the machine should start printing a report page. These includes the remaining percent of toner in each cartridge, pages printed, date installed and last used, plus the serial number in case you need to buy new replacements.

Run a Maintenance Test Print or the Cleaning Mode feature to remove any excessive dirt such as dust, toners and paper pieces that accumulated inside the machine especially on its paper path.

To clean the printer, again hit the Setup button, select Services from the list, then select Cleaning Mode and press OK.

A prompt should appear in case the input tray is empty of paper sheets. Load some and clear the prompt by pressing OK once more.

While the unit is running the cleaning process, it will take a few minutes to be completed. Do not turn the unit OFF, just wait until a page comes out from the output tray indicating that the machine is done.