FAQ: Printer prints blank pages

Printer prints blank pages: "A blank page is proof that the printer's mechanical mechanisms work, so there's some good news. To get a blank page, one of these is missing.
No image on the drum
No toner on the image
No charge to pull the image onto the paper.
The first one can come from the computer... if you don't send an image, you won't get one. It also can happen if the laser scanner is bad.
#2 would come from being out of toner... or the most common blank page... you didn't pull the strip from the toner cartridge.
The third would be a broken corona wire, or could be a high voltage connection problem. More good news.. in practice, a blank page is almost always a sign of a toner cartridge problem.
If you switch cartridges, and the problem doesn't go away, you can try a half page test. just print something (not blank) and open printer in mid print. You'll get a paper jam, but with the printer open, the drum in the cartridge should be exposed. If there is an image on the drum, it's #3 above.. otherwise, it's #1. It's unlikely you need a repair.
These older business class HP LaserJet printers are great units. If you need nice text pages, it will beat any inkjet for cost per page, permanent images and rugged dependability.
We refurbish the and sell them here at Landmark. We think they are about the best built printer ever. These printer were designed to go a million pages.. and everything that wears can be replaced. We expect to see them used for years to come. "