Computer Printer How to Fix It on Your Own

Computer printers are pretty much unpredictable and in most of the time, they break down in times when its service is highly needed. Knowing a few things will give you great help on computer printers.

In order to be acquainted with computer repair, you must have a general knowledge on the computer itself. How the thing works will help you trace where the problem could be. Classifying the different types of computer printers is essential too. So before you put your hands on your computer printer, know what model and type that own. You can get ideas and facts from its manual or you can search for specific models and functions in the internet to enlighten you a bit on your computer printer.

Paper jams are the most common fixable problems that you can do on your own. The older models and types of printers usually have rollers, with those, you can easily roll out the paper out of the printer. The quality of the paper and the wrong positioning usually causes this so you might want to check the paper placement before you start printing. The laser computer printer is a lot more vulnerable than the old one. With laser computer printers, always make sure that you have turned it off before trying to pull out jammed papers. When paper jam always occurs even with proper paper alignment and procedure, hardware or mechanical problem may be at stake. This, however, should be managed by computer printer technicians.

If you found yourself with a lazy computer printer that does not print or turn on at all, trace the power connection and make sure that power supply is well attached. When a printer is currently attached to a power supply but refuses to print or is printing indistinct marks, you can try the following: for ribbon printers, try tugging the ribbon to tighten it out. Fuzzy prints are usually results of loose ribbons. For ink jet printers, check the ink availability of the cartridge or check the cartridge for any damage or etc.

You can also try restarting your computer and computer printer when you are figuring out computer repair on your own. Sometimes, software can influence malfunctions so you might want to reboot your computer and do another print test again and see if it works out. In some cases, your printer might print but will have smudge of inks on it or blots, try cleaning your printer rollers and everything on including the cartridge because it may have gotten some leaks on it. Cleaning is very crucial, use a mild surface wipes and alcohol when doing computer repair. Make sure that you follow proper procedure on how to take things out one by one to be cleaned and you should definitely know how to put them back together as well.

When everything else fails, then maybe it's the right time for you to call the experts and certified computer printer technician to do the trick for you. Simple problems can be fixed but complicated ones will cause more damage if you try so hard to put your hand on it.

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