Bizarre printer problem

[tinpanalley]

I've got a Brother HL-3070CW colour laser printer. Everything was fine and now all of a sudden, everything I print has a yellow shade on it. It's not too pronounced but the page looks faintly dyed yellow. Here's the funny part, a test page and demo page provided by the printer's hardware settings print perfectly fine. I've tried printing via Windows photo viewer, Photoshop, and it always does this. I've recalibrated via software and via calibration on the printer menu itself. If there's a drum cleaning function, I don't see it but nevertheless, the tests all print perfectly! I'm completely stumped.

The help on the Brother site is pretty useless for this older printer so I have to ask here. Anyone have ANY clues about this or something I can try?

 

[Burpo]

In Control Panel, under Color Management, Devices, make sure your setting is set for your Video card, or for the printer you are using. I have a feeling it was changed somehow.

 

[tinpanalley]

In Control Panel, under Color Management, Devices, make sure your setting is set for your Video card, or for the printer you are using. I have a feeling it was changed somehow.

Thanks for the advice. Unfortunately it IS set to my video card. Any other thoughts?

 

[Bearmann]

I'll bet you need a new yellow drum unit. Below is from the owner's manual here (pages 157-158):


http://download.brother.com/welcome/doc002514/cv_hl3040cn_usaeng_usr_0.pdf

Toner scatter or toner stain


Check the printer’s environment. Conditions such as high humidity and high
temperatures may cause this print quality problem. (See
To use the printer
safely
on page ii.)


Identify the color causing the problem and put in a new toner cartridge. (See
Replacing the toner cartridges
on page 105.)
To identify the color of the toner cartridge, visit us at
http://solutions.brother.com/
to view our FAQs and troubleshooting tips.


If the problem continues, put in a new drum unit. (See
Replacing the drum
units
on page 113.)
To identify the color of the drum unit, visit us at http://solutions.brother.com/
to view our FAQs and troubleshooting tips.

Also this here:

All one color


Put in a new drum unit. (See
Replacing the drum units
on page 113.)
To identify the color of the drum unit, visit us at http://solutions.brother.com/
to view our FAQs and troubleshooting tips.