The HP color laserjet 4600 series machines are a perfect example of why HP has become legendary for their line of laser printers. In today’s market, while this is not one of the quicker machines out there, its high volume print cartridges, durability, and ability to handle any job an end-user can think of makes this printer series an office favorite. However, with its age the laser scanner optics are getting a build up of dust and debris on the mirrors and lens. While the light and faded print doesn’t happen as quickly and is not as apparent on this model as it is in the HP color laserjet 2600 and 3000 series, it still needs to be addressed.

In this article I will discuss what you can expect when light or faded print starts becoming an issue in the HP color laserjet 4600 series, how to troubleshoot the problem, and how to resolve the light or faded print issue when it has to be fixed. Continue Reading


Lately, I’ve been receiving more calls on the HP small upright color lasers due to poor print quality. I have found that, with most of these lower end HP printer models, the customer doesn’t want to put a lot of money into repairs.

In this article I will focus mainly on the HP 2600 and 2605 because HP doesn’t explain how to remove the laser/scanner in the service manual. In other models, like the HP 2700 and HP 3000 series printers, while they explain in the service manual how to remove the laser/scanner, they don’t tell you how to clean it out once it’s removed.  So I will explain what to look for and how to go about cleaning this so you don’t have to replace it.  Continue Reading

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